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The green harp flag of the 17th century Confederacy of Ireland and an unofficial flag of Ireland during the 18th and 19th century. Variants have been used as the basis for numerous flags of Ireland. It was used by the Irish team at the 1930 British Empire Games. A silver-stringed gold cláirseach harp on a green field. 1783–present
First use of current flag design Last change to current flag design Denmark: 1625 [1] 1219: 1893 (proportions formalized) Netherlands: 1660 [2] 1409: 1937 (colours formalized) United Kingdom: 1 January 1801: 1801: 1801 (merged with Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) Argentina: 27 February 1812: 1812: 2011 (proportions standardized) Chile: 18 ...
Irish-register ships could fly the Red Ensign until September 1939, after the outbreak of World War II, when a decree under the state of emergency was made, to ensure neutral Irish ships were not mistaken for British ships. [33] Some ships flying the tricolour were nevertheless sunk by Germans. [38]
The Irish Free State seceded from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland by agreement in accordance with the terms of the Anglo-Irish Treaty and the Irish Free State Constitution Act 1922, however Northern Ireland opted to exclude itself from the Irish Free State two days later creating the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern ...
No historical flags of American Samoa. No historical flags of American Samoa. Territory of USA American Samoa: Anguilla: 1667 1801 1871 1958 1967 1969 1990 Anguilla: Aruba: 1581 / 1652 1795 1806 1810 1814 1959 1976 Aruba: Ascension Island: 1657 1801 1874 1984 2009 Ascension Island: Bermuda: 1684 1801 1875 1910 1999 Bermuda: Bonaire: 1581 / 1652 ...
These symbols are used by state institutions as well as private bodies in the Republic of Ireland. The flag of Ireland is a tricolour of green, white and orange. The flag originates with the Young Ireland movement of the mid-19th century but was not popularised until its use during the Easter Rising of 1916. [282]
The only official flag representing Northern Ireland is the Union Flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland however its use is controversial. [75] The Ulster Banner is sometimes used unofficially as a de facto regional flag for Northern Ireland.
The list below refers to all-Ireland (or nominally all-Ireland) states and to the 1922 post-partition states, not the individual Gaelic kingdoms which exercised the actual governance in their area when they existed, including during the 1350–1500 "Gaelic resurgence". Lordship of Ireland (1171–1541) [1] Kingdom of Ireland (1541–1800) [2 ...