Irish tricolour
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The Irish tricolour is the national flag of Ireland, featuring three vertical bands of green, white, and orange symbolizing Irish nationalism, peace, and the Protestant community.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Irish tricolour canonical | 7 |
| Flag of Ireland | 3 |
| Irish national flag | 1 |
| flag of Ireland | 1 |
| state ensign of Ireland | 1 |
| tricolour of Ireland | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T343858 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Irish tricolour Context triple: [Irish Canadian, associatedSymbol, Irish tricolour]
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A.
French tricolour
The French tricolour is the national flag of France, featuring three vertical bands of blue, white, and red that have become a global symbol of republicanism and liberty.
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B.
Saltire
The Saltire is the national flag of Scotland, featuring a white diagonal cross of Saint Andrew on a blue field and recognized as one of the oldest flags in continuous use.
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C.
black-yellow-white tricolour (imperial flag)
The black-yellow-white tricolour was a 19th-century imperial flag of the Russian Empire associated with the Romanov dynasty and official state symbolism.
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D.
Flag of England
The Flag of England is a simple red cross on a white field, known as the St George's Cross and historically associated with Saint George, the patron saint of England.
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E.
Royal Standard of the Kingdom of Ireland
The Royal Standard of the Kingdom of Ireland was the historic heraldic banner used to represent the Irish monarchy, typically featuring a gold harp on a blue field.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Irish tricolour Target entity description: The Irish tricolour is the national flag of Ireland, featuring three vertical bands of green, white, and orange symbolizing Irish nationalism, peace, and the Protestant community.
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A.
French tricolour
The French tricolour is the national flag of France, featuring three vertical bands of blue, white, and red that have become a global symbol of republicanism and liberty.
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B.
Saltire
The Saltire is the national flag of Scotland, featuring a white diagonal cross of Saint Andrew on a blue field and recognized as one of the oldest flags in continuous use.
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C.
black-yellow-white tricolour (imperial flag)
The black-yellow-white tricolour was a 19th-century imperial flag of the Russian Empire associated with the Romanov dynasty and official state symbolism.
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D.
Flag of England
The Flag of England is a simple red cross on a white field, known as the St George's Cross and historically associated with Saint George, the patron saint of England.
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E.
Royal Standard of the Kingdom of Ireland
The Royal Standard of the Kingdom of Ireland was the historic heraldic banner used to represent the Irish monarchy, typically featuring a gold harp on a blue field.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national flag
ⓘ
tricolour ⓘ |
| adoptedAsNationalFlag | 1937 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Irish tricolour
ⓘ
surface form:
Irish national flag
Irish tricolour ⓘ
surface form:
flag of Ireland
|
| associatedWith |
Easter Rising
ⓘ
Irish independence movement ⓘ Irish republicanism ⓘ |
| colour |
green
ⓘ
orange ⓘ white ⓘ |
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| design | vertical tricolour ⓘ |
| differenceFromFlagOfIvoryCoast |
different shade of orange and green
ⓘ
reversed colour order ⓘ |
| ensign |
civil ensign of Ireland
ⓘ
naval ensign of Ireland ⓘ Irish tricolour self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
state ensign of Ireland
|
| firstIntroduced | 1848 ⓘ |
| flagCode | Irish Government flag protocol ⓘ |
| flagType |
civil flag
ⓘ
state flag ⓘ war flag ⓘ |
| fliesAbove |
Leinster House, Dublin
ⓘ
surface form:
Oireachtas buildings
Áras an Uachtaráin ⓘ |
| governingBody | Government of Ireland ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Thomas Francis Meagher ⓘ |
| leftStripeColour | green ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Constitution of Ireland ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Article 7 of the Constitution of Ireland ⓘ |
| middleStripeColour | white ⓘ |
| numberOfStripes | 3 ⓘ |
| proportion | 1:2 ⓘ |
| relatedFlag | flag of Ivory Coast ⓘ |
| rightStripeColour | orange ⓘ |
| status | official national flag of Ireland ⓘ |
| stripeOrientation | vertical ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Irish nationalism
ⓘ
Protestant community ⓘ peace ⓘ unity between different traditions in Ireland ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Irish diaspora communities
ⓘ
Ireland ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Ireland
|
| usedIn | international sporting events ⓘ |
| usedOn |
Irish embassies abroad
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Irish government institutions ⓘ Irish naval vessels ⓘ public buildings in Ireland ⓘ |
| usedOnNationalDay |
St. Patrick's Day
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surface form:
Saint Patrick's Day
|
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Subject: Irish tricolour Description of subject: The Irish tricolour is the national flag of Ireland, featuring three vertical bands of green, white, and orange symbolizing Irish nationalism, peace, and the Protestant community.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.