Tara and the two-leaf shamrock
WB Yeats wrote: “Tara is, because of its associations, probably the most consecrated spot in Ireland.” Both of the Irish national symbols, the harp and the shamrock, originate at Tara.
These emblems have been promoted for decades throughout the world by the Irish Tourist Board to identify something unique about Ireland, and with great effect: Tara and its symbols have become readily recognisable motifs for Ireland and what it is most prized for internationally, its culture, rich history and beautiful landscape.
