2.The Newgrange chamber tomb is one of the oldest and most impressive engineering structures in Irish history. It was built in 3200 BC - 600 years before the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt.
3.In 1833, William Dargan from County Carlow constructed the first railway from Dublin to Dun Laoghaire
4.In 1884, John Joly from Holywood House, Bracknagh, Co. Offaly invented the first practical system of colour photography.
5.In 1893, the first Ferris Wheel was built by engineer George W. Ferris
6.In 1906, Alice Perry was the first woman in the world to graduate with a degree in engineering. She received her qualifications from Queens College, Galway (now N.U.I. Galway).
7.In 1907, Louis Brennan of Castlebar, Co. Mayo designed Ireland’s first monorail.
8.In 1909, Harry Ferguson made the first powered aeroplane flight in Ireland, travelling 130yards (118.5 m) at Hillsborough in a monoplane that he designed and built himself.
9.In 1944, James Martin of Co. Down invented the aircraft ejector seat.
10.On 3rd December 1992, Neil Papworth, a British engineer, sent the first successful text message to his colleagues at Vodafone; it said: “Merry Christmas”
11.Three major engineering inventions were created in Birr, Co. Offaly
World's largest telescope,Steam turbine,World's first steam turbine powered ship
12.Croke Park is the 4th largest stadium in the world
13.Peter Rice from Dundalk Co. Louth was one of the engineers who oversaw the construction and design of the Sydney Opera House - one of the world’s finest engineering structures.
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