Mise Éire (Mish-a Air-a) 'I am of Ireland '.
Ireland, Éire, Éireann, Hibernia, Emerald Isle, Land of Saints and Scholars, the many names of this ancient land. She has been the inspiration for great achievements, by a people fiercely proud to be her children.
This Éireann brooch gathers together symbols that evoke what it is to be Irish.
Shamrock - Ireland, St Patrick, the green fields of Ireland.
Lily - Symbol of peace, Ireland’s role as a peacemaker, the end of fighting on Irish soil.
Heart - Love that burns in the hearts of every Irish person for Ireland.
These three elements come together at the base of the Éireann brooch to form the Newgrange Tri-Spiral, one of the oldest symbols of Ireland.
It’s meaning is myriad...
Here it represents life, death and rebirth, as Ireland has emerged from it's troubled past.
Length: Of brooch : 40 mm / 1.6ins
Width: At widest point : 25 mm / 1 ins
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