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The national flag of Ireland (Irish: bratach na hÉireann) –
frequently referred to as the Irish tricolor (trídhathach na hÉireann) – is the
national flag and ensign of the Republic of Ireland. The flag itself is a
vertical tricolor of green (at the hoist), white and orange.
The proportions of the flag are 1:2 (that is to say, flown
horizontally, the flag is half as high as it is wide). Presented as a gift in
1848 to Thomas Francis Meagher from a small group of French women sympathetic
to the Irish cause, it was intended to symbolize the inclusion and hoped-for
union between Roman Catholics and Protestants, the significance of the colors outlined
by Meagher was, “The white in the center 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 not until the Easter Rising of 1916, when it was
raised above Dublin's General Post Office by Gearóid O'Sullivan, that the tricolor
came to be regarded as the national flag. The flag was adopted by the Irish
Republic during the Irish War of Independence (1919–1921). The flag's use was
continued by the Irish Free State (1922–1937) and it was later given
constitutional status under the 1937 Constitution of Ireland. The tricolor is
used by nationalists on both sides of the border as the national flag of the
whole island of Ireland since 1916. Thus it is flown by many nationalists in
Northern Ireland as well as by the Gaelic Athletic Association.
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