Ireland Flag Facts

Flag date use description 1922 1973.

Ireland flag facts. It was also adopted as an unofficial flag for northern ireland itself in. A number of official and unofficial flags over the centuries have been flown in ireland. The design of the irish flag was inspired by the 1848 revolution in france in which king louis philippe was overthrown.

An interesting fun fact about ireland or better put about the irish flag is that it has the same colors as the ivory coast flag but with one little detail. The blue white and red of the french flag was flown alongside the irish flag at gatherings here in recognition of their achievement. One of the earliest in use in the late 15th century was blue with a gold harp.

Vertically striped green white orange national flag. Its width to length ratio is 1 to 2. Flag of ireland the national flag is a tricolour of green white and orange vertical stripe with the green next to the staff.

Before this the primary flag of ireland was green flag with a harp in the center often known as the erin go bragh flag. It is believed to have flown as far back as 1642 by irish soldier owen roe o neill. Bratach na héireann frequently referred to in ireland as the tricolour an trídhathach and elsewhere as the irish tricolour is the national flag and ensign of the republic of ireland the flag itself is a vertical tricolour of green at the hoist white and orange.

Before the tricolour ireland had an all green flag with a harp in the middle the country s national symbol. It was a year of upheaval as many revolutions took place in cities across europe. While the tricolor had gained traction as a symbol for ireland until the 1916 easter rising the primary flag of ireland was green with a harp in the center the harp remains as ireland s national.

It remained the unofficial irish flag until the 1916 easter rising after which the tricolour became more widely accepted. The order is inverted. The ivory coast flag is from left to right orange white and green.