A history of Ireland in 100 nicknames:
1. Hibernia (Land of winter)
2. Fir Bolg
3. Balor of the Evil Eye
4. The Hound of Ulster
5. The Hag of Beara
6. Niall of the Nine Hostages
7. Conn of the Hundred battles
8. Land of Saints and Scholars
9. Sheila-na-gig
10. Sitric Silkbeard
11. Strongbow
12. Perfidious Albion
13. Silken Thomas
14. The Virgin Queen
15. The Pirate Queen/ Grainuaile
16. The Great O’Neill
17. Red Hugh
18. Old Ironsides
19. King Billy
20. The Man from God Knows Where
21. Róisín Dúbh
22. The Minstrel Boy
23. The Wild Colonial Boy
24. Slugger O’Toole
25. Fighting Bill Tracy (from Dover)
26. The Iron Duke
27. The Liberator
28. Fenian
29. Taig
30. Buckshot Forster
31. Orange Peel
32. Skin-the-goat Fitzharris
33. The uncrowned King of Ireland
34. “Kitty” O’Shea
35. The Citizen
36. Matt the Thrasher
37. The Bould Thady Quill
38. Monto
39. The Long Fella
40. The Big Fella
41. The Quare Fella
42. The Black and Tans
43. The Blueshirts
44. “Red” Kelly/“Ned” Kelly/etc
45. Gentleman Jim
46. Billy the Kid
47. Bugs Moran
48. Mickey Finn
49. Boss Croker
50. Tipp O’Neill the Four Horsemen
51. The Gorgeous Gael/The Clones Cyclone/The Pocket Rocket, etc
52. Myles
53. The Tomb of the Unknown Gurrier
54. Lugs Brannigan
55. The Pecker Dunne
56. The Bull McCabe
57. Mad Dog Coll/McGlinchy/Adair, et al
58. Horse (as in “Howrya Horse?”)
59. Provos/Stickies/RiRa, etc
60. “Doctor” Paisley
61. Father Trendy
62. Bomber Liston
63. Bono
64. Big Tom
65. The Bard of Erin
66. Pat the Cope
67. Phil the Fluther
68. Van the Man
69. Spit on me, Dickie
70. Hurricane Higgins
71. Chippy Brady
72. The Black Pearl of Inchicore
73. Keano
74. The Rose of Tralee/ Mooncoin/Allendale, etc
75. The Floozie in the Jacuzzi, etc
76. The royals/rebels/ flour-bags/sheep-stealers, etc
77. The Tallaght Two
78. The Guildford Four
79. The Birmingham Six
80. The Anglo Ten
81. The Dirty Dozen
82. The Gang of 22
83. The men of 98
84. The General
85. The Man who denies he is the General
86. The Monk/The Viper/The Westies, etc
87. Gooch
88. Trap
89. Ruby
90. Jedward
91. The Minister for Hardship/Richie Ruin
92. Mac the Knife
93. Pee Flynn/Pee “Three Houses” Flynn/The Flynnstones/Bev, etc
94. Rambo Burke
95. The Drumcondra Mafia
96. The Teflon Taoiseach
97. Biffo
98. PIIGS
99. Dame Enda
100. Merkozy.