Ironically, given the status of the Western Isles as the last Gàidhlig-speaking stronghold in Scotland, the Gaelic language name for the islands – Innse Gall – means " isles of the foreigners " which has roots in the time when they were under Norse colonisation.

Ironically ( if fittingly, given the media's frequent-and unwelcome-Americanization of Clemente's given name during his life ), his Hall of Fame plaque read " Roberto Walker Clemente "; in 2000, the plaque would finally be recast to express his name in the proper Hispanic format, " Roberto Clemente Walker ".

Ironically, given the intervention of the Hungarian guards during the war, that win came over Hungary.

Ironically, given the role he played in Lumumba's ousting, Mobutu strove to present himself as a successor to Lumumba's legacy, and one of the key tenets early in his rule was " authentic Congolese nationalism.

Ironically, given his feeling about law-breaking, nobody objected to the infringement of his criminality upon this action.

Ironically, given her role in galvanizing Hollywood resistance to Soviet influence, de Havilland was denounced that same year ( along with Danny Kaye, Frederic March, and Edward G. Robinson ) as a " swimming-pool pink " by Time magazine and called before the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1958 due to her vocal liberal activism in this period.

Ironically, given the duo's disputes, one of the last singles by Sam & Dave was a cover of The Beatles " We Can Work It Out.

Ironically, after he lost two bouts in a row, he was given a chance at the world's Light Heavyweight championship by Olin.

Ironically, given the attacks he had sustained as Premier from Alexander Grant MacKay, he was part of the federal delegation that finally negotiated the transfer of resource control from the federal to the Alberta provincial government in December 1929.

Ironically, Pete Rozelle is erroneously given credit for the merger, even though he consistently refused to have a game between NFL and AFL champions, and the fact that Rozelle was " out of the loop " when the AFL and NFL owners negotiated the merger.

Ironically — given the fact that it is an indoor stadium, even more so because a new roof was installed before the 1976 season — the Astrodome suffered a rainout on June 15, 1976.

Ironically, given that many of the ideas which so appalled Pope Pius IX came from France via the revolutions of 1789 and after, Pius's control of the Papal States rested on France, whose army under Emperor Napoleon III defended the Papal States from attack.

Ironically ( given the history of competition between the two logic series ), the 74HC series has grown to include pin-compatible versions of several members of the 4000 series chips, such as the 74HC4051.

Ironically, this song was later included on Fergie's album The Dutchess and both Renee and Stefanie were given songwriting credit.

Ironically, given his reputation for penalty taking, England exited the tournament after losing to Argentina in a penalty shoot-out.

Ironically, having been given his chance by the belief that Gladstone's bill had gone too far in 1866, Disraeli had now gone further.

Ironically, the North facade lacks one of the floors from Leinster House, while the Southern facade is given one floor more than Castle Coole, and has an external staircase more in the Palladian manner.

Ironically, Sívori's last ever game was against Juventus, he was given a red card for kicking Erminio Favalli and was suspended for six matches.

Ironically, Eaton died in 1674 in King's Bench Prison, where he had been incarcerated for a similar debt: quite probably the same £ 100 debt from which he had already been given relief.

Ironically, with so much attention given to attacking play, the game ended in a 0 – 0 draw.

Ironically given their condemnation of Youlou's attempt to abolish all other parties, they also set up a one-party state that remained in place until 1991.

Ironically however, given Ireland's new found economic prosperity, and consequent immigration, there is once again a housing shortage in the city.

Ironically, when Johnson sought a full term as President in 1964, his Republican opponent was Barry Goldwater, the person who had defeated McFarland in the 1952 election, and who had thereby given an indirect assist to Johnson's rise to prominence.

Ironically on the same night, massive amounts of snow fell outside and the roads surrounding the NEC were quite treacherous.

Ironically, the shmoo's generous nature and incredible usefulness made it a threat to capitalism, to western society and perhaps to civilization itself.

Ironically, Trouble was much more themed on Christianity than their debut, although its nature was philosophical rather than spiritual.

Ironically no president we have had would have regretted more than President Eisenhower the possibility to which his own words, in the press conference held at the beginning of August, testified: that unable as he was himself to say his running was best for the country, unconsciously he had placed his party before his nation.

Ironically, Salieri's music was much more in the tradition of Gluck and Gassmann than of the Italians like Paisiello or Cimarosa.

Ironically, this highly irregular policy ( along with the subsequent fame of Frank Frazetta ) has led to the misconception that his strip was " ghosted " by other hands.

Ironically, it was Hoyle who coined the phrase that came to be applied to Lemaître's theory, referring to it as " this big bang idea " during a BBC Radio broadcast in March 1949.

Ironically, the great anti-imperialist rebel was now identified with the head of the British Empire, and her statue stood guard over the city she razed to the ground.

Ironically though, it was this lack of ports which brought the Dutch to trade at Banda instead of the clove islands of Ternate and Tidore.

Ironically, it was his work as a budding historian that destroyed his early career.

Ironically, Holliday, traded from Oakland to St. Louis in July, was in the opposing dugout watching the play.

Ironically, the rise of infantry in the early 16th century coincided with the " golden age " of heavy cavalry ; a French or Spanish army at the beginning of the century could have up to half its numbers made up of various kinds of light and heavy cavalry, whereas in earlier medieval and later 17th century armies the proportion of cavalry was seldom more than a quarter.

Ironically, it is also in the Reeve films that Clark Kent's persona has the greatest resemblance to Woody Allen, though his conscious model was Cary Grant's character in Bringing up Baby.

Ironically, the star tracker was an off-the-shelf component, expected to be highly reliable.

Ironically, one of the benefits to come out of the EISA standard was a final codification of the standard to which ISA slots and cards should be held ( in particular, clock speed was fixed at an industry standard of 8. 33 MHz ).

Ironically, the first new film released in Soviet Russia did not exactly fit this mold: this was Father Sergius, a religious film completed during the last weeks of the Russian Empire but not yet exhibited.

Ironically, the loss of his priesthood had allowed him to pursue a military career, as the high priest of Jupiter was not permitted to touch a horse, sleep three nights outside his own bed or one night outside Rome, or look upon an army.

Ironically, the film was released in the final few weeks of Nazi Germany's existence, when most of the country's cinemas were already destroyed.

Ironically, one aspect of American society that the Americo-Liberians recreated was a cultural and racial caste system — however, in this case with themselves at the top instead of the bottom.

Ironically, Batman ultimately learns that the entire debacle was the fault of Luthor alone as he attempted to take control of Gotham by forging deeds for the land in his name, which results in Bruce Wayne severing all commercial ties between the U. S. government and his company, Wayne Enterprises, in protest of Luthor's election as President.

Ironically, Bradman was bowled shortly thereafter at a memorial match by Grimmett, who produced a perfectly pitched stock ball that turned just enough to remove Bradman's off bail.

Ironically, Mazda's version was unsuccessful, while the Ford ( available from the start as a 4-door or 2-door model ) instantly became the best selling sport-utility vehicle in the United States and kept that title for over a decade.

Ironically, it was at this time that the Hosokawa lords were also the patrons of Musashi's chief rival, Sasaki Kojirō.

Ironically it was preparations for this concert, rather than historical interest, that brought about the first detailed post-Cold War survey of the area with a view to determining what, if anything, was left of Hitler's bunker and any other underground installations.

Ironically, in the 1912 campaign, McDonald was Woodrow Wilson's bodyguard.