David himself, the "sweet psalmist of Israel" ( 2 Samuel 23:1 2 Samuel 23:1 Now these be the last words of David. Indeed, it appears to be further evidence that the royal line of David married into the Milesian royal line of Zerah.įurthermore, the Larne Times article says, "Jeremiah may have brought King David’s harp with him." The harp has long been the national emblem of Ireland. Is it mere coincidence that the Red Hand of Zerah is symbolically fused with the Star of David? And atop that star on the flag is the royal crown. Yet it is the very "Star of David"-the symbol of the Jews. The star is said to represent the six counties of Ulster. What was not mentioned is that this red hand appears in the center of a six-pointed star. Earlier it was mentioned that the flag of Northern Ireland had the "blood-red right hand of Ulster" upon it. being a symbol of the royal line of David." Those who believe the tribes of Israel traveled to the British Isles also cite the use in Ulster of a six-pointed star. So right next to ancient Tara, where the line of David was established, is a town designated as the settlement of David.įurthermore, going back to the Larne Times article: "When Jeremiah’s party arrived at Carrick that day many centuries ago they found themselves among kith and kin of the scattered people of Israel. In English we write it as David, but the Hebrew pronunciation of David is Duwd or Dowd. it is the symbol of the unionists".Three miles north of Tara is an area known as Dowd’s Town. David Miller, a sociology professor from Strathclyde University in Scotland, complained to the BBC, saying that "like the swastika the Red Hand has been misappropriated. Various loyalist paramilitaries - like Red Hand Commandos, Red Hand Defenders and Ulster Defence Association - use it. One potential king so desired the kingship that, upon seeing that he was losing the race, he cut off his hand and threw it to the shore - thus winning the kingship.Įven if the Red Hand was one of the very few cross-community symbols used in Northern Ireland, more recently it starts to be used (only) as a strong unionist symbol. Because of this it was agreed that a boat race should take place and that "whosoever's hand is the first to touch the shore of Ulster, so shall he be made the king". According to one myth, the kingdom of Ulster had at one time no rightful heir. It is generally accepted that this Irish Gaelic symbol originated in pagan times and was first associated with the mythical figure Labraid Lámh Dhearg or Labraid Lámderg (Labraid of the Red Hand). The Red Hand of Ulster (in Irish: Lámh Dhearg Uladh) is a symbol used in heraldry to denote the Irish province of Ulster. The Shankill has been traditionally unionist and loyalist. The road stretches westwards for approximately 2.4 km from central Belfast and is lined, to an extent, by shops. It runs through the predominantly loyalist working-class area known as the Shankill. The Shankill Road (from Irish: Seanchill meaning "old church") is the arterial road leading through west Belfast, Northern Ireland.
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