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Thread #57687   Message #908756
Posted By: GUEST,Q
12-Mar-03 - 11:10 PM
Thread Name: PLEASE HELP! (from a Moscow lass) Irish quiz query
Subject: RE: PLEASE HELP! (from a Moscow lass) Irish quiz query
I looked it up, Sorcha, I hope this is right.
"A harp, or stringed argent, on a field azure." The presidential standard is a blue flag with the heraldic harp.
See Harp

Many websites identify Ireland's emblem as the shamrock, but this is only a popular symbol.