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Encyclopedia > List of Irish flags

This is a list of flags which have been, or are still today, used on the island of Ireland.

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Republic of Ireland Flag

Flag Date Use Description
1922 - Flag of Ireland tricolour, with three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), white and orange

Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland. ... 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Flag Ratio: 1:2 The National Flag of Ireland (Irish: An Bhratach Náisiúnta), also known as the Irish tricolour, is the national flag of the Republic of Ireland. ... French tricolour flag A tricolour is a flag or banner having three colours, usually in approximately equal size (horizontally or vertically) and lacking additional symbols. ...

Northern Ireland Flag

Flag Date Use Description
(official between 1953 - 1972) Flag of Northern Ireland St. George's Cross, defaced with the red-hand of Ulster inside a six-pointed star, surmounted by a crown.

Image File history File links Flag_of_Northern_Ireland. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1953 calendar). ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1972 calendar). ... Contrary to popular belief, the 1972 suspension of the Northern Irish provincial government did not suspend the existence of the provincial flag, shown on this page below, or the provincial arms. ... The St Georges cross, a red cross on a white background, is the national flag of England and has been since about 1277. ...

Presidential Flag

Flag Date Use Description
1945 - Standard of the President of the Republic of Ireland A silver stringed gold harp on a blue field

Image File history File links Ie_pres. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... The Presidential Standard of the President of Ireland, adopted in 1945, consists of a gold harp, (the coat of Arms of Ireland), on a St. ...

Provincial Flags

Flag Date Use Description
The Four Provinces Flag The four quadrants represent the provinces, showing a banner of the arms of Ulster (top left), Munster (top right), Connacht (bottom left) and Leinster (bottom right)
Flag of Ulster A red cross on a golden field (from the arms of Norman coloniser, John de Courcy), charged with a white shield and the red hand
Flag of Munster Three golden crowns on a blue field
Flag of Connacht An eagle and sword
Flag of Leinster A golden harp on a dark-green field

Image File history File links Flag_of_provinces_(Ireland). ... During late Gaelic and early historic times Ireland was divided into provinces to replace the earlier system of the tuatha. ... Ulster (Irish: Cúige Uladh, IPA: ) forms one of the four provinces of Ireland. ... Munster (Irish: An Mhumhain, IPA: ) is the southernmost province of Ireland, comprising the counties of Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford. ... Connaught redirects here. ... Leinster (IPA: ; Irish: Laighin or Laigin, IPA: ), one of the Provinces of Ireland, lies in the east of Ireland and comprises the counties of Carlow, Dublin, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Longford, Louth, Meath, Offaly, Westmeath, Wexford and Wicklow. ... The historic flag of the province of Ulster. ... The Flag of Ulster The Flag of Ulster, one of the four provinces of Ireland, consists of a red cross on a golden field (from the arms of Norman coloniser, John de Courcy), charged with a white shield and the red hand. ... John de Courcy (1160? - 1219) was a colorful knight and Earl of Ulster, Ireland in the 12th Century. ... Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Munster (Irish: An Mhumhain, IPA: ) is the southernmost province of Ireland, comprising the counties of Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford. ... The flag of connacht. ... Connaught redirects here. ... Image File history File links The flag of leinster. ... Leinster (IPA: ; Irish: Laighin or Laigin, IPA: ), one of the Provinces of Ireland, lies in the east of Ireland and comprises the counties of Carlow, Dublin, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Longford, Louth, Meath, Offaly, Westmeath, Wexford and Wicklow. ...

Military Flags

Flag Date Use Description
Republic of Ireland Naval Jack A silver stringed gold harp on a green field

Image File history File links Naval_Jack_of_Ireland. ...

Other Flags

Flag Date Use Description
1783 - Flag of St Patrick A red saltire on a white field
1801 - The Union Flag, flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland A superposition of the Flags of England, Scotland, and St Patrick's Flag of Ireland. Historically represented the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Historical flag of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland A Union Flag defaced with a golden harp on a blue field
The Green Ensign An unofficial merchant navy flag consisting of green field with golden harp and the Union Flag in the canton
1798
United Irish battle standard carried at Arklow, during 1798 rebellion White Cross and slogan on dark green background


Download high resolution version (1300x860, 4 KB) St. ... 1783 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The arms of St Albans: a gold saltire on a blue field A saltire is an X-shaped figure in heraldry. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... The Union Jack, flag of the newly formed United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. ... Flag Ratio: 1:2 The Union Flag or Union Jack is the flag most commonly associated with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and was also used throughout the former British Empire. ... The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the G8, the European Union, and NATO. Usually known simply as the United Kingdom, the UK, or (inaccurately) as Great Britain or Britain, the UK has four constituent... The Flag of England The Flag of England is the cross of Saint George. ... The Saltire, the flag of Scotland, with an official Pantone 300 coloured field. ... The Union Flag, in its modern form, was first adopted in 1801. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Lord_Lieutenant_of_Ireland. ... Official standard of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (also known as the Viceroy or in the Middle Ages as the Lord Deputy) was the head of the Kingdom of Englands (before the Act of Union 1707) or Kingdom of Great Britains (after 1707... Image File history File links Green_Ensign. ... The Green Ensign is an historic flag flown by some Irish merchant vessels from the 17th Century to the early 20th Century. ... Flag Ratio: 1:2 The Union Flag or Union Jack is the flag most commonly associated with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and was also used throughout the former British Empire. ... Image File history File links Arklowflag. ... 1798 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Equality - It is new strung and shall be heard United Irish Symbol - Harp without Crown and Cap of Liberty The Society of the United Irishmen was a republican political organisation in eighteenth century Ireland that sought independence from Great Britain. ... The Battle of Arklow took place during the Irish Rebellion of 1798 on June 9th when a rebel force from Wexford, estimated at 10,000 strong, launched an assault into County Wicklow, on the British-held town of Arklow, in an attempt to spread the rebellion into Wicklow and to... The Irish Rebellion of 1798, or 1798 rebellion as it is known locally, was an uprising in 1798, lasting several months, against the British establishment in Ireland. ...

 
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