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A hanging hamsa in Tunisia. The hamsa (Arabic: خمسة, romanized: khamsa, lit. 'five', referring to images of 'the five fingers of the hand'), [1] [2] [3] also known as the hand of Fatima, [4] is a palm-shaped amulet popular throughout North Africa and in the Middle East and commonly used in jewellery and wall hangings.
The shape of a hamsa is a five-fingered hand. “There are many different artistic renderings of the hamsa. It is common to find the symbol of an eye in the middle of the hand,” Rabbi David ...
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 McHughs) and the chiefs of the Midlands (e.g. O'Daly, Kearney, etc.).
The arms of Ireland are a gold, silver-stringed Celtic harp (cláirseach) on an azure field.. As a region, Northern Ireland has not been granted a coat of arms, but the Government of Northern Ireland was granted arms in 1924, which have not been in use since the suspension of the Parliament of Northern Ireland in 1972, which was abolished the following year.
Native Irish civilians were massacred in return. [18] By 1642, native Irish were in de facto control of much of the island under a Confederate Ireland, with about a third under the control of the opposition. However, many Ulster-Scots Presbyterians joined with the Irish in rebellion and aided them in driving the English out.
Irish folklore (Irish: béaloideas) refers to the folktales, balladry, music, dance and mythology of Ireland.It is the study and appreciation of how people lived. The folklore of Ireland includes banshees, fairies, leprechauns and other mythological creatures, and was typically shared orally by people gathering around, sharing stories.
Ireland is a place where religion and religious practice have long been held in high esteem. The majority of people on the island are Roman Catholics; [30] however, there are significant Protestant and Orthodox minorities. Protestants are mostly concentrated in Northern Ireland, where they long made up a plurality of the population. [31]
Tudor Ireland: Crown, Community, and the Conflict of Cultures, 1470–1603. Great Britain: Longman. ISBN 978-0-582-49341-4. Irish Names - origins and meanings at Library Ireland; MacManus, Seamus (1921). The Story of the Irish Race: A Popular History of Ireland. Ireland: The Irish Publishing Co. ISBN 978-0-517-06408-5