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| The Irish Tricolor is the official flag of the Poblacht na h�ireann (Republic of Ireland). It was made to represent all Irish Peoples regardless of their religion. Green stands for Irish Catholics. Orange stands for Irish Protestants. White stands for Peace between the two. |
| The Union Jack was made the sole offcial flag of Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart �ireann) after the abolition of the Stormont Assambly in 1973. However the Red Hand Flag is still widely used in the Six Counties. The Historical Province of Ulster, which included three more counties,used the flag shown below. Note how, in orther to make it more "British" the yellow field was changed to white (thus resembling England's St George's Cross) and a royal crown was added. The six points star stands for the Six Ulster Counties that wished to remain under British Rule. |
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| Want to see all the counties of �ire? Click on the map. You can see �ire's traditional regions here |
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| The Irish National Arms are made up of the individual arms of the four Irish Provinces: 1st Quarter Leinster/Laighin 2nd Quarter Connaught/Connachta 3rd Quarter Ulster/Ulaidh 4th Quarter Munster/Mumhain However, the Irish State uses the Golden Harp's Shield, shown below. The Harp, through centuries the bage of the Irish Kings, is belived to be the representation of Brian Boru's Harp |
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| The Arms of Northern Ireland show the province's link with the UK on the Irish Harp standard surmounted by a royal crown and on the use of the English Lion as a supporter. The other supporter is an Irish Elk. |