Irish inventions and discoveries are objects, processes or techniques which owe their existence either partially or entirely to an
Irish person. Often, things which are discovered for the first time, are also called "inventions", and in many cases, there is no clear line between the two. Below is a list of such inventions.
1680s: European adaptation of
Drinking chocolate -
Hans Sloane.[8] However, this "adaption" is highly disputed. According to historian James Delbourgo, the Jamaicans were brewing “a hot beverage brewed from shavings of freshly harvested cacao, boiled with milk and cinnamon” as far back as 1494.[9]
1846:
Seismology founded by
Robert Mallet, who used dynamite explosions to measure the speed of elastic waves in surface rocks - pioneering and coining the word 'seismology'.[23]
1940s: World first duty free airport shop at Shannon Airport, created by Brendan O'Regan
1950: Joseph 'Spud' Murphy and his employee Seamus Burke produced the world's first seasoned crisps: Cheese & Onion and Salt & Vinegar.[47] Companies worldwide sought to buy the rights to Tayto's technique.[48]
Irish inventions and discoveries are objects, processes or techniques which owe their existence either partially or entirely to an
Irish person. Often, things which are discovered for the first time, are also called "inventions", and in many cases, there is no clear line between the two. Below is a list of such inventions.
1680s: European adaptation of
Drinking chocolate -
Hans Sloane.[8] However, this "adaption" is highly disputed. According to historian James Delbourgo, the Jamaicans were brewing “a hot beverage brewed from shavings of freshly harvested cacao, boiled with milk and cinnamon” as far back as 1494.[9]
1846:
Seismology founded by
Robert Mallet, who used dynamite explosions to measure the speed of elastic waves in surface rocks - pioneering and coining the word 'seismology'.[23]
1940s: World first duty free airport shop at Shannon Airport, created by Brendan O'Regan
1950: Joseph 'Spud' Murphy and his employee Seamus Burke produced the world's first seasoned crisps: Cheese & Onion and Salt & Vinegar.[47] Companies worldwide sought to buy the rights to Tayto's technique.[48]