This color, St. Patrick's blue, can be seen on ancient Irish flags and on the uniforms the Irish special forces wear to this day, she added.

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A few dozen people gathered in downtown Scranton Sunday afternoon to witness the rising of the Irish flag as we enter the first week of the lucky month.

In Dublin, on April 15th the same year, Meagher presented this silk flag to the citizens of Ireland, saying: ‘The white in the centre signifies a lasting truce between the orange and the green.’ ...

A social media post about Northern Ireland which used an Irish tricolour has been removed by 10 Downing Street. An edited version of the Instagram post has now been uploaded without the flag.

Materials: silk/textiles/paint. Background: The flag was unveiled in 1914 as the flag for the Irish Citizen Army and depicts part of the constellation of Ursa Major, known as The Plough in Ireland ...

Northern Ireland Office officials were debating flag policies in the 1990s, archived memos reveal An end to flying the union flag from government buildings on 12 July would "redress the effects of ...