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Ireland Flag
Ireland's national flag is a vertical tricolour of green, white, and orange. Green is at the hoist and orange at the fly, with white placed between them...
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About Ireland and its flag
Ireland's national flag is a vertical tricolour of green, white, and orange. Green is at the hoist and orange at the fly, with white placed between them. The arrangement is intended to express unity and inclusion between traditions on the island, and it is constitutionally recognised as Ireland's national flag.
Flag design and meaning
Three equal vertical panels form the flag: green at the hoist, white in the centre, and orange at the fly. The panels are equal in width and must be read in that order. The orange panel is important, as it distinguishes the Irish tricolour from visually similar green-white-red flags.
- Green, white, and orange panels: The tricolour represents an aspiration to unity and inclusion between traditions, with white placed between the green and orange panels.
History and adoption
The tricolour was first flown in Waterford on 7 March 1848. It was adopted by the Irish Free State in 1922 and later confirmed in the Constitution of Ireland in 1937. These dates trace its route from an early political symbol to the constitutionally defined national flag.
How to recognise this flag
- Read the flag from the hoist: green first, then white, then orange.
- The orange fly panel distinguishes Ireland from Italy, whose tricolour ends in red.
Ireland flag quiz context
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