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.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Flag of Ireland | 1 |
| Irish national flag | 1 |
| flag of Ireland | 1 |
| state ensign of Ireland | 1 |
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
ⓘ
Irish government institutions ⓘ Irish naval vessels ⓘ public buildings in Ireland ⓘ |
| usedOnNationalDay |
St. Patrick's Day
ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Patrick's Day
|
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
flag of Ireland
this entity surface form:
Irish national flag
this entity surface form:
state ensign of Ireland
this entity surface form:
Flag of Ireland