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Originally posted by Peaches-n-Cream
I was taught that the Irish flag is green, white, and gold, not orange.
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No, it's definitely orange.
The webpages of
The Department of the Taosieach (Prime Minister) describes it this way:
National Flag
The national flag of Ireland is a tricolour of green, white and orange. The flag is twice as wide as it is high. The three colours are of equal size and the green goes next to the flagstaff.
The flag was first introduced by Thomas Francis Meagher in 1848 who based it on French tricolour.
The green represents the older Gaelic tradition while the orange represents the supporters of William of Orange. The white in the centre signifies a lasting truce between the 'Orange' and the'Green'.
I'm thinking, however, that the advice not to wear orange in NYC today is well-founded.
