The Irish tricolour national flag
- 10 months ago
The Irish national flag is a tricolour of green, white and orange.
The Irish government says the flag is "intended to symbolise the inclusion of and the aspiration for unity between people of different traditions on this island".
The office of An Taoiseach states: "The Flag was first flown from 33 The Mall, Waterford on 7 March 1848 by Thomas Francis Meagher who, in April that year stated: 'The white in the centre signifies a lasting truce between Orange and Green and I trust that beneath its folds the hands of Irish Protestants and Irish Catholics may be clasped in generous and heroic brotherhood.
"It was adopted as the flag of the Irish Free State in 1922, and formally confirmed as the National Flag in the 1937 Constitution.".
The Irish government says the flag is "intended to symbolise the inclusion of and the aspiration for unity between people of different traditions on this island".
The office of An Taoiseach states: "The Flag was first flown from 33 The Mall, Waterford on 7 March 1848 by Thomas Francis Meagher who, in April that year stated: 'The white in the centre signifies a lasting truce between Orange and Green and I trust that beneath its folds the hands of Irish Protestants and Irish Catholics may be clasped in generous and heroic brotherhood.
"It was adopted as the flag of the Irish Free State in 1922, and formally confirmed as the National Flag in the 1937 Constitution.".