Flag Ratio: 1:2

The Newfoundland Tricolour is a popular but unofficial flag of Newfoundland and Labrador, or sometimes more specifically, of just the island of Newfoundland. Also known as the "Pink, White and Green", its proportions are 1:2 with three pales of equal width coloured green (hoist side), white, and pink. It is the oldest flag in the world to use the colour pink,^[1][2] and one of the oldest in use in North America.^[2] It is generally believed to have come into existence in 1843, which may well be true—it was known to be the flag of the Newfoundland Natives' Society at the time of its disbandment just four years later in 1847.^[1] Image File history File links Flag_of_Newfoundland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Newfoundland. ... Image File history File links FIAV_110110. ... The tricolour flag of France A flag is a piece of coloured cloth flown from a pole or mast, usually for purposes of signalling or identification. ... Newfoundland (French: Terre-Neuve; Irish: Talamh an Éisc; Latin: Terra Nova) is a large island off the northeast coast of North America, and the most populous part of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. ... Newfoundland (French: Terre-Neuve; Irish: Talamh an Éisc; Latin: Terra Nova) is a large island off the northeast coast of North America, and the most populous part of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. ... The shield above depicts a black pale placed on a gold shield, and its blazon is A pale is a term used in heraldic blazon to describe a charge on a coat of arms that takes the form of a band running vertically down the center of the shield. ... Pink is a color made by mixing red and white and sometimes described as being a light red, but it is more accurately a bright undersaturated red. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ...

The Newfoundland Tricolour also served as inspiration for the flag of Ireland, which was designed by Thomas F. Meagher, son of Newfoundland-born mayor of Waterford, Thomas Meagher, Jr.^[1][3] 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. ... Thomas Francis Meagher aka: OMeagher, or Meagher of the Sword (August 3, 1823 – July 1, 1867) was an Irish revolutionary, who also served in the United States Army as a Brigadier General during the U.S. Civil War. ... This article is about the city in Ireland. ...

Origins

Myth holds that the flag was created in St. John's in 1843 by the Roman Catholic Bishop of Newfoundland, Michael Anthony Fleming. The flag is supposedly symbolic of a tradition between local Protestants and Catholics. The annual wood hauls of firewood by sealers, waiting for their vessels to leave the port of St. John's, would get embroiled in a competition to supply wood to the Anglican cathedral, Roman Catholic cathedral, schools and other charity institutions. The Protestant English marked their wood piles with the pink flag of the Native's Society, while the Catholic Irish used green banners. The threat of violence was such that the Speaker of the House, William Carson, suggested that Bishop Fleming should be enlisted as a peacemaker. Rather than simply preaching sermons, it was decided that Fleming would try to unite the sides.^[4] To that end, Bishop Fleming persuaded the two factions to adopt a common flag, tying together the pink and green flags of the two groups with a white handkerchief, which was to symbolize peace.^[5][6] The pink symbolized the Protestant English and was supposed to have been taken from the Tudor rose (which is actually red and white, not pink), while the green symbolized the Catholic Irish. The white was taken from the Cross of St. Andrew, the patron saint of fishermen and Scotland.^[1] Motto: Template:Unhide = Avancez (go forward) Nickname: The City of Legends Location City Information Established: August 5, 1583 by Royal Charter of Queen Elizabeth I Area: (city) 446. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... Bishop Michael Anthony Fleming Michael Anthony Fleming (c. ... Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ... The Cathedral of St. ... City of St. ... The English are an ethnic group associated with England and the English language. ... The term Speaker is usually the title given to the presiding officer of a countrys lower house of parliament or congress (ie: the House of Commons or House of Representatives). ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages English Capital London Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population –mid-2004... When Henry Tudor took the crown of England from Richard III in battle, he brought about the end of the Wars of the Roses between the House of Lancaster (Red Rose) and the House of York (White Rose). ... The Saltire, the flag of Scotland, with an official Pantone 300 coloured field. ... Saint Andrew (Greek: Andreas, manly), the Christian Apostle, brother of Saint Peter, was born at Bethsaida on the Lake of Galilee. ... Motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within Europe Scotlands location within the United Kingdom Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ...

Use

Whatever the true origins of the flag, the Newfoundland Tricolour quickly gained significant social, commercial and governmental use throughout the island, and was used prominently during the visit of the Prince of Wales to St. John's in 1860.^[1][6] In the late 1860s and again in 1904, it was a central symbol for those opposed to confederation with Canada.^[7] Captain Robert Bartlett, who captained Admiral Peary on his ultimate polar expedition in 1909, planted the pink, white and green within a few miles of the North Pole.^[8] The tricolour was flown at Government House during the administrations of Boyle and Murray,^[6] and an official mail steamer was to be seen flying the tricolour as late as 1907.^[2] Premier Danny Williams announced in late 2005 that he would consider opening debate on the matter, and that he personally preferred the tricolour,^[9] but an informal poll commissioned in October 2005 by Williams showed that only 25% of Newfoundlanders supported adopting the tricolour.^[10][11] Edward VII (Albert Edward) (9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King of the Commonwealth Realms, and the Emperor of India. ... Captain Robert Bartlett Captain Robert Bartlett Captain Robert Abram Bartlett was a notable ice navigator and Arctic explorer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. ... Robert Edwin Peary (May 6, 1856 – February 20, 1920) was an American explorer who claimed to have been the first person, on April 6, 1909, to reach the geographic North Pole. ... Government House (St. ... Sir Charles Cavendish Boyle (29 May 1849 – 7 September 1916) was a British colonial administrator. ... Sir Herbert Harley Murray (November 4, 1829 – March 22, 1904) colonial governor born Bromley, England and died in England. ... The Honourable Danny Williams, Q.C. , LL.B. , BA (born August 4, 1950 in St. ...

Song

The following song about the tricolour flag, entitled The Flag of Newfoundland, was frequently sung during the early 20th century, and became an alternative national anthem. It was written by Archbishop Michael F. Howley in 1902:^[6]

The colours of the flag was also used at the first public performance of the Ode to Newfoundland. A character which resembled Miss Liberty clad in a flowing gown of vertical stripes of pink, white and green appeared on stage at the Casino Theater in 1901 when the first authorized public performance of Boyle’s Ode to Newfoundland was given. Next day the colors appeared on the cover of the music sheet published by Sir Charles Cavendish Boyle.^[2] Ode to Newfoundland is the official provincial anthem of Newfoundland and Labrador. ... Statue of Liberty and Liberty Island Liberty Enlightening the World, known more commonly as the Statue of Liberty, is a statue given to the United States by France in the late 19th century, standing at Liberty Island in the mouth of the Hudson River in New York Harbor as a... Sir Charles Cavendish Boyle (29 May 1849 – 7 September 1916) was a British colonial administrator. ... Sir Charles Cavendish Boyle (29 May 1849 – 7 September 1916) was a British colonial administrator. ...

See also

• Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador
• Flag of Labrador

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