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O'Connell Street, Limerick: The Countess, the Shamrock and the Red Cross
How did a member of the Irish aristocracy use a commonplace - but iconic - little plant to save soldiers' lives?
Location: O'Connell Street, Limerick, 52掳39'43.3"N 8掳37'43.9"W
Image of tin manufactured by the Shamrock League
Image courtesy of Limerick Museum
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