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* "'''The Bunch of Green Rushes'''": a traditional Irish reel | * "'''The Bunch of Green Rushes'''": a traditional Irish reel | ||
* I'''f I knew you were coming I would have spread green rushes for you:''' Traditional Irish saying, from the practice, when most buildings had earthen floors. of using rushes as a form of renewable floor covering for cleanliness and insulation. | * I'''f I knew you were coming I would have spread green rushes for you:''' Traditional Irish saying, from the practice, when most buildings had earthen floors. of using rushes as a form of renewable floor covering for cleanliness and insulation. | ||
| − | * '''green epaulettes:''' French regiments recruited from Irish refugees, as in | + | * '''green epaulettes:''' French regiments recruited from Irish refugees, as in the Napoleonic Wars, ofyen wore green epaulettes; so did some British Army units, like the 5th Irish Lancers during the Edwardian era |
[[Category: clothing]] | [[Category: clothing]] | ||
[[Category:green]] | [[Category:green]] | ||
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category: Songs and lyrics]] |
Latest revision as of 15:40, 19 January 2014
- "Green Grow the Rushes, O": English Christmas folksong
- "The Bunch of Green Rushes": a traditional Irish reel
- If I knew you were coming I would have spread green rushes for you: Traditional Irish saying, from the practice, when most buildings had earthen floors. of using rushes as a form of renewable floor covering for cleanliness and insulation.
- green epaulettes: French regiments recruited from Irish refugees, as in the Napoleonic Wars, ofyen wore green epaulettes; so did some British Army units, like the 5th Irish Lancers during the Edwardian era
