St Patrick's blue
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St Patrick's blue is a historic shade of blue traditionally associated with Ireland and used in various Irish symbols, uniforms, and heraldry.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colour
ⓘ
national colour ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Irish coats of arms
ⓘ
Irish presidential standard NERFINISHED ⓘ insignia of Irish orders and decorations ⓘ |
| associatedPeriod |
18th century
ⓘ
19th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Irish ceremonial occasions
ⓘ
Irish chivalric orders NERFINISHED ⓘ Irish state institutions ⓘ Saint Patrick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colourFamily | blue ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Irish green ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Irish culture
ⓘ
Irish nationalism ⓘ Irish state symbolism ⓘ |
| describedAs |
azure blue
ⓘ
dark blue ⓘ |
| hasHeraldicUse |
background colour
ⓘ
field colour ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
colour in Irish heraldic devices
ⓘ
colour of the Anglo-Irish administration ⓘ colour of the Order of St Patrick ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Saint Patrick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Ireland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Irish identity ⓘ Saint Patrick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalAssociation | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Dublin GAA colours
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Irish Air Corps uniforms NERFINISHED ⓘ Irish Guards uniforms ⓘ Irish coinage designs ⓘ Irish flags and banners ⓘ Irish government branding ⓘ Irish heraldry ⓘ Irish postage stamps ⓘ Irish rugby union jerseys ⓘ Irish sports uniforms ⓘ Irish state ceremonial dress ⓘ Irish symbols ⓘ Irish uniforms ⓘ Order of St Patrick NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Irish Regiment uniforms ⓘ University of Dublin (Trinity College Dublin) academic dress ⓘ regalia of the Order of St Patrick ⓘ robes of the Order of St Patrick ⓘ standard of the President of Ireland ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Irish Guards