Uncategorised Archives - Irish Handmade Gifts https://www.irishhandmadegifts.com/category/uncategorised/ Wed, 13 May 2020 19:29:17 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 The Wicklow Way https://www.irishhandmadegifts.com/the-wicklow-way/ Wed, 13 May 2020 19:06:18 +0000 https://www.irishhandmadegifts.com/?p=6122 The oldest and the most scenic long distance linear walk in Ireland. The Wicklow Way is approximately 130km long and crosses the Wicklow Mountains from where it starts at Marley Park in Dublin, to it’s finish in Clonegal in County Carlow.  The Wicklow Way is one of the most popular walks in Ireland, and is [...]

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]]> The Irish Shamrock – A brief history https://www.irishhandmadegifts.com/irish-shamrock-brief-history/ Wed, 12 Feb 2020 20:29:15 +0000 https://www.irishhandmadegifts.com/?p=5992 The shamrock accepted in most places as the emblem of Ireland. As children we were dispatched to pick fresh shamrock on the morning of St Patrick’s day for our parents and elders. According to Legend Saint Patrick, our patron saint, a fifth century Bishop in Ireland used a sprig of shamrock while preaching an open-air [...]

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]]> Irish Fairy Doors https://www.irishhandmadegifts.com/irish-fairy-doors/ Sun, 13 May 2018 14:00:58 +0000 https://www.irishhandmadegifts.com/?p=5240   The perfect way to indulge your child’s imagination. Fairy doors are a wonderful product that bring joy and wonder to any child’s life. It is an experience rather than a toy. By placing a fairy door in your garden or home your child has the opportunity to delve into a world of make believe [...]

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]]> Irish Celtic symbols https://www.irishhandmadegifts.com/irish-celtic-symbols/ Sat, 07 Apr 2018 20:19:47 +0000 https://www.irishhandmadegifts.com/?p=5234 These are some of the most common/popular symbols found in the Irish/Celtic culture. The harp, the shamrock, the Celtic knot and the infamous Claddagh ring.  The harp appears on many things from our coins, our uniforms or a pint of the black stuff. The Claddagh ring has three elements embroiled into one, the hands are [...]

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