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Europe

Ireland

Ratio: 1:2 Adopted: January 21, 1919 Usage: National and Civil

Green Orange is for
represents the Protestant
the Catholic people
people

White is for the union between
Catholics and Protestants

After centuries of British rule, Ireland was split
in 1921, becoming the Free State (The Republic
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of Ireland) and the northern Six Counties.
The Irish flag is modeled on that of represents the Catholic majority;
the French Tricolore. It was first flown orange is for the Protestant minority
by nationalists during their struggle (originally supporters of William of
for freedom from Britain in 1848, Orange) and white is for peace
a year of Europe-wide revolution. between the two faiths.
However, it was not until the Easter
Rising of 1916 that it came to be THE PRESIDENT’S STANDARD
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regarded as the national flag. It was The flag of the President was
officially confirmed in 1919 and was introduced in 1945 and is based on
written into the Constitution in the ancient “Green Flag,” a traditional
1937. The green coloring on the flag symbol of Irish nationalism.

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The flag is similar
The harp is said to the quartering
to be the harp of for Ireland on the
Brian Boru, an 11th Royal Arms of the
century ruler United Kingdom

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