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that Newfoundland is the only place outside of Ireland that has an indigenous Irish language name- Talamh an Éisc, named by the many Irish fishermen who landed there in the 18th century

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Fun Fact: that Newfoundland is the only place outside of Ireland that has an indigenous Irish language name- Talamh an Éisc, named by the many Irish fishermen who landed there in the 18th century

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