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Coat of arms of the House of Burgh. The flag of Ulster came about when Walter de Burgh, 1st Earl of Ulster became Earl of Ulster in 1264. He merged the family arms (heraldry) of the ancient Anglo-Norman and Hiberno-Norman noble dynasty, the House of Burgh (which was a red cross on a yellow background) with that of the Red Hand of Ulster of the Irish over-kingdom of Ulaid, which the earldom ...
Used by Ulster nationalists, although it has now been adopted as an Ulster-Scots flag. St Patrick's Saltire with the background of St Andrew's Saltire, defaced with a golden six pointed star representing the six counties of Northern Ireland, containing the red hand of Ulster. Flag of the Ulster Volunteer Force. Often seen flying from lampposts ...
The arms and flag were designed in Dublin Castle by Major Sir Nevile Wilkinson, Ulster King of Arms, in 1923–1924. The flag is based on the flag of the traditional province of Ulster, [1] including a Red Hand of Ulster in the centre, and the red de Burgh cross [1] (though some claim this is the Saint George's Cross [2]).
House flag of the Ulster Steamship Company: A blue flag defaced in the centre with a white shield bearing a Red Hand of Ulster above three drops of blood, and the company's initials in the hoist. [31] House flag of the Waterford Steamship Company: A white flag divided by a red cross, with an initial of the company in each quarter.
Other flags flown by republicans include the Starry Plough, the Sunburst flag and even the flag of the Ulster province. Loyalists sometimes display the flag of Scotland as a sign of their Scottish ancestry. Ulster nationalists use the unofficial 'Ulster Nation flag', although it has now been adopted as an Ulster-Scots flag.
The Union Jack The Ulster Banner Saint Patrick's Saltire The only official flag for Northern Ireland is the Union Flag or Union Jack, the flag of the United Kingdom ; there is no official local flag that represents only Northern Ireland. The flying of various flags in Northern Ireland is a significant sectarian issue, with different communities identifying with different flags. The Ulster ...
The term Ulster has no official function for local government purposes in either state. However, for the purposes of ISO 3166-2:IE, Ulster is used to refer to the three counties of Cavan, Donegal and Monaghan only, which are given country sub-division code "IE-U". [14] The name is also used by various organisations such as cultural and sporting ...
Arms of De Burgh [2]. The arms of the historic province of Ulster is a composite achievement, combining the heraldic symbols of the cross of de Burgh and the red hand motif of the Irish over-kingdom of Ulaid, which later became associated with the O'Neills whose first use of it is dated to the mid-14th century.