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Dermot MacMurrough
Dermot MacMurrough
Dermot MacMurrough (died 1 May 1171) was the King of Leinster. Ousted as King of Leinster, he invited King Henry II of England to assist him in regaining the throne. The subsequent invasion led to Henry becoming Lord of Ireland himself, and marked the beginning of eight centuries of English dominance.
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John P. Holland (1841 - 1914)
John P. Holland (1841 - 1914)
John Philip Holland, inventor of the modern submarine, was born on 24 February 1841 in Liscannor, County Clare.
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Hemans Plaque
Hemans Plaque
This plaque was put up to commemorate George Willoughby Hemans, railway engineer, by the National Science & Engineering Plaques Committee.
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George Gabriel Stokes FRS (1819-1903)
George Gabriel Stokes FRS (1819-1903)
George Gabriel Stokes was a physicist, born in Skreen, County Sligo, in 1819.
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Robert Boyle (1627 - 1691)
Robert Boyle (1627 - 1691)
Robert Boyle was born in Co. Waterford in 1627. Boyle's Law states that for a fixed amount of gas kept at a fixed temperature, P and V are inversely proportional.
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George W. Hemans (1814-1885)
George W. Hemans (1814-1885)
George Willoughby Hemans worked on a number of engineering projects in Ireland, including the Dublin & Drogheda Railway (D&DR) and the Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland (MGWR).
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John B. Dunlop (1840-1921)
John B. Dunlop (1840-1921)
John B. Dunlop introduced the idea of using air-filled tyres instead of solid rubber ones to make bicycle travel more comfortable.
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John Purser Griffith (1848-1938)
John Purser Griffith (1848-1938)
John Purser Griffith, civil engineer, was President of the Institution of Civil Engineers of Ireland in 1887-1889 and of the Institution of Civil Engineers in 1919-20 and was elected a Commissioner of Irish Lights in 1913 and Senator of the Irish Free State in 1922.
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The Delap Sisters
The Delap Sisters
Donegal-born Maude Delap maintained a laboratory in her home in Valentia, where she did much significant marine work.
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Holland in a Submarine
Holland in a Submarine
John Holland developed the modern submarine, fitted with a petrol engine for surface propulsion and electric storage batteries and motor for running submerged.
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