What is trócaire?

Answer 1

Trócaire [thró-kir-e] is a word from the Irish word for 'mercy'.

There is a Roman Catholic International Charity called Trócaire.

Trócaire is also the name of a College in New York, run by nuns.

Alternatively, you may be thinking of troika. There is a form of pottery called troika ware, but troika is a Russian word and can also refer to a horse-drawn sled, a dance or a group of three leaders/judges etc (a triumvirate).

The word troika is also used for other things.

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