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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 ...
A rectangular Ohio flag flies in front of the Benetka Road Covered Bridge in Ashtabula County. Ohio's flag is the only non-rectangular U.S. state flag. It is a rare example of a non-quadrilateral civil flag. According to vexillologist Whitney Smith, it may be loosely based upon cavalry flags of the Civil War and Spanish–American War.
Map showing the flags of the 50 states of the United States, its five territories, and the capital district, Washington, D.C.. The flags of the U.S. states, territories, and the District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.) exhibit a variety of regional influences and local histories, as well as different styles and design principles.
Ohio: 1902 Ohio: Oklahoma: 1911 1925 1941 1988 2006 Oklahoma: Oregon / 1925 Oregon: Pennsylvania: 1907 Pennsylvania: Rhode Island: 1640 1877 1882 1897 Rhode Island: South Carolina: 1775 1861 1910 1940 South Carolina: South Dakota: 1909 1963 1992 South Dakota: Tennessee: 1897 1905 Tennessee: Texas: 1836 1839 Texas: Utah: 1850 1903 1913 2011 2024 ...
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]).
Ohio's state flag or burgee Gov. Mike DeWine ordered Ohio burgees and American flags to fly at half-staff at the Ohio Statehouse and in Stark County to honor longtime lawmaker J. Kirk Schuring ...
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 ...
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine ordered Tuesday that flags on all public buildings and grounds throughout the state will be flown at half-staff through Nov. 29.