robd
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Post by robd on Feb 17, 2019 15:04:14 GMT -5
This morning I was reading Christopher Morley's "Pipefuls" in which he mentions an Irish Republic flag hanging from a window in New York City. Now, the book was printed in 1920. I thought Ireland became The Republic of Ireland in 1949. So, I'm confused. Apparently it was a republic prior to that. Does anyone have any information on this topic? Thanks, Rob D
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Post by Legend Lover on Feb 17, 2019 15:27:25 GMT -5
I wish I knew the answer to that. You'd think I would. I hated geography AND history in school so I either didn't listen or didn't study it. I dropped out of both subjects after 3 years and focused on languages and science. I was all about the future, not the past. Here's some information on it (pulled from the Irish Times website)... Irish tricolours had been mentioned in 1830 and 1844, but 1848 eventually saw it flown at meetings all over the country, side by side with the French tricolour, to celebrate the revolution that had just taken place in France. Seems like the flag was around before the 1920s, regardless of the fact that Ireland became independent from UK in 1922. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Feb 17, 2019 15:33:24 GMT -5
Irish Republicans have been around for centuries. They had to have a flag.
An Irish Republican walks into a bar.....
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Post by kirk13 on Feb 17, 2019 16:18:41 GMT -5
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Post by Legend Lover on Feb 17, 2019 17:41:02 GMT -5
Lol. We both had to Google it. |
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Post by unknownpipesmoker on Feb 17, 2019 18:20:37 GMT -5
I wish I knew the answer to that. You'd think I would. I hated geography AND history in school so I either didn't listen or didn't study it. I dropped out of both subjects after 3 years and focused on languages and science. I was all about the future, not the past. Here's some information on it (pulled from the Irish Times website)... Irish tricolours had been mentioned in 1830 and 1844, but 1848 eventually saw it flown at meetings all over the country, side by side with the French tricolour, to celebrate the revolution that had just taken place in France. Seems like the flag was around before the 1920s, regardless of the fact that Ireland became independent from UK in 1922. The Proclamation of the Irish Republic was issued at the start of the Easter Rising on 24 April 1916. The tricolour was the battle flag of the Easter Rising. However, its use as a Republican flag began as a token to the French after the French Revolution of 1848. The colours of the French flag - the red, white, and blue, were replaced with the Green to represent the United Irishmen and Irish Republicanism, the white represents peace, and the orange represents the Ulster Scots and their place in the history of the island of Ireland. If you want to get really technical, it became an internationally recognised flag during the establishment of the Irish Free State in early 1922. However, its use began during the 1800s. |
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