Hook Head (Irish: Rinn Duáin), historically called Rindowan, is a headland in County Wexford, Ireland, on the east side of the estuary of The Three Sisters...
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The Hook Lighthouse (Irish: Teach Solais Rinn Duáin; also known as Hook Head Lighthouse) is a building situated on Hook Head at the tip of the Hook Peninsula...
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others. For example, a commonly repeated suggestion is that it comes from Hook Head in Wexford, Ireland and the nearby village of Crooke, in Waterford, Ireland...
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The Hook Head Formation is a geologic formation in Ireland. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period. Earth sciences portal Ireland...
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The Hook, or the Hookman, is an urban legend about a killer with a pirate-like hook for a hand attacking a couple in a parked car. In many versions of...
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south-west Wexford with rich grazing land.[citation needed] Hook Head, headland on the peninsula Hook Lighthouse, at the tip of the peninsula Fethard-on-Sea...
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The hook sword, twin hooks, fu tao, hu tou gou (tiger head hook) or shuang gou (Chinese: 鈎 or 鉤; pinyin: Gōu) is a Chinese weapon traditionally associated...
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Peter Hook (born 13 February 1956) is an English musician, best known as the bassist and co-founder of the post-punk band Joy Division and its successor...
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Field hockey stick (section The hook)
stick head when a hockey ball is struck with it. By 1993 the "Hook" patent, had been ruled (following a court case in Germany) to protect only hook shapes...
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Jacquard machine (redirect from Bolus hook)
carrying the weft will pass. A loom with a 400-hook head might have four threads connected to each hook, resulting in a fabric that is 1600 warp ends wide...
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Captain James Hook is the main antagonist of J. M. Barrie's 1904 play Peter Pan; or, the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up and its various adaptations, in which...
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ex-wife currently operates the property as tourist accommodations. The Hook Head Lighthouse, at the eastern entrance to Ireland's Waterford Harbour, is...
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Hook is a 1991 American fantasy adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by James V. Hart and Malia Scotch Marmo. It stars Robin Williams...
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List of BDSM equipment (redirect from Bondage hook)
This is a list of BDSM equipment: Armbinder, Monoglove Anal hook Ball lock Bondage cuffs Bondage mittens[clarification needed] Bondage harness Bondage...
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(Otorhinolaryngology, head and neck surgery) i.e. ENT are as follows: Aural or ear syringe Bull's eye lamp Foreign body hook Head Mirror Aural/Ear speculum...
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On December 14, 2012, a mass shooting occurred at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, United States. The perpetrator, 20-year-old...
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is also a headland called Creaden Head The eastern limit is Hook Head, marked by the Hook Lighthouse, on the Hook peninsula. Raes, Veronique (8 May 2018)...
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In basketball, a hook shot is a play where the offensive player, usually turned perpendicular to the basket, gently throws the ball using a sweeping motion...
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Peter Hook & The Light are an English post-punk band, formed in May 2010 by bassist and vocalist Peter Hook, formerly of the influential post-punk bands...
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Glendalough Clonmacnoise Kilbeggan Distillery Rock of Cashel Blarney Castle Hook Head Ireland's Ancient East (Irish: Sean-Oirthear na hÉireann) is a destination...
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Dubhán was a 5th-century Brittonic priest and pilgrim, for whom Hook Head (originally Rinn Dubháin) is named. According to tradition, Dubhán came from...
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Mizen Head (Irish: Carn Uí Néid) is traditionally regarded as the most southerly point of mainland Ireland although Brow Head is the actual southernmost...
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spectacular scenery. The Hook Peninsula is noted for its many beaches and spectacular scenery. It features the medieval Hook Head lighthouse and the historic...
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On a good day the whole of the Hook peninsula can be overseen, up to the 12th Century Hook lighthouse on Hook Head, one of the oldest operational lighthouses...
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The Old Head of Kinsale (Irish: An Seancheann) is a headland near Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland. A castle has been on the headland since at least the 3rd...
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The hook and ladder, also known as the hook and lateral, is a trick play in American, Canadian football and indoor American football. The hook and ladder...
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family name. The name derives from St. Dubhán, who established an abbey in Hook Head, Ireland, during the 5th century. As a surname it is O'Dubhain, or Dubhan...
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vessels up to 32,000 tons dwt. It exits to the sea between Dunmore East and Hook Head. Together with the Nore and the Barrow, the river is one of the trio known...
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caught with the check hook as he was lunging in; Hatton continued forward as he was knocked off balance and proceeded to ram his head into the ring post...
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