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As part of a 2019 brand redesign, @AerLingus shaped the leaves of its well-known #shamrock logo as hearts to "reflect the warmth and hospitality of" the airline
Take a look at the 100+ shamrock ideas that "didn't fly"
https://t.co/KfswfgCukP
#IrishJeopardy #SmartFliesAerLingus
Estragon: What is it?
Vladimir: I don’t know…
We’ll wait for you to think of this blank
#IrishJeopardy
#Beckett #WaitingForGodot #Godot
It’s no wonder that “the most significant English language play of the 20th century” was featured in the @Jeopardy category 20th Century Theatre
But did you know that #SamuelBeckett originally wrote “Waiting for Godot” in French?
#IrishJeopardy
#WaitingforGodot #tragicomedy🎭
Many visitors to the Ambassador’s Residence wonder why there is a #GilbertStuart painting above the fireplace
He lived in Dublin for 7 years & @NGIreland has many of his works in its collection
He is famous for his portrait of #GeorgeWashington on the $1 bill 💵
#IrishJeopardy
It’s no wonder that “the most significant English language play of the 20th century” was featured in the @Jeopardy category 20th Century Theatre
But did you know that #SamuelBeckett originally wrote “Waiting for Godot” in French?
#IrishJeopardy
#WaitingforGodot #tragicomedy🎭
Another “what is #banshee?”
Well done @KenJennings on your stellar pronunciation of this beautiful Irish name! Clíodhna is not only Queen of the Banshees, but also the patron of County Cork
#IrishJeopardy
What is banshee?
Ben síde (Old Irish) 🔀 Bean sí (Middle Irish) 🔀 Banshee 🧚🏼♂️
#IrishJeopardy #Etymology @theirishfor
We were delighted to include @Carolans in our 2021 #StPatricksDay gift boxes, and we’re sure the recipients were, too!
The word #whiskey comes from the Irish uisce beatha = water of life 🥃 it references Irish varieties when spelled with an E
#IrishJeopardy #Etymology #Gaeilge
Bonus from Wednesday’s “Starts with CL”
Comhghairdeas @AmodioMatt on your @Jeopardy record! We’re delighted that your knowledge of #Ireland has helped you to 33 wins and hope that visits to @BunrattyCastle in #Clare & ^ sites are in your future!
#IrishJeopardy
#LoveIreland
The Irish dubh linn – "black pool" – is a far cry from another epithet for #Dublin, the fair city
The black pool is the spot where the River Poddle entered the #Liffey
Today, instead of a tidal pool, you'll find the Dubhlinn Gardens at Dublin Castle, est. 1204
#IrishJeopardy
From stage to screen, @AnTaibhdhearc!
#Galway / #Gaillimh is known for a rich culture scene & has a large #Gaeltacht, an area where #Gaeilge, aka Irish Gaelic, is predominantly spoken
#Jeopardy = baol, contúirt
#IrishJeopardy
Nice clue after #EuropeanDayofLanguages 🇪🇺 Sept 26
Drogheda is like a bridge🌉It stretches across a county border, from #Louth to #Meath
In fact, its name in Irish, Droichead Átha, translates to "bridge at the ford"
The consequential Battle of the #Boyne occurred at Oldbridge, just outside of Drogheda in 1690
#IrishJeopardy
It's a long way to #Tipperary, but John, who was appointed Lord of Ireland in 1177, would have to have gone a bit further to see @KingJohnsCastle, which he ordered to be built, in #Limerick
Bonus: there is also a King John's Castle in Carlingford, County #Louth
#IrishJeopardy
Our Ambassador @DanMulhall is a big fan of the answer to this clue!
What is #Waterford #Déise
#IrishJeopardy
Famously, RMS #Titanic’s last port of call on 11 April 1912 was #Cobh (formerly Queenstown) in #Cork
More than 2.5 million of a total 6 million Irish emigrants also departed from that same port en route to North America from 1848 to 1950
#IrishJeopardy
If you 👀 and/or 👂 our creative and catchy #Bloomsday video this year, you’d know that “stately, plump Buck Mulligan came from”...the opening line of #JamesJoyce’s novel #Ulysses
Check out the video here: https://t.co/SeMsuhDGyQ
#IrishJeopardy
#DublinCityOfLiterature 📚
Category: National Park Countries 🏞
#Killarney National Park in #Kerry was the first #NationalPark in Ireland, established in 1932.
Today, there are 6️⃣ national parks, which together cover 0.9% of Ireland’s total land area.
Do you know the other 5️⃣?
#IrishJeopardy
.@stpatrickscath, in Dublin since 1191
Swift wrote “Gulliver’s Travels” while he was Dean of the cathedral in the early-mid 1700s
Learn more about Jonathan Swift & St. Patrick’s Cathedral here: https://t.co/maeYnl7PID
#IrishJeopardy #JohnathanSwift #GulliversTravels #StPatrick
Category: 1921
Answer: What is Ulysses?
To be sure, Ulysses was first published in 1922 and celebrates its centenary next year, but it was serialized from 1918-1920 in the American literary magazine “The Little Review.”
#IrishJeopardy #Ulysses #JamesJoyce #Bloomsday #Ulysses100
What is banshee?
Ben síde (Old Irish) 🔀 Bean sí (Middle Irish) 🔀 Banshee 🧚🏼♂️
#IrishJeopardy #Etymology @theirishfor
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