Starry Plough flag
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The Starry Plough flag is a historic Irish socialist and republican banner featuring a constellation of stars on a plough, symbolizing the working class and its struggle for social and national liberation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Starry Plough flag canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish national symbol
ⓘ
flag ⓘ political symbol ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Easter Rising NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithIdeology |
republicanism
ⓘ
socialism ⓘ trade unionism ⓘ |
| associatedWithOrganization |
Irish Citizen Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Irish Labour Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | James Connolly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| color |
blue
ⓘ
gold ⓘ green ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
plough
ⓘ
seven stars ⓘ |
| firstUsedIn | 1914 ⓘ |
| follows | constellation of Ursa Major ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
blue Starry Plough flag
ⓘ
green Starry Plough flag ⓘ modern stylized Starry Plough flag ⓘ |
| mottoAssociation | “from the plough to the stars” ⓘ |
| notableFor |
enduring role in Irish left-wing politics
ⓘ
use by Irish Citizen Army in 1916 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Hammer and sickle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Irish tricolour NERFINISHED ⓘ Red flag ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Irish republicanism
ⓘ
labour movement ⓘ national liberation ⓘ social liberation ⓘ socialism ⓘ working class ⓘ |
| theme |
anti-imperialism
ⓘ
class struggle ⓘ workers’ control ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
20th century
ⓘ
21st century ⓘ |
| usedAs |
banner at political demonstrations
ⓘ
symbol on badges ⓘ symbol on murals ⓘ symbol on posters ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Irish Citizen Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Irish Labour Party NERFINISHED ⓘ Irish republican movement NERFINISHED ⓘ Irish socialist movement ⓘ various Irish left-wing groups ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.