Irish Facts

Healio

So you think you know about Ireland? Here are fifty facts we bet you're not
aware of:

1) The average height of Irish men is 5' 7".
2) The average height of Irish women is 5' 5".
3) 90% of Irish nationals are Catholic but only 30% ever attend church.
4) The average Irish adult spends £3,500 a year on alcohol.
5) The most popular Irish Radio station is RTE, attracting 1.5 Million
listeners every weekday.
6) The Irish report the lowest annual number of UFO sightings in Europe.
7) The Irish will eat 12 million crème eggs between New Years Day and
Easter 2000.
8) 70% of married Irish women would consider having an affair while on a
foreign holiday without their spouse or children.
9) 90% of all Irish men would do the same.
10) The Irish buy 20 million cigarettes a day.
11) Experts believe that the average price of a 3-bedroom house in Dublin
will rise to £250,000 by 2005.
12) The most popular cars in Ireland are the Ford Fiesta & Focus, the Toyota
Yaris and the 3 series BMW.
13) The average Irish household has three TV?s and two video recorders.
14) The average Irish married couple has sex one and a half times a week.
15) The average Irish single couple has sex four times a week.
16) The average unattached Irish male only has sex once every six months.
17) 76% of all Irish nine-year-olds have tried alcohol and cigarettes.
18) 63% of all Irish people think that corrupt politicians should be made
bankrupt and then imprisoned.
19) 73% of Americans are unable to locate Ireland on a map bereft of country
names.
20) Bra sales in Ireland increased by £4million between 1998 and 1999.
21) Raymond O'Brien is the shortest person in Irish history. The midget, who
died in 1795, was one foot eleven inches tall.
22) The actress who played seventies Irish advertising icon, Sally O'Brien,
was in fact English.
23) Less than two percent of the Irish population have been bitten by
poisonous snakes.
24) The Irish drink four million pints of tea a day.
25) The average Irish farmer receives £40,000 in EC subsidies every year.
26) Ireland has one of the lowest rates of crime against tourists in the
western world.
27) Dublin is the Gay capital of Ireland with over ninety percent of the
indigenous gay population residing there.
28) The average Irish family is made up of two parents and three point nine
children.
29) Irish women believe that thirty is the best age to get married and begin
a family.
30) Irish men believe that thirty-five is early enough to settle down.
31) Only 9% of the Irish population are natural red heads.
32) May is generally the driest month of the year in Ireland
33) Galway is the Hash capital of Ireland.
34) Dublin is the Smack capital of Ireland.
35) RTE's "The Late Late Show" is the world's longest running Talk Show.
36) 57% of Irish people wear glasses or contact lenses.
37) In 1907, Bernard Murphy legally swapped his daughter for three cows and
a sheep at a Donegal market.
38) Cats now outnumber dogs by two to one as Ireland's most popular pet.
39) Almost 100% of Irish Catholic children take a pledge to stay away from
alcohol until they are eighteen. Only 2% of them actually stick to it.
40) 58% of practising Catholics see the church as outdated and in need of
major overhaul.
41) Dublin boasts one pub for every 100 head of population.
42) Tourists cite the severe lack of Dublin taxi's on weekend nights as the
main reason they would not recommend the city as a short break
destination to their friends.
43) Only 1/8 of Irish people under the age of 24 are married.
44) Irish marriages last an average of thirteen years although the majority
do not end in divorce. Irish couples prefer to separate and live in sin
with their new partners rather than go through costly legal proceedings.
45) Divorce was only made legal in Ireland in 1992.
46) An album only needs to sell 5,000 copies to top the Irish music charts.
47) A book only needs to sell 3,000 copies to top the Irish best seller's
list.
48) The Canary Islands are the most popular sunshine holiday destination
with retired Irish citizens.
49) 89% percent of the population are in favour of permanently separating
Northern Ireland from the Republic.
50) The fattest Irish person on record was Aine Gowan. At the time of her
death she weighed over thirty stone.

Tiriel

24) The Irish drink four million pints of tea a day.

I'd believe it.. I contribute quite a bit to that one!!!

garthv

:eek:

aidan_walsh

lma... Wait a second...

cyberbob

41 looks wrong...

StupidLikeAFox

Healio wrote:

37) In 1907, Bernard Murphy legally swapped his daughter for three cows and
a sheep at a Donegal market.

is this illegal now?

alleepally

Healio wrote:

3) 90% of Irish nationals are Catholic but only 30% ever attend church.

Totally wrong. Last survey carried out showed a weekly attendance of 44%...The 30% figure and "ever attend church" statement doesn't make sense.

Healio

alleepally wrote:

Totally wrong. Last survey carried out showed a weekly attendance of 44%...The 30% figure and "ever attend church" statement doesn't make sense.

Checks Forum: *thinks to self, indeed it is the humour forum*

alleepally

Healio wrote:

Checks Forum: *thinks to self, indeed it is the humour forum*

Wrong forum then.....

Basq

Yeah.. a good few of 'em are inaccurate too due to outdated information.

If you're a sharp eye and read a couple, you will see why..

Such as:

7) The Irish will eat 12 million crème eggs between New Years Day and
Easter 2000.

2000!?! Do eating Creme Eggs help you go back in time now?

11) Experts believe that the average price of a 3-bedroom house in Dublin
will rise to £250,000 by 2005.

Last time i checked, the average of a 3-bedroom house in Dublin was well over this!

25) The average Irish farmer receives £40,000 in EC subsidies every year.
11) Experts believe that the average price of a 3-bedroom house in Dublin
will rise to £250,000 by 2005.
20) Bra sales in Ireland increased by £4million between 1998 and 1999.
4) The average Irish adult spends £3,500 a year on alcohol.

Look closely... what's wrong with these?...... we're not dealing with the oul punt anymore!

Healio

alleepally wrote:

Wrong forum then.....

and how might that be? seen as i got them from a site under jokes?

basquille wrote:

Look closely... what's wrong with these?...... we're not dealing with the oul punt anymore!

They are talking about £sterling.

Basq

Healio wrote:

They are talking about £sterling.

Not necessarily... i've inputted some of the text from the facts in Google and the majority of the sites i'm getting back with the same facts on it are Irish.

Getting plenty of college sites especially.

Healio

well i meant for them to be a joke!

Frank Drebin

Healio wrote:

23) Less than two percent of the Irish population have been bitten by
poisonous snakes.

I have often wondered about this!

Basq

Healio wrote:

well i meant for them to be a joke!

Apologies if what i said came across as a bit harsh.

They were funny - and there's plenty in there that could easily be misconstrued ( is that a word?! ) as facts.

sprinkles

Cork_girl wrote:

I'd believe it.. I contribute quite a bit to that one!!!

ditto

Cactus Col

basquille wrote:

Apologies if what i said came across as a bit harsh.

They were funny - and there's plenty in there that could easily be misconstrued ( is that a word?! ) as facts.

the reason they can be misconstrued (? you word not mine!) as facts is because the original sender meant them to be taken as "interesting facts" and not as jokes. This has been going around for years (that's why it still has the £ instead of the €).

Capt'n Midnight

http://www.nightb4.com/ie/dublin/

Dublin, capital, and largest city in the Republic of Ireland, home to over 1 million people, and God knows how many pubs.

It is said that "God created alcohol to prevent the Irish from taking over the Earth", and you can believe this with the number of pubs in the city, over 900, so it’s not surprise that the Irish are famed for their drinking.

900 x 100 = 90,000 - out by a factor of ten

BUT:

http://www.wsbtv.com/entertainment/1306037/detail.html

In the small villages that dot Ireland, pubs play an important role in the social life and are often the hub of the community. For instance, Dingle town, population around 1,000, boasts more than 50 pubs. That's one pub for every 20 people.

Since the list was pre 2K the £ refers to the PUNT (rhymes with bank manager)

MidnightQueen

Very interesting facts!

Blisterman

So is it real or not?

StupidLikeAFox

Come on lads, just laugh at it! Noones gonna be quoting it at cocktail parties!

Basq

Capt'n Midnight wrote:

Since the list was pre 2K the £ refers to the PUNT

Wahey! I love being right! :cool:

Blisterman wrote:

So is it real or not?

That's a hard one to decide... cos a lot of the facts are pretty plausible!

Cactus Col

some are real (like the late late one) ... but most are crap.

StupidLikeAFox

but the late late only goes out once a week, so even though its the longest running it may not necassarily have the greatest number of shows produced ya see

el pasco

Healio wrote: »

So you think you know about Ireland? Here are fifty facts we bet you're not
aware of:

1) The average height of Irish men is 5' 7".
2) The average height of Irish women is 5' 5".
3) 90% of Irish nationals are Catholic but only 30% ever attend church.
4) The average Irish adult spends £3,500 a year on alcohol.
5) The most popular Irish Radio station is RTE, attracting 1.5 Million
listeners every weekday.
6) The Irish report the lowest annual number of UFO sightings in Europe.
7) The Irish will eat 12 million crème eggs between New Years Day and
Easter 2000.
8) 70% of married Irish women would consider having an affair while on a
foreign holiday without their spouse or children.
9) 90% of all Irish men would do the same.
10) The Irish buy 20 million cigarettes a day.
11) Experts believe that the average price of a 3-bedroom house in Dublin
will rise to £250,000 by 2005.
12) The most popular cars in Ireland are the Ford Fiesta & Focus, the Toyota
Yaris and the 3 series BMW.
13) The average Irish household has three TV?s and two video recorders.
14) The average Irish married couple has sex one and a half times a week.
15) The average Irish single couple has sex four times a week.
16) The average unattached Irish male only has sex once every six months.
17) 76% of all Irish nine-year-olds have tried alcohol and cigarettes.
18) 63% of all Irish people think that corrupt politicians should be made
bankrupt and then imprisoned.
19) 73% of Americans are unable to locate Ireland on a map bereft of country
names.
20) Bra sales in Ireland increased by £4million between 1998 and 1999.
21) Raymond O'Brien is the shortest person in Irish history. The midget, who
died in 1795, was one foot eleven inches tall.
22) The actress who played seventies Irish advertising icon, Sally O'Brien,
was in fact English.
23) Less than two percent of the Irish population have been bitten by
poisonous snakes.
24) The Irish drink four million pints of tea a day.
25) The average Irish farmer receives £40,000 in EC subsidies every year.
26) Ireland has one of the lowest rates of crime against tourists in the
western world.
27) Dublin is the Gay capital of Ireland with over ninety percent of the
indigenous gay population residing there.
28) The average Irish family is made up of two parents and three point nine
children.
29) Irish women believe that thirty is the best age to get married and begin
a family.
30) Irish men believe that thirty-five is early enough to settle down.
31) Only 9% of the Irish population are natural red heads.
32) May is generally the driest month of the year in Ireland
33) Galway is the Hash capital of Ireland.
34) Dublin is the Smack capital of Ireland.
35) RTE's "The Late Late Show" is the world's longest running Talk Show.
36) 57% of Irish people wear glasses or contact lenses.
37) In 1907, Bernard Murphy legally swapped his daughter for three cows and
a sheep at a Donegal market.
38) Cats now outnumber dogs by two to one as Ireland's most popular pet.
39) Almost 100% of Irish Catholic children take a pledge to stay away from
alcohol until they are eighteen. Only 2% of them actually stick to it.
40) 58% of practising Catholics see the church as outdated and in need of
major overhaul.
41) Dublin boasts one pub for every 100 head of population.
42) Tourists cite the severe lack of Dublin taxi's on weekend nights as the
main reason they would not recommend the city as a short break
destination to their friends.
43) Only 1/8 of Irish people under the age of 24 are married.
44) Irish marriages last an average of thirteen years although the majority
do not end in divorce. Irish couples prefer to separate and live in sin
with their new partners rather than go through costly legal proceedings.
45) Divorce was only made legal in Ireland in 1992.
46) An album only needs to sell 5,000 copies to top the Irish music charts.
47) A book only needs to sell 3,000 copies to top the Irish best seller's
list.
48) The Canary Islands are the most popular sunshine holiday destination
with retired Irish citizens.
49) 89% percent of the population are in favour of permanently separating
Northern Ireland from the Republic.
50) The fattest Irish person on record was Aine Gowan. At the time of her
death she weighed over thirty stone.

No 45 wrong there was no divorce in Ireland in 1992

Basq

10 year old bump? Really?

neris

Basq wrote: »

10 year old bump? Really?

Some pedantic individuals just have to get the facts straight no matter how old the post

Ive seen some bumping of old threads but this one takes 1st place, well done pedantic el pasco

newmug

That has to be some kind of record. Mods, please don't close this, leave it open for nostalgic value's sake. And as an interesting, ongoing historical snapshot for future comparason.

WilyCoyote

el pasco
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: cavan
Posts: 213

In my experience, when Cavan people drag up the past ......... a few drinks later and they're singing The Gallant Johnjo

The price of a pint then was around 5 cent

snipe02

Fact 51 most irish people will take something that is funny and turn it into a pain in the hole, hole irish slang for your hole

reilig

Current average subsidy received by farmers is €7500. This is a higher rate than was paid in 2002. One farmer may have gotten £40,000 in 2002, but that doesn't make it the average!