- Red Hand of Ulster
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the symbol of Ulster (= Northern Ireland), shown as a red upright hand cut off at the wrist. It was originally the symbol of one of Ulster’s ruling families, the O’Neills.
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(the) Red Hand of Ulster — the Red Hand of Ulster [the Red Hand of Ulster] the symbol of ↑Ulster (= Northern Ireland), shown as a red upright hand cut off at the wrist. It was originally the symbol of one of Ulster’s ruling families, the O’Neills … Useful english dictionary
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Red hand — Red Red, a. [Compar. {Redder} ( d?r); superl. {Reddest}.] [OE. red, reed, AS. re[ a]d, re[ o]d; akin to OS. r[=o]d, OFries. r[=a]d, D. rood, G. roht, rot, OHG. r[=o]t, Dan. & Sw. r[ o]d, Icel. rau[eth]r, rj[=o][eth]r, Goth. r[ a]uds, W. rhudd,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Red Hand Defenders — The Red Hand Defenders (RHD) is a Northern Irish paramilitary group formed in 1998 and composed largely of Protestant hardliners from loyalist groups observing a cease fire. It is composed of members of the Ulster Defence Association and Loyalist … Wikipedia
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Red Hand Commando — Das Red Hand Commando (deutsch etwa: Rothandkommando) oder kurz RHC war eine 1972 gegründete unionistische paramilitaristische Organisation in Irland, die mit der Ulster Volunteer Force eng zusammenarbeitete. Schon ein Jahr nach der Gründung… … Deutsch Wikipedia
