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A rare ingot of Cornish tin salvaged from a shipwreck off of Portland which killed the brother of poet William Wordsworth has been sold.

Group Captain John Paddy Hemingway, 103, was the guest of honour at the Irish Air Corps celebrations in Dublin on Friday as he reunited with a Hawker Hurricane fighter plane.

Some of the greatest figures in US history got their feet wet in the difficult work of governance while serving in the Philippines during the early days of American colonial rule.

Nestled outside Cong, Ashford Castle,in County Mayo, home of “The Quiet Man”, is a five-star, imposing hotel. It is quite simply magnificent. If you want to stay somewhere truly special then Ashford Castle will not let you down.

The loss of his brother John when the HMS Abergavenny sank in 1805 inspired the famous poet to write three elegies to help him cope with his grief.

The loss of his brother John when the HMS Abergavenny sank in 1805 inspired the famous poet to write three elegies to help him cope with his grief.

The loss of his brother John when the HMS Abergavenny sank in 1805 inspired the famous poet to write three elegies to help him cope with his grief.

The loss of his brother John when the HMS Abergavenny sank in 1805 inspired the famous poet to write three elegies to help him cope with his grief.

A RARE ingot of Cornish tin salvaged from a shipwreck off of Portland which killed the brother of poet William Wordsworth will be put up for auction…

The loss of his brother John when the HMS Abergavenny sank in 1805 inspired the famous poet to write three elegies to help him cope with his grief.