Ulster Banner
Ulster King of Arms ) | |
Use | Version with Tudor Crown used between 1924 and 1953 |
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The Ulster Banner (
Origin
The
The flag is also sometimes called the Ulster flag,
History
Use by the Government of Northern Ireland
In 1924, the
Later use
Since the Government of Northern Ireland was abolished in 1973, the flag (and variations thereof) has continued to be used by unionists. In 2004, Belfast City Council commissioned a study on the flying of flags that noted that the Ulster Banner continued to be flown, alongside the Union flag, by three unionist-controlled local authorities in Northern Ireland: Ards Borough Council, Carrickfergus Borough Council, and Castlereagh Borough Council.[6]
International sport
The Ulster Banner is used to represent Northern Ireland at the Commonwealth Games,[7][8] to represent golfers on the PGA Tour,[9] and by FIFA to represent the Northern Ireland national football team.[10]
See also
- List of flags of Ireland
- List of flags of the United Kingdom
- List of flags used in Northern Ireland
References
- ^ a b "Northern Ireland (United Kingdom)". www.crwflags.com.
- ^ "CAIN: Symbols - Flags Used in Northern Ireland". cain.ulst.ac.uk.
- ^ "Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Billd". UK Parliament.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2008. Retrieved 23 October 2008.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ McGarry, John; O'Leary, Brendan (1995). Explaining Northern Ireland. Wiley. p. 509.
- ^ "Archived" (PDF). www.belfastcity.gov.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2009. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ "Northern Ireland | Commonwealth Games Federation". thecgf.com. Archived from the original on 20 April 2019.
- ^ "Telegraph". Archived from the original on 6 April 2008.
- ^ "Rory McIlroy PGA TOUR Profile - News, Stats, and Videos". PGATour. PGA Tour. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ Northern Ireland: Country information, FIFA.com