Easter Rising of 1916 is significant in the history of Ireland because it was the first attempt by the militant Irish Republican of a rebellion staged during the Easter Week to win independence from British rule. Symbolically, the flag raised above the General Post Office in Dublin in 1916 came to be regarded as the National Flag of Ireland and was later officially adopted in 1919 by the Irish Republic, during its war of independence.
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Ireland National Flagis a vertical tricolor of green, white and orange. The color green has always been associated with Ireland as a nation and its inclusion in the flag represents the older majority of Gaelic tradition and the militant revolutionary groups within. Orange on the other hand represents the minority who were supporters of William of Orange (William III, King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1689 - Prince of Orange from birth). The white at the center signifies truce between the two opposing cultures, thus living together in peace.
But, the design and color of the custom flag serve to symbolize the aspiration of hoped-for-union of different people and tradition on the island of Ireland. This testament is embodied in the Constitution of Ireland, as it becomes the right of every person of Irish origin to be part of an independent nation, regardless of ethnic origin, religious or political beliefs.
Ireland is an island in the North Atlantic, which had coastal mountains in the west and interior agricultural lowlands, blessed with abundant hills, lakes and bogs.
The Republic of Ireland occupies only about 83% of the Irish island, because Northern Ireland in the northeast opted to remain a province of the United Kingdom of Great Britain.
by:
The Flagman
