Flag of Ulster
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The flag of Ulster is a banner based on the coat of arms of Ulster, used to represent Ulster, one of the four provinces of Ireland. It consists of a red cross on a gold background with a red hand on a white shield in the centre.
History
The flag of Ulster came about when
The de Burgh family heraldry is said to have come about after
The origin of the Red Hand of Ulster however is shrouded in mystery, with a popular legend saying that in the race to claim the kingship of Ulster, the first man to lay his hand on the province would have claim to it. This led one man to chop off his hand and throw it over his comrades.[3]
There
There is often debate as to if a dexter (right) or sinister (left) hand is to be used on the flag. Whilst usually a right hand is used on the flag, several organisations such as the former 36th (Ulster) Division that also used a left hand.[5] The symbols also appear in heraldry for some of the counties of Ulster. The counties of Antrim, Fermanagh, Londonderry and Tyrone all use a right red hand in their coats of arms.[6] County Louth also use a right hand but theirs is skin coloured as it symbolises the hand of God rather than the red hand of Ulster.[6]
Colours
One interpretation of the colours gold,[7] red,[8] and white is certified by the British Flag Institute, in agreement with Vexillology Ireland.[9]
Scheme | Gold | Red | White |
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Pantone | Gold 123 | Red 485 | White |
HEX | #FFC72C | #DA291C | #FFFFFF |
RGB | 255, 199, 44 | 218, 41, 28 | 255, 255, 255 |
CMYK | 0.19.89.0 | 0.95.100.0 | 0.0.0.0 |
20th century
In the 20th century, during the
Sports use
The flag of Ulster is used in sports. In rugby union, the
Forms and uses
The flag of Ulster is usually displayed alongside the flags of Leinster, Munster, and Connacht, or as part of the combined flag of the Provinces of Ireland. The flag is the official flag of the Ulster Gaelic Athletic Association and the Ulster rugby team, and is part of the IRFU four provinces flag and the Ireland hockey team flag.[25]
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Four Provinces Flag of Ireland
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Flag of the Irish Rugby Football Union
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Flag of Hockey Ireland
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House flag of Irish Shipping
See also
- Coat of arms of Ulster
- Hiberno-Normandynasty founded in 1193
- de Burgh, surname
- Earl of Ulster, earldom created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1264
References
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- ^ O'Neill, The (1908). The Heraldic Emblem of Ireland. Ulster Journal of Archaeology, Second Series, Vol. 14, No. 4 (Nov.), pp. 178–180. Ulster Archaeological Society.
- ^ "Loyalists get it right in left red hand debate". News Letter. 2016-06-03. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
- ^ a b "All 32 Irish county coat of arms and where they come from". Irish Post. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
- ^ "Pantone 123 C". Pantone. Archived from the original on 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
- ^ "Pantone 485 C". Pantone. Archived from the original on 2017-03-11. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
- Bartram, Graham. "Ulster". Flag Institute.
- ^ Smith, Whitney. "Flag of Northern Ireland". Britannica. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
- ^ a b "Physical Memorials of The Troubles in Belfast by Elisabetta Viggiani - Introduction". Ulster University. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
- ^ Murtagh, Peter (2017-07-13). "Eleventh night: 'It's community, it's family and it's culture'". Irish Times. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
- ^ Biermann, Christoph (2017-10-05). "Why not!" (in German). 11 Freunde. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
- ^ "The anti-Brexit protester flying Ulster flag and tricolour at Westminster". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
- ^ Swinson, Peter. "Revealed: the police list of flags that could be criminal offence to fly in Scotland". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
- ^ "Poll: In a united Ireland, would it be appropriate to change the Irish national flag?". The Journal. 2018-03-07. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
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(help) - ^ "Buy The Flag And Fly The Flag". Irish Rugby Football Union. 2015-09-15. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
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- ^ "Season Ticket, 2009/10, Party Like It's 1999". BBC. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
- ^ "Ulster Rugby - are you unionism in disguise?". Slugger O'Toole. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
- ^ "Ravenhill is now Kingspan Stadium". Planet Rugby. 5 June 2014.
- ^ "Cliftonville FC fans look on from the stand after making their way from Northern Ireland to support their team". Alamy. 2019-06-27. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
- ^ "Celtic 3 Rangers 2: Instant reaction to the burning issues". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
- ^ Young, Connla; McKinney, Seamus (22 May 2018). "Ulster GAA confirms Palestinian flag not allowed in grounds". The Irish News. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
- ^ a b "Revealed: the police list of flags that could be criminal offence to fly in Scotland". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 2020-05-15.