Green for Catholics Orange for Protestants White for the truce between them Republic of IRELAND
“ The Emerald Isle”
Dublin
Connemara
Irish « loughs »
Cliffs of Moher
St Patrick ’s Day (Chicago River!)
Playing the bagpipe on St Patrick ’s day
Signs in Irish
The Ulster flag Red hand of Ulster (legend) + Cross of St George (England) + British crown + Star of David (union of 6 counties)
Belfast
War in Ulster
The IRA
HEADS OF STATES AND GOVERNMENTS
Queen Elizabeth II, 25 and 80 years old
Prince Charles of Wales, Heir to the Throne and Camilla
Prince William, second heir to the throne Prince Harry, third heir to the throne
Gordon Brown Prime Minister Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip (Duke of Edinburgh)
Mary Mac Aleese (President of Ireland) Alex Salmond Rhodri Morgan Peter Robinson
CELTIC CONNECTIONS
Celtic crosses: Scotland, Ireland, Wales and England
Arthur ’s stone - Herefordshire
Stonehenge stone circle
Celtic jewelry
Royal Coat of Arms and national emblems
English lion (Richard the Lionheart) Scottish unicorn motto by Richard I: « Dieu et mon Droit » (1198), motto of order of the Garter: « Honi soit qui mal y pense » On the shield: English gold lions, Scottish red lion, Irish gold harp
Here is the flora associated with the 4 nations of the British Isles: the English rose, the Scottish thistle, the Welsh leek and the Irish shamrock. Irish harp Welsh leek