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Old 10-06-2009, 09:14 AM
Danzig Danzig is offline
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You mean Carrarra marble?
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i have a connemara marble bracelet. since the colt is by giants causeway, who is named for a famous landmark made of stone, i could see why they'd name him for marble from ireland.


edit~ here you go..

http://www.connemaramarble.com/ConMar1.html
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Old 10-06-2009, 10:13 AM
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i have a connemara marble bracelet. since the colt is by giants causeway, who is named for a famous landmark made of stone, i could see why they'd name him for marble from ireland.


edit~ here you go..

http://www.connemaramarble.com/ConMar1.html
wow, nice catch. that's a great name when you put it in that light
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Old 10-06-2009, 10:38 AM
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There is a breed of pony called Connemara.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connemara_pony
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Old 10-06-2009, 10:58 AM
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wow, nice catch. that's a great name when you put it in that light

i think it's a good one...but i'm speculating that's what they were thinking. it could just be a lucky coincidence.
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Old 10-06-2009, 08:25 PM
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i have a connemara marble bracelet. since the colt is by giants causeway, who is named for a famous landmark made of stone, i could see why they'd name him for marble from ireland.


edit~ here you go..

http://www.connemaramarble.com/ConMar1.html
Oh really? I had no idea there was marble in even Ireland......I was in Connemara few years ago, too. Thanks for the link - I'm going to check that out now.
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