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.

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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

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Irish Canadian associatedSymbol Irish tricolour
Irish tricolour alsoKnownAs Irish tricolour
this entity surface form: flag of Ireland
Irish tricolour alsoKnownAs Irish tricolour
this entity surface form: Irish national flag
Irish tricolour ensign Irish tricolour self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: state ensign of Ireland
Flag of Nigeria isSimilarTo Irish tricolour
this entity surface form: Flag of Ireland
Irish republican movement symbol Irish tricolour
Green harp flag replacedBy Irish tricolour
subject surface form: Green Harp Flag
Flags of Europe includesFlagOf Irish tricolour
this entity surface form: Flag of Ireland
Presidential Standard of Ireland distinctFrom Irish tricolour
this entity surface form: tricolour of Ireland
Defence Forces of Ireland symbol Irish tricolour
civil ensign of Ireland derivedFrom Irish tricolour
naval ensign of Ireland incorporates Irish tricolour
National Army symbol Irish tricolour
subject surface form: National Army (Irish Free State)
Tánaiste of Ireland flag Irish tricolour
this entity surface form: Flag of Ireland