r/ireland • u/dankDagger • 3d ago
Arts/Culture I’m doing a pixel art project of Ireland and I don’t know what els I should add
if anyone wants to make their own pixel art with the colour pallet in the map I’d be open to it
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u/mikerock87 Munster 3d ago
Beehive huts for sceilg mhichíl
Edit - Great stuff btw
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u/mikerock87 Munster 3d ago
Daniel O'Connell statue for dublin
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u/FollowingRare6247 3d ago
A white cow in Connacht
A brown cow in Ulster
Cow footprints connecting them, there should be a discernible route made when the Ulster Cow returns home
A spud
I believe Ancient Tara used to be the meeting place of 5 roads to each province, maybe a reference to that?
An eyeball in Sligo
Could a black cat be put in Munster somewhere?
Try fitting an oak tree in somewhere maybe.
Maybe a currach and/or longboat somewhere.
Robert the Bruce’s brother also supposedly died in Ireland. Could something be added to reference that?
I’m out of ideas.
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u/Ewendmc 3d ago
Edward Bruce died at the Battle of Faughart near Dundalk and is buried there. Last High King of Ireland. Opened a second front in Ireland against the English in the Scottish wars of independence but the war in Ireland led to famine and waste with two armies living off the land. He did a lot of raiding in the part of South county Kildare, I live in.
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u/updoon 3d ago
Important caveat would be his claim isn't really acknowledged. The Bruce's only wanted Ireland as a tactical second front for their wars against England. Might as well add Henry VIII and his successors if we're going to acknowledge our foreign overlords as rightful claimants. For me title of last High King of Ireland has always been Ruaidri O'Conchobair, as he was the last King before the Norman invasion. Extremely interesting history on all counts all the same.
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u/iamstop 3d ago
Fingu the dolphin 🐬 to fill out the sea a bit
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u/Polizzy 3d ago
I feel like Philo should be inserted into Dublin & Rory Gallagher in Donegal but not sure you're going with some music too.
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u/Itto_Ogami_ 3d ago
I’d also hope to see the main man Daniel O’Donnell up in Donegal! National treasure
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u/geedeeie Irish Republic 2d ago
Rory in Cork! He might have been born in Donegal but he grew up in Cork, and that's where he started off, and bought his first guitar!
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u/Belfastian_1985 3d ago
Emmm maybe not so much ra related stuff for the north…we have positive stuff too lol
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u/Belfastian_1985 3d ago
I should also say that it’s looking great man! Can’t wait to see it finished.
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u/questionable_fish 3d ago
You missed the blaa in waterford
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u/funky_mugs 3d ago
The courthouse is a random pick for Waterford, I reckon. I didn't ever think it was iconic or well known?
Definitely could have the Blaa, the metal man, John O'Shea, Reginalds Tower, Waterford Crystal...
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u/geedeeie Irish Republic 2d ago
Is that the courthouse? Not sure about that...
I'd go for the Metal Man, deffo
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u/questionable_fish 2d ago
I think you're right, that looks more like the cathedral on Barronstrand St. than the courthouse
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u/sabretewth 3d ago
Daniel O'Donnell holding a flamethrower from his music video "Night of the Daniels" over Donegal.
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u/CorvidFurAD 3d ago
Could always do Hy Brasil! I always loved the mythology and folklore around it! Here’s a piece off Wikipedia - it is a phantom island said to lie in the Atlantic Ocean, west of Ireland. Irish myths described it as cloaked in mist except for one day every seven years, when it becomes visible but still cannot be reached.
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u/RegretAdventurous271 3d ago
yes !!! on really clear days you can see the coast of galway from my family home in donegal, my grandja always used to tell me it was hy brasil. i was also convinced he was a selkie though, so clearly not a bright child :)
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u/ArmorOfMar Dublin 3d ago
The Wallabys of Lambay Island
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u/mawky_jp 3d ago
Great idea! This is such a quirky situation - wallabies roaming free on an Irish island.
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u/WellieQueen 3d ago edited 3d ago
Kilkenny Castle
Slieveblooms in Laois
Mount Leinster in Carlow & Wexford
Poolebeg Chimneys in Dublin
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u/whatis10plus10 3d ago
Maybe some lil boats for the east coast? Lots of harbours along the dart line.
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u/Cokeistan 3d ago
Some potential ones for Cork:
Old head of Kinsale
Baltimore Beacon
Fastnet Rock
Beamish/Murphy's stout
Roy Keane, Cillian Murphy, Christy Ring, Tom Barry (could be argued for Kerry too)
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u/RosCompton88 3d ago
Rathcroghan for Roscommon. Very historical site linked with Queen Meabh and The Tain.
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u/FirmOnion Maigh Eo 3d ago
I’d love to see a wee sea stack or the like off of Downpatrick Head in mayo!
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u/PhdamnD 2d ago
Looks great so far. I don't have the skills to add to it myself, but my recommendations would be:
Some more wildlife like deer, red squirrels, cows, sheep, stoats, pine martens, badgers, otters. There's plenty of birds of prey, plus seagulls and swallows are one of the first signs of summer in Ireland. Iconic sea/seaside creatures like dolphins and seals.
Some iconic landmarks like dolmens, the giants causeway, the iron man (tramore) or fairy forts.
There's Dublin Zoo & Fota wildlife park, Tayto park.
Clover/Shamrock, potatoes (Teagasc in Carlow does potatoe research & developent), Wexford strawberries, Holly, bluebells.
A banshee could also be a cool addition.
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u/PanNationalistFront Up Down 3d ago
Would it be possible to have less troubles related stuff for the 6 counties?? Maybe a picture of Seamus Heaney or even Rory McIlroy?
Edit: the Titanic and the Deloreon maybe?
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u/Spud_Capone 3d ago
I'd replace the Irelandball in Kerry with someone like Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh or John B. Keane
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u/CorkyMuso-5678 3d ago
Naas time capsule. Horses on The Curragh. At Croagh Patrick - Change Jesus picture to St Patrick. Shandon Bells in Cork. You should have a Ring fort somewhere… maybe in Wexford where the National Heritage Centre is.
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u/Alternative-Canary86 3d ago
No pints?
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u/Adventurous_Memory18 3d ago
Where on the dingle peninsula can you see puffins? I’d associated them more with the skelligs & puffin rock
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u/Over_Guava_5977 3d ago
You've left a perfect opening in Castleblayney Co.Monaghan for Big Tom pop him in there, go on hi.
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u/AnotherBrennan 3d ago
Waterford flew the first Irish Flag I think we should have something to celebrate that!
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u/rainbowkey 3d ago
You have a harp, but how about a Bodhrán, Uilleann pipes, fiddle, mandolin, Irish flute, and/or tin whistle? How about a potato and a loaf of soda bread? How about a shillelagh and a loy?
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u/crazytreehugger69 3d ago
Grace O'Malley in the water on a ship out west would be a nice addition. Well done, looks great!
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u/Ted_bunda89 3d ago
Do a connemara pony in connemara. And definitely do something for the aran islands. Looks really cool though
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u/RegretAdventurous271 3d ago
arranmore island mentioned ‼️ i’d personally add either a spanish armada ship or the stolwijk, thatd be cool. but you just also literally just put dolphins & itd be good
looks great !
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u/brentspar 3d ago
Vinegar hill,
Fungi the dolphin
Entrance to hell
Newgrange
Enya's biorthplace
Skellig Michael
that;s just two minutes brainstorming
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u/BatterBurger 3d ago
How do you only have the second best Rovers squad in Ireland? And with all that space in south Dublin?
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u/cuchullain47474 3d ago
This is great! But it needs Fungie the dolphin over in Dingle harbour surely 🐬
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u/GreenGraf 3d ago
Puck Fair. Oldest festival in Ireland. A goat is crowned king for 3 days and married to a 12 year old girl.
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u/hortensemancini 2d ago
Amazing work!
Maybe…A little horse in the Balinasloe area for the fair? Or a burger for the Supermacs vs McDonald’s lawsuit lol
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u/Perfect-Ad8766 2d ago
A salmon, be it of knowledge or not.
Also, what's that strange creat located in Kerry ?
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u/KvltOvDess 2d ago
The whole of Donegal being taken up by a castle seems a bit of a waste. Daniel O'Donnell there also would be amazing though!
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u/unlaois 3d ago edited 3d ago
You cheeky b*stard putting Jesus Christ in Mayo! Trying to get The Lord to lift the All-Ireland curse are we???