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• the Irish–Australian surveyor Robert D. Fitzgerald became so skilled in his hobby of botany that Charles Darwin corresponded with him and 4 plants were named in his honour?
• the Mexican land grant Rancho Las Juntas was given to Irishman William Welch, who was listed as "Guillermo Welch" on official land documents?
• the town of Rogersville, Tennessee was founded in 1789 by Irish-born pioneer Joseph Rogers and his father-in-law Thomas Amis?
• when Hibernian F.C. applied to join the Scottish Football Association, the SFA told them that the SFA were catering for Scotsmen, not Irishmen?
• the Irish artist Gerald Davis dressed as Ulysses protagonist Leopold Bloom and led Bloomsday parades?
• in 1029, the ransom of the Hiberno-Norse prince Amlaíb mac Sitriuc included over 1,200 cows, 60 ounces of gold and of silver, "the sword of Carlus", and a large number of Irish hostages?
• mountaineer Ger McDonnell, the first Irish person to summit K2, brought a hurley to the summit of Mount Everest in 2003?
• Ryan Adams cited Irish singer-songwriter Adrian Crowley (pictured) in a 2005 Rolling Stone interview when asked "Who's the best songwriter that no one's heard of"?
• St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Glynwood, Ohio, was the only Irish church in an area settled primarily by German Catholics?
• a Bulgarian choir and the Irish singer Joanne Hogg contributed to the soundtrack of the video game Xenogears?
• Irish journalist Mary Wilson received three out of five stars for her meal on reality television show The Restaurant?