Portal:Ireland/Did you know/2

...that County Wicklow was the last of the traditional counties of Ireland to be created in 1606—07?
...that 34 Irish Colleges have been established on the European continent since the 16th century?
...that pitch and putt, a game similar to golf was invented in Ireland where it is still mainly played?
...that Ireland's Thomas Gisborne Gordon is the only one-handed person ever to play international rugby of either code?