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This Picture is me with Mary Robinson when she was President of Ireland
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The Irish Tricolour 
Rarely has a flag possessed such lasting relevance as that of the "Tricolour", the national flag of the Republic of Ireland. Its three equal stripes illustrate the Irish political landscape as accurately today as in 1848, the year the flag was first unfurled (However, it was not adopted as the national flag of Ireland until independence from Britain on December 6, 1921).
Green as the colour standing for the Irish Catholic nationalists of the south may have something to do with shamrocks and verdant landscapes, but more importantly, green symbolizes revolution. An earlier, unofficial Irish flag the gold harp on a green background, served from 1798 until the early twentieth century as a symbol of nationalism. For centuries the green flag of Ireland was a thing accurst and hated by the English garrison in Ireland, as it is still in their inmost hearts......the green flag of Ireland will be solemnly hoisted over Liberty Hall as a symbol of our faith in freedom, and as a token to all the world that the working class of Dublin stands for the cause of Ireland, and the cause of Ireland is the cause of a separate and distinct nationality.
Why Orange? The colour orange is associated with Northern Irish Protestants because of William of Orange, the King of England who in 1690 defeated the deposed King James II, a Roman Catholic, in the fateful Battle of the Boyne near Dublin. William III's victory secured Protestant dominance over the island, to the enormous benefit of the 17th-century colonizers of northern Ireland — the English (mainly Anglicans) and Scots (mostly Presbyterians). Sometimes called Orangemen, Protestants in Northern Ireland celebrate the anniversary of the battle each July 12th.
The white in the center signifies a lasting truce between the "Orange" and the "Green," and I trust that beneath its folds the hands of the Irish Protestant and the Irish Catholic may be clasped in generous and heroic brotherhood.
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Acknowledgments: Yes, I've stolen great graphics from sites all over. I don't know who created this swell art, but i am thankful to each and every one of the graphic artists and just wish there was some way to thank them personally. In the meantime, I'll continue borrow, and things I think no one will miss. Sorry.
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