Difference between revisions of "Republican's arms"

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(Republican's arms)
 
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** '''arms''' (weapons) for Irish republicans to fught against the British
 
** '''arms''' (weapons) for Irish republicans to fught against the British
 
* '''publican''' →  HCE
 
* '''publican''' →  HCE
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* '''from the king's head to the republican's arms''': Ireland's transition in the 1920s from kingdom to republic
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[[Category: HCE]]
 
[[Category: HCE]]

Latest revision as of 09:21, 20 June 2016

  • republican arms could mean:
    • a hypothetical pub with republican sentiments, as opposed to the royalist king's head
      • In the eighteenth century, the word Arms was added to teh name of many pubs to show that they were under the protection of a noble family.
    • arms (weapons) for Irish republicans to fught against the British
  • publican → HCE
  • from the king's head to the republican's arms: Ireland's transition in the 1920s from kingdom to republic