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.
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.
