Lamh dearg eirinn abu biography
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Cyclops
I was just passing the time of day with old Troy of the D. M. P. at the corner of Arbour hill there and be damned but a bloody sweep came along and he near drove his gear into my eye. I turned around to let him have the weight of my tongue when who should I see dodging along Stony Batter only Joe Hynes.
— Lo, Joe, says I. How are you blowing? Did you see that bloody chimneysweep near shove my eye out with his brush?
— Soot's luck, says Joe. Who's the old ballocks you were talking to?
— Old Troy, says I, was in the force. I'm on two minds not to give that fellow in charge for obstructing the thoroughfare with his brooms and ladders.
— What are you doing round those parts? says Joe.
— Devil a much, says I. There's a bloody big foxy thief beyond by the garrison church at the corner of Chicken lane—old Troy was just giving me a wrinkle about him—lifted any God's quantity of tea and sugar to pay three bob a week said he had a farm in the county Down off a hop
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Red Hand of Ulster
James Bond Fans have gone over every Bong Thing with a fine-tooth comb, and, can not answer the riddle of the Red Hand of Ulster being in the Bond cote of arms.
John Presco 007
https://www.araltas.com/features/oneill/
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bond-coat-of-arms_(semi-fictional).svg
https://oneill.nd.edu/history/the-red-hand-of-oneill/
http://www.ronsattic.com/redhand.html
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“Red Hand” redirects here. For other uses, see Red hand.
The Red Hand of Ulster, right and left hand versions
The Red grabb of Ulster (Irish: Lámh Dhearg Uladh) is an Irish tecken used in heraldry[1] to denote the Irish province of Ulster. It fryst vatten an open hand coloured red, with the fingers pointing upwards, the thumb held parallel to the fingers, and the palm facing forward. It fryst vatten usually shown as a right grabb, but fryst vatten sometimes a left grabb, such as in the coats of arms of baronet
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Red Hand of Ulster
Symbol used in heraldry to denote the Irish province of Ulster
"Red Hand" redirects here. For other uses, see Red hand.
The Red Hand of Ulster, dexter and sinister versions
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.).[2]
It is an open hand coloured red, with the fingers pointing upwards, the thumb held parallel to the fingers, and the palm facing forward. It is usually shown as a right hand, but is sometimes a left hand, such as in the coats of arms of baronets.
Historical background
[edit]The Red Hand is rooted in Gaelic culture as the sign of a great warrior. It is believed to date bac