Portal:Ireland/Did you know/15


 * ...that the RTE puppet Dustin the Turkey has mockingly run for President of Ireland several times?
 * ...that people from Westport, County Mayo, are traditionally known as Coveys, and used to speak a dialect unintelligible to outsiders?
 * ...that Dubliners have humorous nicknames for the city's monuments, including The Stiletto in the Ghetto and the Floozie in the Jacuzzi?
 * ...that the various incarnations of the IRA were/are run by a chief of staff and that over 30 people have held this position since 1917?