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After returns from Ireland. I must comment on a strange thing. The Irish flag has changed shape, at least the ones I saw down at The Quays by the Liffey.
They are no long rectangular, they appear square if not even vertically rectangular.

Has anyone else noticed this.
 
I have seen a few dodgy ones like that, as long as it isn't the rainbow one I don't mind. A few months ago the rainbow flag was absolutely all over Dublin, I think thousands of them...
 
Yesterday I was out on Lexington Green and it looked like the US flag was stretched down as well.
 
Are ~ Our Square Over-Lords about to, Reveal Themselves ? !
 
Declan said:
After returns from Ireland. I must comment on a strange thing. The Irish flag has changed shape, at least the ones I saw down at The Quays by the Liffey.
They are no long rectangular, they appear square if not even vertically rectangular.

Has anyone else noticed this.
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Probably cheap Chinese shite produced by child labour then flown with pride by Thick Paddies...😂
 
No, the shape has changed.
 
When did it become this orange colour too? What ever happened to the Green White and Gold? A beautiful pale yellow representing the sun over Irelands green land instead this ‘peace with the Prods’ crap?
 
The flag is morphing in color and shape.
 
SeekTheFairLand said:
When did it become this orange colour too? What ever happened to the Green White and Gold? A beautiful pale yellow representing the sun over Irelands green land instead this ‘peace with the Prods’ crap?
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Jesus. Foreigners really know nothing about the history of the Irish flag. 🙄
 
Skin the Goat said:
Jesus. Foreigners really know nothing about the history of the Irish flag. 🙄
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This is actual flag flown on the GPO during Easter Week in 1916. Captured by the British as trophy. Where's the Orange on that? But perhaps you know better than the Easter men?

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SeekTheFairLand said:
This is actual flag flown on the GPO during Easter Week in 1916. Captured by the British as trophy. Where's the Orange on that? But perhaps you know better than the Easter men?

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I'm more inclined to go with the people who introduced the flag:

"ON THE 7TH OF MARCH 1848, THOMAS FRANCIS MEAGHER FLEW A TRICOLOUR FLAG AT THE WOLF TONE CLUB IN WATERFORD CITY, WHERE IT FLEW CONTINUOUSLY FOR EIGHT DAYS AND NIGHTS BEFORE BEING REMOVED BY THE AUTHORITIES. ON THAT SAME DAY A TRICOLOUR WAS ALSO RAISED IN A PROCESSION TO THE HISTORIC VINEGAR HILL IN COUNTY WEXFORD. IN APRIL, MEAGHER, AS LEADER OF THE YOUNG IRELANDERS, BROUGHT THE TRICOLOUR PRESENTED TO HIM IN PARIS TO A DUBLIN MEETING."

‘THE WHITE IN THE CENTRE SIGNIFIED A LASTING TRUCE BETWEEN ORANGE AND GREEN. I TRUST THAT BENEATH ITS FOLDS THE HANDS OF THE IRISH CATHOLIC AND THE IRISH PROTESTANT MAY BE CLASPED IN GENEROUS AND HEROIC BROTHERHOOD.’​

THOMAS F. MEAGHER, 13 APRIL 1848​

 
I remember around Euro 88/Italia 90 the orange part of the fleg used to be more yellow. If you look back at the matches you'll see it.

Also we used to call it green, white and gold instead of orange.
 
SeekTheFairLand said:
When did it become this orange colour too? What ever happened to the Green White and Gold? A beautiful pale yellow representing the sun over Irelands green land instead this ‘peace with the Prods’ crap?
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It was always meant to be orange.
 
Skin the Goat said:
I'm more inclined to go with the people who introduced the flag:

"ON THE 7TH OF MARCH 1848, THOMAS FRANCIS MEAGHER FLEW A TRICOLOUR FLAG AT THE WOLF TONE CLUB IN WATERFORD CITY, WHERE IT FLEW CONTINUOUSLY FOR EIGHT DAYS AND NIGHTS BEFORE BEING REMOVED BY THE AUTHORITIES. ON THAT SAME DAY A TRICOLOUR WAS ALSO RAISED IN A PROCESSION TO THE HISTORIC VINEGAR HILL IN COUNTY WEXFORD. IN APRIL, MEAGHER, AS LEADER OF THE YOUNG IRELANDERS, BROUGHT THE TRICOLOUR PRESENTED TO HIM IN PARIS TO A DUBLIN MEETING."

‘THE WHITE IN THE CENTRE SIGNIFIED A LASTING TRUCE BETWEEN ORANGE AND GREEN. I TRUST THAT BENEATH ITS FOLDS THE HANDS OF THE IRISH CATHOLIC AND THE IRISH PROTESTANT MAY BE CLASPED IN GENEROUS AND HEROIC BROTHERHOOD.’​

THOMAS F. MEAGHER, 13 APRIL 1848​

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Who present the flag to Meagher in Paris. Did he not design it?
 
Occasionally, differing shades of yellow, instead of orange, are seen at civilian functions. However the Department of the Taoiseach stated that is a misrepresentation that "should be actively discouraged"[8]

This is guidance issued by the office of the Taoiseach 2019. Surprised at globalists incumbents taking the time to be specific on the National Flag.
 
Myles O'Reilly said:
I remember around Euro 88/Italia 90 the orange part of the fleg used to be more yellow. If you look back at the matches you'll see it.

Also we used to call it green, white and gold instead of orange.
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I too remember very clearly around Italia 90 we all said "green, white & gold". I think the best explanation for the confusion is simply the fading of the orange colour, caused by weather/light, to appear yellow/gold. Also, cheap Italia 90 paraphernalia with dodgy colours - even the shade of green can vary from dark to bright. Wiki says the following:

Occasionally, differing shades of yellow, instead of orange, are seen at civilian functions. However the Department of the Taoiseach stated that is a misrepresentation that "should be actively discouraged"[8] and that worn-out flags should be replaced.[14] In songs and poems, the colours are sometimes enumerated as "green, white and gold" by using poetic licence.[15][16] Variants of different guises are utilised to include, for example, various emblems of Ireland, such as the presidential harp, the four provinces or county arms.[17][18]
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In this video you can see the usual flag shape and then the new flag shape. Why they are doing this I don't know, but it really is the case that these flag poles are normally used for LGBT flags, almost all year round.
 

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Thats it. I could not find video myself.

It is notthe color, it us the shape change that is striking.
 
scolairebocht said:
In this video you can see the usual flag shape and then the new flag shape. Why they are doing this I don't know, but it really is the case that these flag poles are normally used for LGBT flags, almost all year round.
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There is no new flag shape. Anything that doesn't meet the criteria below is simply a banner in the national colours - something which can be seen at festivals all over the world.

The National Flag of Ireland, a tricolour of green, white and orange, is intended to symbolise the inclusion of and the aspiration for unity between people of different traditions on this island.
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.
 
So what I saw were "banners" and not "flags".
I did not imagine them then.
 
Dan what are you talking about? Bocht didn't post a video only a still that's too far away to see.
 
Skin the Goat said:
There is no new fleg shape.

The National Fleg of Ireland, a tricolour of green, white and orange.
The fleg is twice as wide as it is high. The three colours are of equal size and the green goes next to the flegstaff.
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If anyone goesby The Quayside, can they photo them.
 
Surely someone will be in Dublin soon.

Another poster says I was looking at a banner. That would actually be worse, as the flag is reduced to a banner, and then it is just one of many.

Later, under some pretence, we will be given a Flag.

A new one.
 
Declan said:
Surely someone will be in Dublin soon.

Another poster says I was looking at a banner. That would actually be worse, as the flag is reduced to a banner, and then it is just one of many.

Later, under some pretence, we will be given a Flag.

A new one.
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Thought about this. Probably has something to do with the fixings points which determined the vertical sides of the flag. While they do put pennants up occasionally, a rectangular flag of that size may not catch the wind as readily. Be no harm to find out what's going on in the minds of the DCC department in charge of them though.

The national flags were there for St Patrick's Day and worked as decorations to show the colours similar to the bunting that is common during Independence Day. We're not that sensitive about the form, rather being just glad to fly it given tentativeness after the Troubles.

Case in point, winning a place to the 2016 Euro Finals (after the wundergoal against Germany) did give us an excuse to cover the place with tricolours. NI went too and also had a great tournament.

I would like to see public buildings fly clean flags. There's times I've seen soiled ones and was disturbed by it.

I think that this struck you because of the reverence that Americans have for the flag and speaks to your patriotism for the United States. That this didn't occur to you indicates how ingrained it is now. A Yankee from Galway.
 
No, I just did not like the changed shape.
 
So I am out in Lexington today giving a tour. I am seeing these altered flags there as well.

The fall on the high pole is an important government flag on The Battle Green. It appears to me anyway to be almost square.
 
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