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The arms of Ireland are a gold, silver-stringed Celtic harp (cláirseach) on an azure field.. As a region, Northern Ireland has not been granted a coat of arms, but the Government of Northern Ireland was granted arms in 1924, which have not been in use since the suspension of the Parliament of Northern Ireland in 1972, which was abolished the following year.
Flag Date Use Description 1922–1973: Personal flag of the governor of Northern Ireland.: A Union Jack defaced with the coat of arms of Northern Ireland.: 1924–1972: The Ulster Banner, also known as the Ulster flag or the Red Hand of Ulster flag, was the flag of the Government of Northern Ireland between 1924 and 1972.
Nauru Use State flag and civil ensign Proportion 1:2 Adopted 31 January 1968 ; 57 years ago (1968-01-31) Design A blue field with the thin yellow narrow horizontal stripe across in the center and the large white twelve-pointed star on the bottom of the stripe and near the hoist-side. Flag at the Parliament of Nauru Following the independence of Nauru, the flag of Nauru was raised for the first ...
Northern Ireland (Unofficial) — see also Flag of Northern Ireland, Ulster Banner and Northern Ireland flag issue Jersey — see also Flag of Jersey Guernsey — see also Flag of Guernsey Alderney — see also List of British Flags Sark — see also List of British Flags Herm — see also List of British Flags
Map of areas of influence in Ireland c. 1450. From the late 12th century, the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland resulted in Anglo-Norman control of much of Ireland, over which the kings of England then claimed sovereignty. [2] [3] By the late Late Middle Ages, Anglo-Norman control was limited to an area around Dublin known as the Pale. [4]
Flag used by the Ireland national cricket team. A green flag with three green shamrocks on a white and green cricket ball. Flag used by the Ireland national hockey team. Arms of the four provinces combined on a shield, with two stags on the crest and the motto "IRELAND", on a green field. Flag used by the Ireland national rugby union team.
Although the Kingdom of Ireland never had an official flag, this flag is recorded as the flag of Ireland by 18th- and 19th-century sources. It was used as a naval jack and as the basis for the unofficial green ensign of Ireland, particularly during the 18th and 19th centuries. The flag is identical to the arms of the province of Leinster. It is ...
History of Nauru, is about Nauru, an island country in the Pacific Ocean. Human activity is thought to have begun roughly 3,000 years ago when clans settled the island. A people and culture developed on the island, the Nauru which had 12 tribes. At the end of the 1700s, a British ship came, and this was the first known contact with the outside ...