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The Red Hand of Ulster (Irish: Lámh Dhearg Uladh) is a symbol used in heraldry [1] to denote the Irish province of Ulster and the Northern Uí Néill in particular. It has also been used however by other Irish clans across the island, including the ruling families of western Connacht (i.e. the O'Flahertys and MacHughs) and the chiefs of the Midlands (e.g. O'Daly, O'Kearney, etc.).
Procopio (c. 1841 – 1882 to early 1890s), also known as Red-Handed bebito [1] [2] [3] and Red Dick, [4] [5] was one of the best-known bandits in California history. His nickname was reportedly given due either to his red hair [ 5 ] or his violent nature and bloodthirstiness. [ 6 ]
The colloquial "caught red-handed" and "caught rapid" are English equivalents. [1] [2] Aside from the legal meaning, the Latin term is often used colloquially as euphemism for someone being caught in the midst of sexual activity. [3] [4]
Should you be avoiding the expression “caught red-handed?” Thursday’s episode of “Atlanta” on FX posed the question, where does that phrase actually come from? The episode titled ...
To be more specific, “red-handed” can be found in Sir Walter Scott’s “Ivanhoe” from 1820: “I did but tie one fellow, who was taken redhanded and in the fact, to the horns of a wild ...
There is the standard expression "catch/caught the culprit red-handed", that is, in the act of actually stealing, stabbing, setting on fire, whatever. This is way before they're even charged, let alone tried or convicted.
In March, a mother was horrified to find a pedophile symbol on a toy she bought for her daughter. Although the symbol was not intentionally placed on the toy by the company who manufactured the ...
The law is an ass (from English writer Charles Dickens' novel Oliver Twist) The leopard does not change his spots; The left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing; The light is on but nobody is home; The longest day must have an end; The longest journey starts with a single step; The Moon is made of green cheese; The more the merrier