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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.
14 Οκτ 2015 · The Red Hand of Ulster (Irish: Lámh Dhearg Uladh) is an Irish Gaelic symbol used in heraldry [1] to denote the Irish province of Ulster. It is shown in two forms, as a dexter (right) hand (used as a symbol in Ulster) and a hand baring a blue or red sinister looking cross (used in the coats of arms of baronets ).
28 Οκτ 2013 · THE red hand symbol is a common sight across Northern Ireland and is used by nationalists and unionists alike. First used by the O'Neill clan of Tyrone, the red hand's history can be traced back...
As the loyalist murals of Belfast’s Shankill Road and the jerseys worn by Tyrone’s Gaelic footballers show, claims to the Red Hand of Ulster have been contested for centuries. From the earliest times, personal emblems have been used to identify prominent people and their descendants.
An Lámh Dhearg, the red hand of Ulster, is a famous symbol of Northern Ireland. And it’d be hard to find a more dramatic object to put on a flag. But the roots of the Hand are tied to a...
16 Ιαν 2016 · One is religious, referring to the hand of God (His right, invariably), a meaning mentioned in Milton’s Paradise Lost and a Nick Cave song, Red Right Hand, among other places. The alternative is the prehistorical myth of the Iberian invaders, promised Ulster as the prize in a boat race.
5 Σεπ 2023 · The Red Right Hand. According to the legend, the race to Ulster was organised by a king who promised to give the land to the first person who touched it. To win the race, O’Neill cut off his own hand and threw it onto the shore of Ulster, thus becoming the first to touch the land.
