Just in time with St. Patrick's Day the account has been approved. So, here's the first post about the Irish Flag. This is from our website where you can find facts about all the flags of the world. Have a look and browse the flag catalog!

The Flag of Ireland is a vertical tricolor of green, white and orange.

Blazon

Tierced per pale azure argent and tenné.

Symbolism

The colors of the Irish Flag describe the long-lasting confrontation between the Catholic and the Protestant population. The Roman Catholics are represented by the green color. The orange on the opposite side stands for the Protestants and the supporters of William of Orange. White traditionally stands for peace, in the Flag of Ireland, it also depicts the hope for a union between Protestants and Catholics in Ireland.
Adoption

The tricolor came to be regarded as the national flag since 1916. Nationalists on both sides of the border then used the flag as their national flag.
The Irish Republic officially adopted the flag during the course of the Irish War of Independence (1919-1921). The Irish Free State (1922-1937) continued to use the same flag. Eventually, in 1937, the Constitution of Ireland granted the constitutional status of the flag.

Flag day

The Irish Flag day is Easter Monday to commemorate the beginning of the Easter Rising of 1916. During the rising rebels used these colors which subsequently led to the official adoption of the current Irish Flag.

Similar flags

The Flag of Ivory Coast uses a similar tricolor with the colors in reverse order. Both the Flag of Niger and the Indian Flag comprise orange, white and green stripes in a horizontal arrangement.

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