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Although it was originally intended as a symbol of peace and ecumenism, the tricolour is today seen by some Irish unionists as a symbol of Irish republicanism and the Irish Republican Army. Many other flags are suggested as the cross-border flag for Ireland. The flag of Northern Ireland (Ulster Banner) was used officially between 1953 and 1973.
The literal English phrase "our day will come" has been used in unrelated contexts, for example as the title of a 1963 pop song by Ruby & the Romantics.A foreshadowing of the republican slogan is in James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, when the nationalist Michael Davin (based on George Clancy) says Irish republicans "died for their ideals, Stevie.
The current main symbols of organised political parties in the Republic of Ireland and Irish nationalist parties in Northern Ireland. Media in category "Irish political party symbols" The following 6 files are in this category, out of 6 total.
Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with one of these short, funny or traditional Irish sayings. Use these expressions for Instagram or send to friends and family.
Easter Lily Grave at Ardmore Cathedral of Declan Hurton (Old IRA), killed during the Irish War of Independence; note the Easter lilies. The Easter Lily (Irish: Lile na Cásca) is a badge in the shape of a calla lily flower, worn during Easter by Irish republicans as a symbol of remembrance for Irish republican combatants who died during or were executed after the 1916 Easter Rising.
A modern variant of the Starry Plough flag. Members of the socialist political party Éirígí carry facsimile-Starry Plough flags in Derry, January 2013. The Starry Plough banner (Irish: An Camchéachta – the bent plough) is a flag which was originally used by the Irish Citizen Army, a socialist Irish republican movement, and subsequently adopted by other Irish political organizations.
Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Help. Pages in category "Irish political phrases" The following 8 pages are in this category ...
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