page_title: National symbols of Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
section_title: Food
hierarchical_section_title: National symbols of Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland / Other / Food
caption_attribution_description: English: Photograph was taken by me in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK in 2007.
context_page_description: Symbols of Ireland are marks, images, or objects that represent Ireland. Because Ireland was not partitioned until 1922, many of the symbols of Ireland predate the division into Southern Ireland and Northern Ireland.
  Unlike other countries, Irish and Northern Irish state symbols are rarely defined by official Acts; they are defined by common usage or by various interest groups.
  These symbols are seen in official capacities, such as flags, coats of arms, postage stamps, and currency, and in URLs.
  They appear less formally as recurring themes in literature, art and folk art, heraldry, monuments, clothing, personal decoration, and as the names of parks, bridges and streets.
context_section_description: The national dish of Ireland is the Irish stew; other national dishes include the full Irish breakfast/Ulster fry and bacon and cabbage.
caption: An Ulster fry
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