Violet Martin and Edith Somerville were second cousins, and originally met on January 17, 1886 at Castletownshend, after which they became lifelong companions and literary partners.

Its nearest neighbour to the west is Castletownshend ; to the east, Glandore Village.

Coghill was an Irishman from Castletownshend, Co. Cork.

* In July 1940, three German Abwehr agents were arrested outside Skibbereen after landing near Castletownshend, County Cork.

Apollo was born on the seventh day () of the month Thargelion — according to Delian tradition — or of the month Bysios — according to Delphian tradition.

In fact, because of atmospheric refraction and because the sun appears as a disk and not a point, part of the midnight sun may be seen on the night of the northern summer solstice up to about 50 ′ () south of the Arctic Circle ; similarly, on the day of the northern winter solstice, part of the sun may be seen up to about 50 ′ north of the Arctic Circle.

A line running from Cape Aspro ( 28 ° 16 ' E ) in Asia Minor, to Cum Burnù ( Capo della Sabbia ) the Northeast extreme of the Island of Rhodes, through the island to Cape Prasonisi, the Southwest point thereof, on to Vrontos Point ( 35 ° 33 ' N ) in Skarpanto < nowiki >< nowiki ></ nowiki >, through this island to Castello Point, the South extreme thereof, across to Cape Plaka ( East extremity of Crete ), through Crete to Agria Grabusa, the Northwest extreme thereof, thence to Cape Apolitares in Antikithera Island, through the island to Psira Rock ( off the Northwest point ) and across to Cape Trakhili in Kithera Island, through Kithera to the Northwest point ( Cape Karavugia ) and thence to Cape Santa Maria () in the Morea.

The name Rijndael () is a play on the names of the two inventors.

Dau Miu () is a Chinese vegetable that has become popular since the early 1990s, and now not only appears on English-language menus, usually as " pea shoots ", but is often served by upscale non-Asian restaurants as well.

Alexander Alexandrovich () ( 10 March 1845 – 1 November 1894 ), known historically as Alexander III or Alexander the Peacemaker reigned as Emperor of Russia from until his death on.

Amathus () was one of the most ancient royal cities of Cyprus, on the southern coast in front of Agios Tychonas, about 24 miles west of Larnaca and 6 miles east of Limassol.

Complex systems of predicting fate and destiny based on one's birthday, birth season, and birth hours, such as ziping and Zi Wei Dou Shu () are still used regularly in modern day Chinese astrology.

All Quiet on the Western Front () is a novel by Erich Maria Remarque, a German veteran of World War I.

Abdera () was a city-state on the coast of Thrace 17 km east-northeast of the mouth of the Nestos, and almost opposite Thasos.

He plied Origen with questions, and urged him to write his Commentaries () on the books of the Bible, and, as a wealthy nobleman and courtier, he provided his teacher with books for his studies and secretaries to lighten the labor of composition.

Despite the biblical prohibition on sexual relations between half-brothers and sisters, () Amnon had an overwhelming desire for her.

A line joining Gulstav ( South extreme of Langeland Island ) and Kappel Kirke () on Island of Lolland.

The Bay of Quinte () is a long, narrow bay shaped like the letter " Z " on the northern shore of Lake Ontario in the province of Ontario, Canada.

Beltane () is the anglicised spelling of the Goidelic name for either the month of May or the festival held on the first day of May.

Some biblical scholars believe Jonah's prayer () to be a later addition to the story ( see source criticism for more information on how such conclusions are drawn ).

The book closes abruptly () with an epistolary warning based on the emblematic trope of a fast growing vine present in Persian narratives, and popularized in certain collections of Aesop's fables such as The Gourd and the Palm-tree during the Renaissance, for example by Andrea Alciato.

The other organisations that maintain the SI system, also known by their French initialisms are the General Conference on Weights and Measures () ( CGPM ) and the International Committee for Weights and Measures () ( CIPM ).

Bolventor () is a hamlet on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall, United Kingdom.

Bamberg () is a city in Bavaria, Germany, located in Upper Franconia on the river Regnitz close to its confluence with the river Main.

() According to the book of Leviticus, blood from sacrificed animals may only be placed on the altar of the Great Temple in Jerusalem ( which no longer existed at the time of the Christian blood libels ).

Point Edward on the west side of Sydney Harbour is the location of Sydport, a former navy base () now converted to commercial use.

Loyalty () is the equivalent of filial piety on a different plane.

Shannon Airport () is one of Ireland's three primary airports, along with Dublin and Cork.

The Four Courts () in Dublin is Ireland's main courts building.

Máire Philomena Ní Bhraonáin () was born and grew up as the eldest child of a very musical family in the remote parish of Gweedore ( Gaoth Dobhair ), in Ireland's northernmost county, Donegal, a Gaeltacht area in which the Irish language and tradition continue to flourish.

Saint Brigit of Kildare, or Brigit of Ireland ( variants include Brigid, Bridget, Bridgit, Bríd and Bride ), nicknamed Mary of the Gael () ( c. 451 – 525 ) is one of Ireland's patron saints along with Saints Patrick and Columba.

The Dublin Lockout () was a major industrial dispute between approximately 20, 000 workers and 300 employers which took place in Ireland's capital city of Dublin.

The Irish Stock Exchange ( ISE ) () is Ireland's only stock exchange and has been in existence since 1793.

West Cork () refers to a geographical area in south-west Ireland, lying within Ireland's largest county, County Cork.

Dublin Port () is Ireland's biggest sea port.

The National Library of Ireland () is Ireland's national library located in Dublin, in a building designed by Thomas Newenham Deane.

Timoleague () is a village in the eastern division of Carbery East in County Cork, Ireland, located along Ireland's southern coast near Courtmacsherry.

The Galtee Mountains or Galty Mountains () are a mountain range in Munster, located in Ireland's Golden Vale across parts of counties Limerick and South Tipperary.

The Ards Peninsula () is a peninsula in County Down, Northern Ireland, which separates Strangford Lough from the North Channel of the Irish Sea on Ireland's north-east coast.

The Irish Museum of Modern Art () also known as IMMA, is Ireland's leading national institution exhibiting and collecting modern and contemporary art.

Ireland's Eye () is a small uninhabited island off the coast of County Dublin, Ireland, situated directly north of Howth Harbour.

The Dublin Lock-out () was a major industrial dispute between approximately 20, 000 workers and 300 employers which took place in Ireland's capital city of Dublin.

The Dublin Forum () is a political project based in Ireland's capital city, Dublin.