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...Estimated age, in years, of a leatherbound Irish book of psalms, written in Latin in medieval times and found in a bog in Ireland by a construction worker 200 Years since a text from that era was last discovered in Ireland, home of great medieval documents like the Book of Kells
...causing $2.5 million of damage by attacking the plane with hammers and an axe, they said they were acting to protect lives and property in Iraq. The jury took less than five hours to reach a unanimous decision, an outcome the U.S. embassy plans to discuss with the Irish government...
...sample of etymologist Eric Partridge's "vulgar dictionary" contained the commonest four-letter words, but they were masked with asterisks. The fun came in definitions of such obscure but piquant phrases as Back Gammon Player, Brother of the Gusset, Fire Ship, Irish Whist, Nogging House, Pushing School, Scotch Warming Pan and Whiffles. I suppose they might have raised a giggle from the youth of Olde England or 60s Middle America, but kids of the latter era were getting naughtier word play from Ian Fleming. Remember Pussy Galore...
LADIES, PREPARE TO LOSE YOUR HEAD First Look Jonathan Rhys Meyers has already played a king with a thing for velvet and young girls, in CBS's 2005 Elvis movie. But for the Irish actor's next swaggering royal role, in Showtime's 2007 series The Tudors, he has to learn some new skills. As Henry VIII, Rhys Meyers will tackle "jousting, lute and a minimum of six languages," alongside Sam Neill as Cardinal Wolsey. Even draped in jewels befitting the portly, much married monarch, "I look nothing like Henry," the lean Match Point star admits. "I have to make...
...Peninsula Spa has everything you would expect, given ESPA's imprimatur: elegant treatment rooms with harbor views, private VIP suites, hammam-style steam rooms, aromatherapy "experience showers" and the rest. The treatment beds, created by feted Irish designer Clodagh, even feature personal music systems (and to ensure that your relaxation is uninterrupted, air-conditioning units have been sound insulated and all spa telephones are located in a soundproof room). When your session is done, you can relax in the tea lounge, bask on the sun terrace or pad around in your Frette robe admiring the artwork, which includes an installation...