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    Over the past few years, finger tattoos have risen in popularity. Small and cute, they are the perfect way to subtly reflect your personality. Despite their size, these tiny masterpieces offer a ...

  3. National symbols of Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and ...

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    The national plant is the shamrock (Trifolium dubium or Trifolium repens). Fuchsia magellanica 'Riccartonii' (hummingbird fuchsia, hardy fuchsia; in Irish deora Dé, "tears of God") [23] has sometimes been described as the national flower, despite not being a native plant. [24] [25] The Easter lily is an important symbol of commemorance to ...

  4. Shamrock - Wikipedia

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    A shamrock. A shamrock is a type of clover, used as a symbol of Ireland. Saint Patrick, one of Ireland's patron saints, is said to have used it as a metaphor for the Christian Holy Trinity. [1] The name shamrock comes from Irish seamróg ([ˈʃamˠɾˠoːɡ]), which is the diminutive of the Irish word seamair and simply means "young clover". [2]

  5. The Wearing of the Green - Wikipedia

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    "The Wearing of the Green" is an Irish street ballad lamenting the repression of supporters of the Irish Rebellion of 1798. It is to an old Irish air, and many versions of the lyric exist, the best-known being by Dion Boucicault. [1] The song proclaims that "they are hanging men and women for the wearing of the green".

  6. Coat of arms of Ireland - Wikipedia

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    This version has the harp with a woman's head and breasts, as well as the arms of the House of Hanover at the centre, dating it to 1816–1837. The design of the harp used by the modern Irish state is based on the Brian Boru harp, a late-medieval Gaelic harp now in Trinity College Dublin. [note 1] The design is by an English sculptor, Percy ...

  7. Sheela na gig - Wikipedia

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    The Irish slip jig, first published as "The Irish Pot Stick" (c.1758), appears as "Shilling a Gig" in Brysson's A Curious Collection of Favourite Tunes (1791) and "Sheela na Gigg" in Hime's 48 Original Irish Dances (c.1795). [9] These are the oldest recorded references to the name, [6] but do not apply to the architectural figures.

  8. List of Irish mythological figures - Wikipedia

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    Gaillimh iníon Breasail - mythical woman from whom the river and city of Galway derive their name; Gann and Genann - joint High Kings of Ireland; Rinnal - High King of Ireland and the first king to use spearheads; Rudraige mac Dela - second High King of Ireland; Sengann mac Dela - High King of Ireland; Sláine mac Dela - first High King of Ireland

  9. Black Irish (folklore) - Wikipedia

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    The more modern insertion of duine de dhath or person of color into the Irish language vocabulary was created due to associations between dubh and the devil and confusion about describing modern Irish citizens of color as "blue" in a bilingual society, often resulting in micro-aggressive jokes against children of color at Irish schools.

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