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The island of Ireland, with border between Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland indicated.. Symbols of Ireland are marks, images, or objects that represent Ireland. Because Ireland was not partitioned until 1922, many of the symbols of Ireland predate the division into Southern Ireland (later Irish Free State and then Ireland) and Northern Ireland.
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A distinctive feature of Irish heraldry is acceptance of the idea of clan arms, which belong to descendants, not necessarily of a determinate individual, but of an Irish clan or sept, the chieftain of which, under Irish law, was not necessarily a son of the previous chieftain but could be any member of the clan whose grandfather had held the position of chieftain (). [1]
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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 ...
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.).
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A blue field with the Irish flag in the canton and a yellow portcullis in the fly. [23] Ensign of the Lough Derg Yacht Club: An azure blue field with the Irish flag in the canton and a trio of gold shamrocks in the fly. Ensign of the Malahide Yacht Club: A white field with the Irish flag in the canton and a black shield with a good cross in the ...