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A fast food sold in Chinese takeaways and fish-and-chip shops, consisting of chips, crispy chicken pieces, peppers, onions and spices mixed together in a bag or box. Spice burger: Burgar spíosraí [8] A patty containing beef, beef fat, cereals, onions and spices; coated in breadcrumbs and served as fast food. Spiced beef: Mairteoil spíosraithe
Shillelagh. Assorted shillelaghs. A shillelagh ( / ʃɪˈleɪli, - lə / shil-AY-lee, -lə; Irish: sail éille or saill éalaigh [1] [ˌsˠal̠ʲ ˈeːlʲə], "thonged willow") is a wooden walking stick and club or cudgel, typically made from a stout knotty blackthorn stick with a large knob at the top. It is associated with Ireland and ...
Jim Fitzpatrick was born in December 1944 to James and Elizabeth Fitzpatrick (née O'Connor). His parents had married in the north Dublin suburb of Cabra in June 1943. . During a period of childhood sickness, Fitzpatrick read and drew in bed, as well as his mother and great-aunt telling him stories of the Tuatha Dé Danann, Cú Chulainn and Fionn MacCumhai
The culture of Ireland includes the art, music, dance, folklore, traditional clothing, language, literature, cuisine and sport associated with Ireland and the Irish people. For most of its recorded history, the country’s culture has been primarily Gaelic (see Gaelic Ireland ). Strong family values, wit and an appreciation for tradition are ...
The Hill of Tara ( Irish: Teamhair or Cnoc na Teamhrach) [2] is a hill and ancient ceremonial and burial site near Skryne in County Meath, Ireland. Tradition identifies the hill as the inauguration place and seat of the High Kings of Ireland; it also appears in Irish mythology.
Gerald Davis (1938–2005) William Davis (1812–1873) – artist influenced by the Pre-Raphaelite style of painting. Niall de Buitléar (born 1983) Mary Eily de Putron (1914–1982) – Irish and Guernsey stained glass artist and archaeologist. Edward Delaney (1930–2009) – sculptor born in Claremorris.
The history of Irish art starts around 3200 BC with Neolithic stone carvings at the Newgrange megalithic tomb, part of the Brú na Bóinne complex which still stands today, County Meath. In early- Bronze Age Ireland there is evidence of Beaker culture and a widespread metalworking. Trade-links with Britain and Northern Europe introduced La ...
Murals are for the most part located in working class areas of Northern Ireland, primarily in Belfast and Derry. Arguably the most well-known and easily identified mural is that of Bobby Sands, on the side wall of Sinn Féin 's Falls Road office. A close second is the collection of Irish republican and international-themed murals which are ...