Ernest Walton - the first person in history to artificially split the atom An Irish sailor named Walton was shipwrecked in Brittany in 1235 and he settled down to trap birds with a net in an estuary. He held the net steady by fastening it to poles and he noticed that mussels attached themselves to the poles. This was the beginning of the world-famous shell-fish industry in France. Yummy! (The Atlantean Irish - Bob Quinn) Vincent Barry (1908-1975) from Cork, led the research team which were looking for a cure for TB. They discovered the compound B663 which became a treatment for leprosy. Harry Ferguson (1884-1960), the mad mechanic, developed a new plough which revolutionised agriculture worldwide. He also built his own aeroplane becoming the first Irishman to fly in 1909.
An Irish sailor named Walton was shipwrecked in Brittany in 1235 and he settled down to trap birds with a net in an estuary. He held the net steady by fastening it to poles and he noticed that mussels attached themselves to the poles. This was the beginning of the world-famous shell-fish industry in France. Yummy! (The Atlantean Irish - Bob Quinn)
Vincent Barry (1908-1975) from Cork, led the research team which were looking for a cure for TB. They discovered the compound B663 which became a treatment for leprosy.
Harry Ferguson (1884-1960), the mad mechanic, developed a new plough which revolutionised agriculture worldwide. He also built his own aeroplane becoming the first Irishman to fly in 1909.