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Irish lace became popular in Europe and America, and was made in quantity until the first World War.
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Early crochet hooks ranged from primitive bent needles in a cork handle, used by poor Irish lace workers, to expensively crafted silver, brass, steel, ivory and bone hooks set into a variety of handles, some of which were better designed to show off a lady's hands than they were to work with thread.
Irish crochet lace, late 19th century.
In the 19th century, as Ireland was facing the Great Irish Famine ( 1845-1849 ), crochet lace work was introduced as a form of famine relief ( the production of crocheted lace being an alternative way of making money for impoverished Irish workers ).
Filet crochet, Tunisian crochet, tapestry crochet, broomstick lace, hairpin lace, cro-hooking, and Irish crochet are all variants of the basic crochet method.
* Crocheted lace ; including Irish crochet, pineapple crochet, and filet crochet.
Main styles of crocheted lace include filet crochet, Irish crochet and its modern derivatives, pineapple crochet.
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Some limited Irish furniture industry was shown, including the linen and lace industry which the Irish could identify with.
* Youghal lace at the Irish Lace Museum
Some well-known locations for making heirloom-quality household linens include Ireland, for its Irish linen and lace, and Madeira, known for a type of linen called Madeira cloth.
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Johnson, of Irish and Scottish descent and born in poverty, became a master tailor.
Although established to target the Irish Republican Army, the Black and Tans became notorious through their numerous attacks on the Irish civilian population.
Dublin became the capital of the Irish Free State and later the Republic of Ireland.
Following the partition of Ireland in 1922, it became the capital of the Irish Free State ( 1922 – 1949 ) and now is the capital of the Republic of Ireland.
The Irish Free State government took over the two wings of the building to serve as a temporary home for some ministries, while the central building became the College of Technology until 1989.
Inexpensive fortified wines, such as Thunderbird and Wild Irish Rose, became popular during the Great Depression for their relatively high alcohol content.
Arthur, the next oldest, donned a curly red wig and became " Patsy Brannigan ", a stereotypical Irish character.
He became a permanent major on 1 August 1917 and was again promoted acting lieutenant-colonel, this time confirmed as Commanding Officer of 2nd Battalion Irish Guards, on 15 October.
During the Counter-Reformation, Irish religious and political links with Europe became stronger.
During the 20th century, certain Irish intellectuals made their homes in continental Europe, particularly James Joyce, and later Samuel Beckett ( who became a courier for the French Resistance ).
Historian Patrick O ' Farrell noted in The Irish in Australia ( 1987 ) that the term " Australia first " became " what amounted to the Australian Irish Catholic slogan ".
From the late 20th century onward, Irish identity abroad became increasingly cultural, non-denominational, and non-political, although many emigrants from Northern Ireland stood apart from this trend.
The Rising later became a celebrated episode for Irish nationalists.
The pro-treaty IRA soon became the nucleus of the new ( regular ) Irish National Army created by Collins and Richard Mulcahy.
Southern Ireland shortly afterwards became the Irish Free State.
The Greens became part of the Irish government for the first time following the Irish general election, 2007, having agreed upon a programme for government in coalition with Fianna Fáil and the Progressive Democrats.
* 1920 – Irish War of Independence: In Dublin, 31 people are killed in what became known as " Bloody Sunday ".
He rose through the intermediate grades to the rank of lieutenant-colonel of the regiment ( 1773 ) and brevet colonel in 1780, and in 1781 he became colonel of the King's Irish infantry.
Sexual selection sometimes creates monstrously absurd features that, in harder times, could help cause a species ' extinction, as has been suggested for the giant antlers of the Irish Elk ( Megaloceros giganteus ) that became extinct in Pleistocene Europe.
* The heathen Irish tied him to a mill-stone, rolled it over the edge of a cliff into a stormy sea, which immediately became calm, and the saint floated safely over the water to land upon the sandy beach of Perranzabuloe in Cornwall.
He became an Irish citizen in 1962 after the British government declared him stateless.
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" Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye " is a popular traditional Irish anti-war and anti-recruiting song.
*" Poor Paddy Works on the Railway " is a popular Irish and American folk song.
* Irish mythology in popular culture
Wherever Green Is Worn: The Story of the Irish Diaspora ( 2002 ), popular
Two characters called Lugaid, a popular medieval Irish name thought to derive from Lugh, have three fathers: Lugaid Riab nDerg ( Lugaid of the Red Stripes ) was the son of the three Findemna or fair triplets, and Lugaid mac Con Roí was also known as mac Trí Con, " son of three hounds ".
See: Irish mythology in popular culture: The Morrígan
Live music, either sessions of traditional Irish music or varieties of modern popular music, is frequently featured in the pubs of Ireland.
Hunky Dorys and King crisps are other popular Irish brands.
* Irish Harp: Also called the Clàrsach in Scottish Gaelic, or the Cláirseach in Irish, during the Middle Ages it was the most popular instrument of Ireland and Scotland.
" In the post-Classical period, these rules fell into desuetude, and in popular verse simple assonance often suffices, as can be seen in an example of Irish Gaelic rhyme from the traditional song Bríd Óg Ní Mháille:
It is the most popular tune-type within the Irish dance music tradition.
His most popular programs included a re-creation of Sandrine's bar, an Irish town called Fair Haven, and a 1930s-era sci-fi movie serial entitled Captain Proton.
These gatherings in turn are a popular setting for early Irish tales.
While going from door to door in disguise has remained popular among Scots and Irish, the North American custom of saying " trick or treat " has recently become common.
While going from door to door in disguise has remained popular among Scots and Irish at Halloween, saying " trick-or-treat " has become common.
Behn's story was adapted for the stage by Irish playwright Thomas Southerne, who stressed its sentimental aspects, and as time went on, it came to be seen as addressing the issues of slavery and colonialism, remaining very popular throughout the 18th century.
Shaftesbury's denial of the innate depravity of man was taken up by contemporaries such as the popular Irish essayist Richard Steele ( 1672 – 1729 ), who attributed the corruption of contemporary manners to false education.
Before disappearing again, he helps the owner get the popular Irish song Too Ra Loo Ra Loo Ral on his juke box and leaves him a gift turkey.
The instrument became popular in several musical traditions namely ; English, Scottish, Irish and American traditional music.
The tin whistle is the most popular instrument in Irish traditional music today.
The jig is second in popularity only to the reel in traditional Irish dance ; it is popular but somewhat less common in Scottish country dance music.
The polka ( polca in the Irish language ) is also one of the most popular traditional folk dances in Ireland, particularly in Sliabh Luachra, a district that spans the borders of counties Kerry, Cork and Limerick.
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