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Dunsink Observatory

Das Dunsink Observatory (irisch Réadlann Dhún Sinche, „Observatorium von Dunsink“) ist eine Sternwarte im Townland Dunsink (Dún Sinche) 8 km nordwestlich des Zentrums von Dublin (Vorort Castleknock), das 1785 eröffnet wurde. Es ist die älteste wissenschaftliche Institution in Irland. Das Observatorium wurde ab 1783 gebaut und war seit 1792 unter der Leitung des Royal Astronomer von Irland. Es war außerdem dem Trinity College (Dublin) angegliedert – der Royal Astronomer war bis 1922 ein Ehrentitel des Andrews Professors für Astronomie am Trinity College. Im South Dome außerhalb des Hauptgebäudes ist ein 30-cm-Refraktor, gebaut von Grubb in Dublin. Es wird auch South Teleskop genannt, da Sir James South 1862 die achromatische Linse stiftete. Vorbild der Äquatorialen Montierung war die des Observatoriums in Dorpat (Josef Fraunhofer, 1824). Zuvor hatte South die Linse in einem eigenen Observatorium in Kensington, aus Ärger über eine seiner Meinung nach missglückte Ausführung riss er dieses aber ab und stiftete die Linse dem Trinity College. Heute dient es hauptsächlich Besucherzwecken. Nach dem Vorbild von Dunsink baute die Firma Grubb (später Grubb, Parsons) noch eine Reihe weiterer Teleskope. Der bekannteste Astronom des Observatoriums war William Rowan Hamilton. Hamilton entdeckte 1843 auf dem Fußmarsch von Dublin nach Dunsink die Quaternionen, woran eine Plakette auf der Broom Bridge längs des Weges erinnert. Weitere Astronomen waren Henry Ussher (1740–1790, erster Andrews Professor für Astronomie am Trinity College), Hermann Brück, John Brinkley (Bischof von Cloyne, Royal Astronomer von 1790 bis 1827). Seit 1947 ist es der School of Cosmic Physics des Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies angegliedert. Ab 1880, als mit dem Statutes (Definition of Time) Act eine für die ganze Insel einheitliche Zeit eingeführt wurde, wurde am Dunsink Observatory die offizielle Zeit für Irland gemessen. Die Dublin Mean Time (auch Dunsink Time) ging der Greenwich Mean Time etwa 25 Minuten und 21 Sekunden hinterher. Da sich dies als unpraktisch herausstellte, wurde 1916 die Greenwich Mean Time in Irland eingeführt. Literatur Hermann und Mary Brück: The solar installation of Dunsick Observatory, Vistas in Astronomy. Band 1, 1955, S. 430–437. Weblinks Offizielle Webseite, Dublin Institute for Advanced Study P. Wayman, The South Telescope of Dunsink Observatory, Irish Astron. J., Band 8, 1968, 274 Einzelnachweise
Observatoire Dunsink

L'Observatoire Dunsink est un observatoire astronomique proche de Dublin en Irlande établi vers 1785. C'est le deuxième observatoire en Irlande. Il a été construit de 1783 à 1785 par le premier professeur Andrews de l'université de Dublin. Cet observatoire est le siège de l'Astronomer Royal for Ireland de 1793 à 1921, date de la disparition de ce titre. Son plus fameux directeur est William Rowan Hamilton bien que sa désignation ait suscité une controverse, Hamilton n'étant pas un observateur. Il a, par la suite, perdu son intérêt pour l'astronomie et s'est tourné vers les mathématiques. Vers la fin du XXe siècle l'agrandissement de la ville de Dublin a englobé l'observatoire compromettant la qualité des observations. Le télescope, vieillissant, est depuis utilisé uniquement pour des nuits ouvertes au public. Directeurs 1783-1790 : Henry Ussher 1792-1827 : John Brinkley 1827-1865 : William Rowan Hamilton 1865-1874 : Franz Brünnow 1874-1892 : Robert Stawell Ball 1892-1897 : Arthur Rambaut (en) 1897-1906 : Charles Jasper Joly (en) 1906-1912 : Edmund Taylor Whittaker 1912-1921 : Henry Crozier Keating Plummer (en) 1921-1936 : Charles Martin 1936-1947 : vacant 1947-1957 : Hermann Brück (en) 1958-1963 : Mervyn A. Ellison (en) 1964-1992 : Patrick Wayman 1994-2007 : Evert Meurs 2007-2018 : Luke Drury 2018-présent : Peter T. Gallagher (en) Liens internes Liste d'observatoires astronomiques Liste des plus grands télescopes optiques Liens externes Ressource relative à l'astronomie : Centre des planètes mineures (en) Observatoire Dunsink Références Portail de l’astronomie Portail de Dublin
Osservatorio Dunsink

L'osservatorio Dunsink è un osservatorio astronomico costruito attorno al 1785 vicino a Dublino, in Irlanda. Il suo direttore più celebre fu William Rowan Hamilton, che, tra le altre cose, scoprì l'esistenza dei quaternioni, la prima algebra non commutativa, mentre faceva la spola fra l'osservatorio e il centro della città con alcuni amici e con la moglie. È noto anche per la dinamica Hamiltoniana. Nella seconda metà del XX secolo la città si avvicinò sempre più all'osservatorio, compromettendo il seeing e aumentando l'inquinamento luminoso del luogo. Da allora il telescopio, non più attivo, è utilizzato principalmente per visite pubbliche. Altri progetti Wikimedia Commons contiene immagini o altri file su osservatorio Dunsink Collegamenti esterni (EN) Dunsink Observatory, su dunsink.dias.ie.
Дансинкская обсерватория

Дансинкская обсерватория (англ. Dunsink Observatory, ирл. Réadlann Dhún Sinche) — астрономическая обсерватория в Ирландии, основанная в 1785 году. Расположена в Дансинке, в 8 километрах от центра Дублина. С конца XVIII века директор обсерватории по должности являлся королевским астрономом Ирландии, эта традиция просуществовала до провозглашения независимости Ирландии в 1921 году. Самым известным директором обсерватории (и, соответственно, королевским астрономом Ирландии) был выдающийся математик Уильям Гамильтон, занимавший эти должности с 1827 по 1865 годы — дольше, чем кто бы то ни было за всю историю. В конце XX века из-за разрастания Дублина резко ухудшились условия для наблюдения в обсерватории, и её телескоп в настоящее время используется только для публичных демонстраций во время так называемых «Открытых ночей». История Обсерватория была построена на южном склоне невысокого холма в городке Дансинк, на высоте 84 метра над уровнем моря. Крупнейший телескоп, использовавшийся в обсерватории — 12-дюймовый рефрактор, построенный Томасом Граббом из Дублина в 1868 году. Ахроматические линзы для телескопа диаметром 11,75 дюймов были подарены сэром Джеймсом Саутом в 1862 году, который приобрёл их в Париже за 30 лет до того, но не сумел их использовать должным образом. В справочнике Thom’s Directory (1850) дано следующее описание обсерватории: Дублинское среднее время, официальное время в Ирландии с 1880 года, было средним солнечным временем в Дансинке, точно так же, как среднее время по Гринвичу (GMT) было средним солнечным временем Гринвичской королевской обсерватории. В 1916 году Ирландия перешла на среднее время по Гринвичу. В 1936 году Тринити-колледж прекратил содержание обсерватории и сдал её территорию в аренду. В 1940 году премьер-министр Ирландии Имон де Валера в целях возрождения обсерватории основал Дублинский институт перспективных исследований (DIAS), а в 1947 году учредил в его структуре Школу космической физики. Директора В 1783 году фондом Фрэнсиса Эндрюса, наряду с обсерваторией, была учреждена должность Эндрюсовского профессора астрономии в Дублинском университете, которая регламентировалась новым Уставом Тринити-колледжа, вменявшему в обязанности профессора «регулярно наблюдать за небесными телами … солнцем, луной и планетами». С 1793 года согласно указу короля Георга III Эндрюсовский профессор астрономии получал звание Королевского астронома Ирландии. Пост Эндрюсовского профессора астрономии оставался вакантным после 1921 года, но в 1966 году был упразднён после принятия нового устава университета и восстановлен в 1984 году как почётное звание для руководителя Школы космической физики DIAS, который являлся директором Дансинкской обсерватории с момента создания школы в 1947 году. Примечания
Dean Maguirc College

Dean Maguirc College is an all-ability 11-18 co-educational post-primary school in Carrickmore, Northern Ireland. History The college is named after the 17th-century priest named Brian MacGurk who was born in the area. He was appointed Dean of the Diocese by St Oliver Plunkett. Following his imprisonment, he died in Armagh Jail on 13 February 1713. He is commemorated both in the name of the college and by the Celtic cross outside St Colmcille's Church. The number of pupils in the college has steadily increased and by 2022 it had reached over 600. To accommodate the increase in enrollment, the college was awarded over £13million in 2022 for new facilities. Academics The school provides instruction in a range of academic subjects. In 2018, 59.6% of its entrants achieved five or more GCSEs at grades A* to C, including the core subjects English and Maths. Also in 2018, 84.1% of its entrants to the A-level exam achieved A*-C grades. House system At the start of Year 8 all pupils are divided into one of four Houses (Canice, Davog, Finbarr and Tiernach). These houses are named after ancient Irish saints. The pupils remain attached to one house throughout their time at the college. Extra-curricular activities and sport The college has a choir and organises several musicals each year. The school also participates in a variety of sports including Gaelic football, hurling, handball, basketball and athletics. In Gaelic football, Dean Maguirc College won the Ulster Schools Rafferty Cup (Grade B) in 2018. The college also won the McDevitt Cup in 2022. In 2023, the Dean defeated Abbey VS Donegal in the Loch an Íuir Cup final which earned them promotion to Grade A for the first time. In January 2024, the school's Gaelic football team played their first ever competitive game in Grade A, losing 1-10 to 0-5 against Omagh CBS. Dean Maguirc College had won the Markey Cup the year prior, which granted them promotion to the MacLarnon Cup for the first time. Two years later, in February 2025, the school progressed to the MacLarnon Cup final against Partrician Carrickmacross. The game finished as a draw, Dean Maguirc College 1-10 - 0-13 Partrician Carrickacross, and a replay was scheduled for just two days later in Brewster Park, Enniskillen. Partrician won the replay on a scoreline of 1-10 to 0-12. References
Hollywood GAA

Hollywood GAA is a Gaelic football club in Hollywood, County Wicklow, Ireland. The club competes in Wicklow GAA competitions. History Hollywood GAA club was founded shortly after the founding of the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1884, in the village of Hollywood, County Wicklow. The club was formerly known as Hollywood Shamrocks. In recent years, the club have undertaken development of the club, purchasing land at Rathattin, Hollywood, County Wicklow, and building dressing rooms, offices, and sports hall, at the yet-unnamed grounds. Achievements Hollywood GAA club compete in Wicklow Senior Football Championship at senior level, the principal competition for Gaelic football in County Wicklow. A second adult team competes at the Junior A level. Children from the club, play with St. Kevins GAA club up to the age of u-18(minor), in a joint venture with neighbours, Valleymount GAA Club. Hollywood have competed in the Wicklow Senior Football Championship Final on few occasions. In the year 2000 and in 1976, Hollywood did in fact reach the championship final, however, on both occasions they lost out by one single point, in 1976, to Baltinglass GAA club, by a score of 0-05 (5 points) to 0-04 (4 points), and in 2000, to Rathnew GAA club. The records show that Hollywood also competed in the final in 1931 and 1939, but were unsuccessful on each occasion. References External links Official Hollywood GAA Club website
Holy Cross College, Strabane

Holy Cross College, Strabane is a co-ed bilateral school in Strabane, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It contains over 1500 pupils and over 90 members of staff. History Holy Cross College opened in September 2004 following the amalgamation of Strabane's three Catholic post-primary schools, the Convent Grammar School, St Colman's High School and Our Lady of Mercy High School. It is a bilateral school which means it has both grammar and non-selective streams, with the two groups of students taught separately. The college's first principal was Sean Bradley. He was succeeded by Maria Doherty who took the job of principal after Christmas 2008. In turn, she was succeeded by Mrs Claire Bradley who took over as Principal in September 2018. She was then succeeded by Mrs Lisa McGuigan in 2022. Campus The new campus for Holy Cross College opened on September 1, 2008. Facilities Holy Cross College has an all-weather pitch, three grass pitches, five tennis courts, two gymnasia and a sports hall. The actual school itself has over 100 classrooms each able to hold 30 or more pupils. Every year it takes in more than 250 pupils. Its largest ever intake of pupils was in the year 2013 when the school took 365 pupils.. Notable staff Brian McGilloway - crime fiction author References External links Official website
Kinsealy–Drinan

Kinsealy–Drinan (Irish: Cionn Sáile–Draighneán) is an urban area in County Dublin near Swords, Ireland. The main business and industrial areas to the east of Swords along the R132 dual carriageway, including separate the town centre of Swords from the residential neighbourhoods further east — Seatown, Lissenhall, Holywell and Drynam (or Drinan) — for which reason the Central Statistics Office treats the latter areas as forming a separate census town, which since 1991 it has dubbed "Kinsealy–Drinan". The development plan for Fingal County Council treats Kinsealy–Drinan as part of Swords. Holywell Holywell, a housing development in the area, was developed in phases and marketed under various names, Feltrim Hall, Gorse Hill, Abbey Stone, Holywell and The Meadows. All the street names in the development include the common name Holywell e.g. Holywell Drive. It is the eastern part of Kinsealy–Drinan, separated from the western part by the M1 motorway. Holywell is located to the south-east of Swords, on the west side of the motorway. The Swords junction, off the M1, serves the estate and also provide a link to the Airside Retail Park and on to Swords. Founded in 2004, the community grew rapidly over its first four years. While the development of social and recreational facilities initially lagged behind the development of housing, from 2008 onwards a small commercial centre, primary school, community centre and crèche were opened. Sports facilities include two tennis courts, football/rugby pitches and two playgrounds. In 2017, a retail park was constructed adjacent to the estate, anchored by a Tesco store. The name Holywell is related to a "holy well" which is located nearby. Transport Kinsealy–Drinan is adjacent to the M1 motorway. The R125 dual carriageway also passes through the area. The Swords Express bus service serves Holywell. The area is also served by Dublin Bus routes 41x and 142. Route 41x operates from Swords Manor to UCD Belfield via Holywell, Dublin Port Tunnel and Dublin City Centre. It serves Holywell in the morning peak only. Route 142 operates from Portmarnock to Rathmines/UCD via Malahide, Holywell, Dublin Port Tunnel and Dublin City Centre. Dublin Bus route 43 and Go-Ahead Ireland route 102 also stop nearby on Montgorry Way. Route 102, which operates from Dublin Airport to Sutton, also has a stop nearby. References External links Holywell Educate Together National School Holywell Community Centre
Holywood Priory

Holywood Priory is a medieval monastic ruin in Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland. Built in the late 12th or early 13th century on the site of an earlier monastery, it was later used by the Franciscans and dissolved in 1541 during the reign of Henry VIII. History The monastery was founded on the site by St Laiseran before 640. The early settlement was associated with the nearby Bangor Abbey, where Laiseran is said to have studied under Comgall. The site was later known as Sanctus Boscus or Sanctus Nemus, and appears in early medieval records, including a reference to King John of England halting there in 1210. The present ruins date primarily from a late 12th- or early 13th-century Anglo-Norman Augustinian abbey built by Thomas Whyte. Following the Black Death (1348–1350), the church was refurbished by Niall O’Neill for the Franciscan Order. The priory was dissolved on New Year’s Day 1541 during the reign of Henry VIII. Its lands passed first to the O’Neill family and later to James Hamilton, 1st Viscount Claneboye, who developed the surrounding town of Holywood. The site continued in use in later centuries, including as Holywood’s parish church, with alterations such as the addition of the tower in the early 19th century. Description The surviving structure is a stone church dating mainly from the late 12th or early 13th century. It consists of a nave and chancel without structural division, measuring approximately 22.5 metres by 6 metres internally, with a west tower. The building was originally entered from the south, but the west end was rebuilt in the 15th century with a new entrance and an enlarged east window. The upper stages of the tower were added in the early 19th century. The masonry includes coursed rubble and ashlar, using local limestone known as Cultra Stone as well as red sandstone. Architectural features include a piscina with trefoil head and dog-tooth ornament. The south wall contains several blocked 17th-century windows. A 13th-century coffin lid, formerly set into the wall and now held at the North Down Heritage Centre, is decorated with a cross and foliage, with a pair of shears thought to indicate a female burial. Graveyard The adjacent graveyard contains the burials of several notable figures, including the educational reformer Robert Sullivan, members of the Praeger family, the Dunville family, and the mathematician Sir Joseph Larmor. See also Abbeys and priories in Northern Ireland List of monastic houses in Ireland References
Hook Head Lighthouse

Hook Head Lighthouse of Hook Lighthouse is een vuurtoren van middeleeuwse oorsprong aan de zuidoostkust van Ierland. Geschiedenis De vuurtoren stamt uit het begin van de dertiende eeuw en werd gebouwd in opdracht van William Marshal, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, schoonzoon van Willem de Maarschalk. De vuurtoren verving eerdere vuurbakens van monniken. De toren was oorspronkelijk 18 meter hoog met een diameter van ongeveer 8,5 meter. Later, niet bekend is wanneer precies, werd om de toren een tweede laag gebouwd, waartussen een wenteltrap werd gemonteerd. De toren werd daarmee 24 meter hoog en 12 meter in diameter. Nog weer later werd een lantaarnhuis op de toren gemonteerd. De vuurtoren werd beheerd door monniken, maar ten tijde van de Ierse opstand aan het begin van de Engelse Burgeroorlog in 1641 werd de vuurtoren verlaten. Dit leidde tot diverse schipbreuken, maar een verzoek in 1657 om de vuurtoren weer te gaan gebruiken werd afgewezen. Iets meer dan tien jaar later werd de toren echter wel opnieuw in gebruik genomen. Lantaarns en lenzen In 1810 werd de kolengestookte lantaarn vervangen door een nieuwe olielantaarn met tien lenzen, in 1812 gereviseerd met een vaste lens. Deze werd in 1864 vervangen door een geheel nieuwe lantaarn, de behuizing daarvan is nog altijd in gebruik, met een nieuwe spiegellens. In 1871 werd overgeschakeld op uit kolen gewonnen gas, in 1911 op petroleum. Ook werd in 1911 een derde orde fresnellens aangebracht. In 1973 werd overgeschakeld op elektriciteit, in 1996 werd de bediening geautomatiseerd. Voorzieningen in 1838 werd een mistbel geplaatst. In 1872 werd deze vervangen door een kanon, in 1910 door gebruik van explosieven. In 1975 werd vervolgens overgegaan op een tyfoon als misthoorn. Ten slotte werd deze weer vervangen in 1995 door een elektrische hoorn. In 2011 is de misthoorn buiten gebruikt gesteld. In 1974 werd een radarbaken geplaatst. Deze zendt in morse het signaal "K" uit. De vuurtoren is in januari 2009 voorzien van een Automatic Identification System.
Bangor Abbey

Bangor Abbey (irisch Mainistir Bheannchair) war eine Abtei in Bangor im County Down in Nordirland. Der Grundstein wurde 558 vom heiligen Comgall von Bangor gelegt. Im Mittelalter war Bangor Abbey ein Ausbildungs- und Studienzentrum für Missionare. Bekannt als „Light of the World“, begann von hier aus der Heilige Columban seine bekannte Missionsreise durch Europa. Die Abtei ist in Kategorie A (Grade A) der Statutory List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest gelistet und steht unter Denkmalschutz. Von der ursprünglichen Abtei blieben nach wiederholten Angriffen dänischer Wikinger und nach der Zerstörung im Jahre 824 nur wenige Gebäudeteile übrig. Der erste Abt war der heilige Comgall, unter dessen Leitung bis zu 3000 Mönche den Weg in das Kloster fanden. Viele Neugründungen nahmen hier ihren Ursprung. Im 7. und 8. Jahrhundert befand sich im Kloster ein Skriptorium, so entstand hier von ca. 680 bis 691 das Antiphonarium Benchorense, von dem eine Kopie im Ortsmuseum zu sehen ist. Das Original befindet sich heute in der Biblioteca Ambrosiana in Mailand. Die Abtei wurde im 12. Jahrhundert vom heiligen Malachias wiederaufgebaut. Im 14. Jahrhundert wurde der noch heute erhaltene Kirchturm errichtet. Im Jahre 1469 wurde der Bau den Franziskanern zur Nutzung überlassen. Ein Jahrhundert später wurde die Abtei von Augustiner-Chorherren betrieben. Unter König Jakob I. (1566–1625) wurde die Abtei schließlich aufgelöst. Sir James Hamilton restaurierte das Kirchengebäude 1617, in dem er nach seinem Tod 1644 begraben wurde. Auf einem Wandgemälde im Kircheninnern ist die Himmelfahrt Jesu mit den Heiligen Comgall, Gallus und Columban zu seinen Füßen dargestellt. Weblinks Edward D’Alton: Bangor Abbey. In: Catholic Encyclopedia, Band 2, Robert Appleton Company, New York 1907. Bangor Abbey Homepage
Abadía de Bangor

La Abadía de Bangor​ (en inglés: Bangor Abbey) fue establecida por San Comgall en 558 en Bangor, Condado de Down, Irlanda del Norte, se hizo famoso por sus enseñanzas y reglas austeras. No se debe confundir con la abadía aún más antigua en Gales en la catedral de Bangor. Bangor era un centro de aprendizaje para formar misiones en la Edad Media. Solía ser llamada la "Luz del Mundo". Fue desde aquí que San Columbano emprendió su famoso viaje misionero a Europa. Poco queda de la abadía original después de repetidos ataques de los daneses, que la destruyeron en el 824. Fue restaurada por San Malaquías en el siglo XII, entregada a los franciscanos en 1469, y a los agustinos un siglo después. Véase también Monasterio Abadía Priorato Referencias
Abbaye de Bangor

L'abbaye de Bangor est une abbaye située à Bangor en Irlande du Nord. Elle a été fondée par Comgall de Bangor en 558 ou 559. L'abbaye est connue au Moyen Âge comme centre de formation important pour les missionnaires. Elle est aussi connue pour sa règle monastique austère, sa vie de prières et de jeûne qui attire les fidèles. Elle gagne le surnom de « lumière du monde » (Light of the World). À la mort de Comgall en 601, 3 000 moines sont formés à l'abbaye. Colomban de Luxeuil devient moine à l'abbaye vers 560 avant d'en partir vers 580 pour évangéliser l'Europe. Nennius, abbé de Bangor en 620, a donné une Histoire de Bretons qui retrace la vie de Saint Patrick L'abbaye est largement détruite en 824 par les Danois, qui tuent aussi 900 moines et profanent le tombeau de Comgall. Malachie d'Armagh, abbé de Bangor en 1123, supervise la reconstruction de l'abbaye. Mais son passage est de courte durée car il est promu ailleurs et l'abbaye retombe dans l'anonymat. En 1469, les Franciscains prennent le contrôle de l'abbaye, puis, au XVIe siècle, les Augustins. L'abbaye est dissoute par Jacques Ier au XVIIe siècle. La tour de l'abbaye date du XIVe siècle. L'abbaye est réparée en 1617 par James Hamilton, 1er vicomte de Claneboye (en). Référence Annexes Liens externes Site officiel Portail de l’Irlande du Nord Portail de l’architecture chrétienne Portail du haut Moyen Âge Portail des monuments classés au Royaume-Uni