Bratacha na hÉireann / Flags of Ireland
An Gal Gréine
Cros Phádraig
An Bhratach Uaine
An Bhratach 1798 (Erin go Bragh = Éire go Brách)
Bratach na dTrí Dhath bunúsach, 1848
le Tomás Proinnsias Ó Meachair.
Bratach na dTrí Dhath
Flags from the top |
Flag 1: The SunBurst used in ancient Ireland. The Irish, under Brian Bórú carried a SunBurst Flag at the Battle of Clontarf in 1014 bearing the inscription Victory or Death (Bás nó Bua?). Flag 2: The Saint Patrick's Cross used by the Grattan Parliament (1782-1800). Most likey based on the FitzGerald Coat of Arms. Flag 3: The Green Flag used in the 1798 Rebellion by the United Irishmen. Flag 4: Another 1798 Flag (Éire go Brách = Ireland Forever). Flag 5: The original Tricolour designed by Thomas Francis Meagher and based on the French Tricolour. Flag 6: The modern Irish Tricolour. |
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