Ireland Flag Colors
The Story of the Flag of Ireland
There's usually a story behind every country's flag, and Ireland is no different in that respect. Today's version of the Irish flag was originally offered as a gift from the French to Thomas Francis Meagher in the mid-19th century, although that particular version did not become official for over 50 years from that point.
Ireland's flag as we know it today originated in 1848 and is well known for its tri-color layout throughout the world. The three colors (green, white, and orange) tell a tale of two nationalities merging peacefully in one country. The green stands for the people of Ireland, the majority of which belong to the Roman Catholic faith. The orange stands for the British supporters of William of Orange, the majority of which belong to the Protestant faith. And the third color, white, symbolizes peace between these two peoples. It is not coincidental that each color gets an equally sized rectangle in side-by-side format on the flag, symbolizing a mutual respect among both sides.
Before this peace was obtained between the factions, an earlier version of the Irish flag was used starting in year 1798. The design involved a plain green background with the image of a harp on top of it. Although the tri-color flag was first displayed in 1848, it did not become Ireland's official flag until 1921, when the country first gained its independence.
There is also some controversy involving the flag. The first one is with the third color originally intended as orange. Some of today's interpretations depict a color with a yellowish, or even gold, tint, said to be found in poems describing the colors as "green, white, and gold." This mix-up is severely frowned upon by the Department of Taoiseach, as it would seem to disrespect the followers of the Orange Order in historic Ireland. Another controversy involves the use of the flag for the entire island of Ireland. Since Northern Ireland is not technically considered part of Ireland, there is some debate involving whether or not there should be the same use of the tri-color flag in this region. While the Union Flag used by the UK as a whole is the only official flag for the Northern Ireland region, in many cases the tri-colored version flies alongside it.
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What should I get my boyfriend for his birthday?
Its my boyfriends 23 birthday next month, he's irish so I was thinking of getting chucks personalized into green orange and white (ireland flag colors) I don't know if thats a good idea though, I really care about him a lot and he does so much for me so I want to get him something special...I know his clothing style and where he shops at but I don't want to get him clothes or a giftcard or money.. nothing like that
*He plays the drums- he already has a drum set.
*he always wears chucks
* he wears ray bans but he already has two pairs
*he's really into his irish culture- loves ireland
*he drinks a lot lol
any ideas would be greatly appreciated, thanks so much
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Kiss my a** it's Irish!?!?!?!?
Why do they say on St. Patrick's Day "Kiss my a**, it's Irish"? I mean what does kissing have to do with Ireland? Is it because of the Ireland flag color? I was just wondering if they say it just like that or is there a logical reason behind it?
@LoveToPieces: I have heard about the French being good at kissing (that's how the word French kiss came from anyway) but hadn't known about Irish kisses. They use it as a funny slang "Kiss my ass, it's Irish".. I was thinking that since everyone wears green on St.Patrick's day it has to do something with the flag color.
I am pretty sure it isn't an Irish thing to say so.. It's American I guess :P
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