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In Ireland, in the 21st century, Black Irish is now more commonly used to refer to Irish nationals of African descent. According to the 2022 census, 67,546 people identify as Black or Black Irish with an African background, while 8,699 people identify as Black or Black Irish with any other Black background. [4] [24]
St Patrick's blue is a name often mistakenly applied to several shades of blue associated with Ireland. The official colour of Ireland in heraldic terms is azure blue. The colour blue's association with Saint Patrick dates from the 1780s, when it was adopted as the colour of the Anglo-Irish Order of St Patrick.
A blue field with the Irish flag in the canton and a yellow portcullis in the fly. [23] Ensign of the Lough Derg Yacht Club: An azure blue field with the Irish flag in the canton and a trio of gold shamrocks in the fly. Ensign of the Malahide Yacht Club: A white field with the Irish flag in the canton and a black shield with a good cross in the ...
In the case of snowmobile racing, the black flag comes in three stages to disqualification; the first flag is a warning to a racer, the second flag is a one-lap penalty, and the third is disqualification. In order for a snowmobile racer to receive a black flag, the racer must make contact with intent to inconvenience another racer.
From the beginning of organised motor sport events, in the early 1900s, until the late 1960s, before commercial sponsorship liveries came into common use, vehicles competing in Formula One, sports car racing, touring car racing and other international auto racing competitions customarily painted their cars in standardised racing colours that indicated the nation of origin of the car or driver.
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.
The flag, as a whole, is intended to symbolise the inclusion and hoped-for union of the people of different traditions on the island of Ireland, which is expressed in the Constitution as the entitlement of every person born in Ireland to be part of the independent Irish nation, regardless of ethnic origin, religion or political conviction.
Donetsk People's Republic: Black, blue and red East Germany: Black, red and gold Blue National colours of Germany: France (Kingdom of France 987–1792, 1814–1848) White and blue French Blue, French Flags: German Empire: Black, white and red German Flags: Göktürk Khaganate: Sky blue Holy Roman Empire: Gold and black White and red