Flag of Ireland

Ireland

Use	National flag and ensign
Proportion	1:2
Adopted	January 21st - 1919
Design	A vertical tricolour of green, white, and orange.

The national flag of the Republic of Ireland (Irish: bratach na hÉireann) is a tricolour vertical flag of green, white, and orange.^[1][2] It is also known as the Irish tricolour. The flag proportion is 1:2 (length twice the width). To unionists it is frequently seen as antagonistic to their history and culture.

Its meaning is not explained in the Irish Constitution,^[3] but the Irish government has stated that:

• the green represents the Gaelic (catholic) tradition of Ireland;
• the orange represents the followers of William of Orange in Ireland who were supporters of the Protestant Anglo-Irish loyalist tradition.
• and the white represents the hope of peace, or a truce, between them.^[4][5]

1. ↑ "Department of the Taoiseach". Archived from the original on 2012-06-07. Retrieved 2011-11-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
2. ↑ "Constitution of Ireland - Bunreacht na hÉireann (Article 7)". Archived from the original on 2012-06-07. Retrieved 2011-11-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
3. ↑ "Constitution of Ireland".
4. ↑ Taoiseach.gov.ie
5. ↑ 'National Flag' Department of the Taoiseach "Youth Zone" web page.