Viral infections make up perhaps one third of cases of food poisoning in developed countries. In the US, more than 50% of cases are viral and noroviruses are the most common foodborne illness, causing 57% of outbreaks in 2004.
Piran, means wisest amongst the wise ones. -- novzar 7/10/2005. St. Pirin, believed born in the 4th or 5th century. Legend has it St.Piran was thrown from the cliffs of Ireland by chieftains, he floated across the Celtic sea on a millstone, to land at Perranporth beach and built an oratory.He charmed people and discovered how to smelt tin by lighting a fire from which the hot black stone gave forth a stream of white liquid.He lived for 200 years and met his end by falling down a well, drunk. (Eileen Carter) In the Shadow of St Piran. Several spellings of the name: Piran, Pirrin, Perran and Peran.Said to be derived from Peter, the rock.s mentioned on Wikipedia: This was due to the widely recognised ability of the P-Celtic or Brythonic letter 'P' to transform into the Q-Celtic or Gaelic letter 'C'. And as Cornish is a 'Brythonic' Celtic language whilst Irish is a 'Gaelic' Celtic language, that certainly makes sense.
Ciaran. Meaning of the Irish name Ciaran. Listen and learn how to pronounce Ciaran so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish boy name.MEANING: ciar ââdarkââ and the diminutive-in it means ââlittle dark one.ââ Popular for over 1500 years, at least 26 saints have borne the name.he most notable, St. Ciaran of Clonmacnoise (c. 530 AD), was the son of a carpenter who studied with St. Enda for seven years and went on to establish a monastery at Clonmacnoise, on the banks of the River Shannon in County Westmeath.