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===In Ireland=== [[File:Portret van Filips II te paard, RP-P-1932-154.jpg|thumb|upright=0.6|[[Philip II of Spain|King Philip II]] with a feather in his cap.]] The northern lapwing was declared the [[Republic of Ireland]]'s [[national bird]] by a committee of the [[Irish Wildlife Conservancy]] in 1990.<ref>{{cite news |last=Reilly |first=Jerome |date=23 October 2016 |title=Lapwing's tricolour feathers fit the bill |newspaper=[[Irish Independent]] |url=http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/lapwings-tricolour-feathers-fit-the-bill-35153566.html |access-date=1 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=National Bird of Ireland β Northern Lapwing β Light Future Art |url=https://lightfutureart.com/national-bird-of-ireland-northern-lapwing}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Egan |first=James |title=1000 Facts About Ireland |date=26 August 2018 |publisher=Lulu.com |isbn=9780244110734 |via=Google Books |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KQp-DwAAQBAJ&q=lapwing+ireland+%22national+bird%22&pg=PA13}}</ref> In the [[Irish language]] it is called ''pilibΓn'', "little Philip", supposedly a reference to [[Philip II of Spain]] ([[King of Ireland]] 1554β58), who often wore a feather in his cap.<ref>{{cite web |last=Fitzgerald |first=Ann |date=25 March 2017 |title=Opinion: Connecting with nature a sure-fire way to bolster your wellbeing |newspaper=Farming Independent |url=https://www.independent.ie/business/farming/rural-life/opinion-connecting-with-nature-a-sure-fire-way-to-bolster-your-wellbeing-35548395.html |access-date=1 April 2020}}</ref>
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