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jlynch | 15:30 Wed 24th Jan 2001 | People & Places
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Why are people from Co Wexford in Ireland referred to as Yellow Bellies?
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Queen Elizabeth I gave them the name on witnessing a hurling match. When the Wexford men, with yellow scarves round their waists, won, the queen said: 'These Yellow Bellies are the finest fellows I've ever seen.'
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