In astronomy, how many stars make up The Plough?
Starry Plough (flag) Starry Plough (flag) The Starry Plough banner () is a flag which was originally used by the Irish Citizen Army, a socialist Irish republican movement, and subsequently adopted by other Irish political organizations. The original Starry Plough was designed by George William Russell for the Irish Citizen Army and showed silver stars on a green background. The flag depicts an asterism (an identified part) of the constellation Ursa Major, called "The Plough" (or "Starry Plough") in Ireland and Britain, the "Big Dipper" in North America, and various other names worldwide. Two of the Plough's seven stars point to Polaris, the
The Plough and the Stars The Plough and the Stars The Plough and the Stars is a four-act play by the Irish writer Seán O'Casey that was first performed on February 8, 1926 at the Abbey Theatre. It is set in Dublin and addresses the 1916 Easter Rising. The play's title references the Starry Plough flag which was used by the Irish Citizen Army. It is the third play of O'Casey's well-known "Dublin Trilogy" – the other two being "The Shadow of a Gunman" (1923) and "Juno and the Paycock" (1924). The first two acts take place in November 1915, looking forward to the liberation