Earrings

Japanese: ピアス

Irish writer, educator, and nationalist. Born in Dublin. From an early age, he aspired to revive the Gaelic language, which could be called the Irish language, and joined the Gaelic Language League in 1895. After graduating from Royal University, he taught Irish at the Catholic University and at the same time became editor of the Gaelic Language League's journal, editing the paper in both English and Irish, the language of the ruling country at the time. He wrote poems, short stories, and plays in both languages, and in 1908 founded St. Enda's School, which began teaching in both languages. In 1913, he became a member of the Organizing Committee for the Irish Volunteers, and later joined the IRB (Irish Republican League). On April 24, 1916, during the republican armed uprising (Easter Rising) aimed at independence from Britain, he led the volunteers, drafted the Proclamation of the Provisional Republic of Ireland, and read it as the President of the Provisional Government. However, the uprising was suppressed as a rebellion, and he was sentenced to death by a British military tribunal and shot on May 3. His younger brother William, who also participated in the uprising, was shot dead on the 4th.

Earrings

Generally, it is an abbreviation of pierced earring, and refers to jewelry that is attached through a small hole in the earlobe. Pierce means "to prick or make a hole," and piercings can be made not only in the earlobe, but also in the nose, lips, nipples, genitals, etc. Earrings began to spread in Japan around the 1970s, and have become firmly established because they cause less discomfort when worn, such as pain, compared to the screw-on and clip-on earrings that were mainstream until then, and there are many types available. However, problems such as an increase in metal allergies due to improper wearing have also arisen.
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Japanese:

アイルランドの文学者，教育者，民族主義者。ダブリン生れ。早くから，アイルランド語ともいうべきゲーリック語の復興に志し，1895年，ゲーリック語連盟に加入。ローヤル・ユニバーシティ卒業後はカトリック大学でアイルランド語を教え，同時にゲーリック語連盟の機関紙の編集者となって，当時の統治国英国の言語である英語との２言語併用により同紙を編集。詩や短編小説，戯曲なども２言語で書き，1908年セント・エンダ校を創立し，２言語による教育を開始した。1913年アイルランド義勇軍組織委員会委員となり，その後IRB（アイルランド共和主義同盟）に加入。1916年４月24日，英国からの独立を目指す共和主義者の武装蜂起（イースター蜂起）では義勇軍を指揮し，アイルランド共和国臨時政府宣言を起草，臨時政府大統領としてこれを読み上げた。しかしこの蜂起は反乱として鎮圧され，英国の軍事法廷で死刑を宣告されて，５月３日銃殺された。蜂起に参加した弟のウィリアムも４日に銃殺されている。

ピアス

一般的にはpierced earringの略で，耳たぶに小さな穴をあけてとりつける装身具のこと。ピアスpierceは〈刺す，穴をあける〉の意で，耳たぶだけでなく，鼻，口唇，乳首，性器などに穴をあけ，ピアスをつけることもある。耳につけるものは日本では1970年代ごろより広まりはじめ，それまで主流だったねじ式やクリップ式のイアリングに比べ痛みなどの装着時の違和感が少なく，種類も豊富なことからすっかり定着したが，不適切な装着による金属アレルギーの増加といった問題も起きている。
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