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When the Irish Free State was founded in 1922, the government ordered all post boxes be painted green, with the slogan "green paint for a green people"; [52] [53] in 1924, the government introduced a green Irish passport. [54] [55] [56] The wearing of the 'St Patrick's Day Cross' was also a popular custom in Ireland until the early 20th century.