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Nickname Origins and notes Antrim : The Glensmen [2] [3] [6] From the Glens of Antrim [2] Antrim : The Saffrons [3] From the county colours Armagh : The Orchard County [2] [3] [7] The rich fruit growing country to the north-east of the city of Armagh is known as the "Orchard of Ireland".
Cockermouthers -an offensive nickname replaces "er" with "in" Colchester Colchies, Romans, Camuloonies, Steamies, Castlers, Cross 'n' Crowners (after Colchester's coat of arms). Colerne Hoof-polishers Colne Colons (pejorative if an allusion to the large intestine is intended) Congleton Beartowners, [19] Congos Copthorne Yellow-bellies [6] Corby
The Irish Giants – The Royal Irish Rifles [1] [3] The Irish Lancers – 5th Royal Irish Lancers [53] The Isle of Wight Gurkhas – Princess Beatrice's Isle of Wight rifles, 8th Battalion Hampshire Regiment (due to the reputed small stature of its members and similarities in drill and uniform to Gurkha regiments.)
The border to the north-east is defined by Lough Derg which is the third-largest lake in Ireland. To the west is the Atlantic Ocean, and to the north is Galway Bay. Loop Head (Irish: Ceann Léime, meaning 'leap head') is the county's westernmost point of land. County Clare contains The Burren, a unique karst region, which contains rare flowers ...
The English football team's nickname is sometimes used for the cricket team, referring to the Three Lions crest of the England and Wales Cricket Board. India: Men's: Men in Blue [13] Indian cricket team colours are usually shades of blue. Women's: Women in Blue [14] Ireland: Men's: Green and Whites [15] Irish cricket team colours are usually ...
The name took on popularity with the success of the Irish Patriot Party. At a time when Palladian classical architecture and design were being adopted in northern Europe, Hibernia was a useful word to describe Ireland with overtones of classical style and civility, including by the prosperous Anglo-Irish Ascendancy who were taught Latin at ...
Likewise, the musician, playwright and Irish Republican Dominic Behan criticized the British government via the proxy of John Bull in his popular ballad, The Patriot Game: This Ireland of mine has for long been half free, Six counties are under John Bull's tyranny. And still de Valera is greatly to blame For shirking his part in the patriot game.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 12 December 2024. This is a list of monarchs (and other royalty and nobility) sorted by nickname. This list is divided into two parts: Cognomens: Also called cognomina. These are names which are appended before or after the person's name, like the epitheton necessarium, or Roman victory titles. Examples ...