Irish Inventions and their Inventors
- Irish Podcasting - invented in 2006 by Twink using just a telephone, an answering machine, a former partner, and a zip
- Irish Football - invented in 1986 by Jack Charlton in Iceland, using only a triangle and a copy of Genealogy for Dummies
- Irish Diaspora - invented in 1990 by Mary Robinson in the Phoenix Park using only a candle, a box of matches, and a large white house
- Brown Paper Bags - invented circa 1977 by the Fianna Fail party. Exact details are vague, but is so cherished that FF have all but outlawed its plastic competitor
- Irish Dancing - invented in 1994 by Michael Flatley using only baby oil, arm extensions, and a winning smile
- The Irish Novel - invented in 1987 in Dublin by Roddy Doyle using only teenagers, lyrics and dialogue
- Peace - invented in 1994 in Belfast by Gerry Adams using cages, a Pope, a Taoiseach, and large quantities of semtex and fertilizer
- Celtic Art - invented in 1978 in the Boyne Valley by Jim Fitzpatrick using a beret, a kerbstone, and a set of pens from Easons
- Irish Music - invented in 1987 in Galway by the Saw Doctors using reggae, punk, a mandolin, and an Ordnance Survey map of Connemara
- Irish Language - invented in 1982 by Clannad on Top of the Pops using Terrorism, a television script, and an Ivor Novello Award
- Irish Tourism - invented in 1984 in Dingle by Fungi the Dolphin, using a harbour and several small tour boats
- The Millenium - invented in 1988 in Dublin by the city of Dublin Government using public monuments, aluminium, and fifty pence
- Tiger Economy - was invented in 1994 by Fianna Fail, Jack Charlton, Michael Flatley, Mary Robinson, Roddy Doyle, Clannad, Gerry Adams, Jim Fitzpatrick, the Saw Doctors, the city of Dublin Government, and Fungi the Dolphin. The Tiger economy is sometimes called the Celtic Tiger to distinguish it from the earlier not-as-buoyant Celtic Zebra years
See Also:
• Irish Conversation in the American MidWest #4
• A Kansas City Phone Call to Ireland
• 10 Things I Heard on Holiday in Ireland
• If 9 Irish Wishes Came True
• 10 Things I Never Heard Before Moving to America
Eolaí gan Fhéile:
Brilliant! Funny because it is true! Hup
I KNEW I couldn’t trust Wikipedia.
They are WAY OFF on most of these.
ROFL
Kevin Kiley
I find these somewhat insulting, to be made a mockery of is not funny.
I was checking around various sites and fell upon yours and seen these posts.
I won’t be back.
Go hifreann leat!
Dermot,
Prehaps you missed the point.
I find the people who believe football in any successful terms didn’t exist in Ireland before Charlton, nor that Irish dancing had any popularity in Ireland before Flatley, etc., and the media who perpetuated those ideas, insulting.
Ignorance should always be made a mockery of, whether or not it’s funny.
Love #3, Eolai.
Right, Ireland didn’t exist until the economic boom.
You forgot the most important one. Not many people know that the Irish invented……..
Sex - invented on the Late Late Show in 1966 by Gay Byrne, using a bishop, a nightie and a sprinkling of innuendo.
There is also
Humourectomy - invented on Irish KC’s Blog on December 13th 2006 by Dermot, using only two fingers.
Grandad - you’re right of course; a shocking omission on my part - thanks for filling the gap.
Medbh - I think Mary probably could probably have managed #3 using just a window rather than the entire house
Irish inventors! Let’s get real people. Ever heard of John Phillp Holland: angelized name on the internet. Imigrated Ireland 1851: Sean Patrick Mulholland. He invented the morden submarine and the hybrid Engine. He finished the submarine in 1896. His dream was to drive the British out of Ireland by destroying their ships. First submarine sold in 1904. First buyer was England. Germany almost completed the first half of Sean’s dream in 1940. Erin Go Bragh, Sean.
georgeflanigan@gmail.com http://www.inventionssave lives.com