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  • Timeline
    • Meagher & the Tricolour
    • Thomas Francis Meagher, and the Tricolour, 1848
    • Meagher flies the Tricolour in 1848
    • First Colour Record of Irish Tricolour 1853
    • The Irish Flag in the 18th & 19th Centuries
    • Fenian Flag captured at Tallaght in 1867
    • 1916-1922
    • 1921 Talks in Downing Street
    • Eamon Bulfin and the Green Flag on the GPO
    • Gearóid O’Sullivan raised the tricolour over the G.P.O. in 1916
    • Terence MacSwiney
    • Funeral of Michael Collins 1922
    • Tricolour as the national flag
    • Adoption of Tricolour
    • National Identity
    • 1945 Military Tattoo
    • 1954 Plough & The Stars Banner
    • Brian O’Higgins, the tricolour as the flag of a republic, 1957
    • Renewed interest in the tricolour
    • The Flag in arts and culture
    • The Tricolour in Robert Ballagh's art
    • Sir John Lavery, 1920
    • Cartoons depicting the Tricolour in Irish Papers
    • Pride in our sporting achievements
    • Protocol
    • Respecting the Tricolour
    • 1968 Flag Wallchart for Schools
    • The Flag in Modern Times
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The Irish flag
Meagher & the Tricolour
Pre 20th Century
1916-1922
1916-1922
Tricolour as the national flag
Post 1922
The Flag in arts and culture
1916 - 2015
Protocol
1922 - 2015
Green Flag with Harp

Green Flag with Harp

Pre 20th Century

The harp was an accepted symbol of Ireland since the 13th...

Meagher and the Irish Tricolour

Meagher and the Irish Tricolour

1848

Meagher played a pivotal role in popularising the...

Meagher, 1848 to 1867, in Australia and America

Meagher, 1848 to 1867, in Australia and America

1848 - 1867

Meagher's exile in Australia and role in American Civil...

The first coloured image of the Irish tricolour, 1853.

The first coloured image of the Irish tricolour,...

1853

The first coloured image of the Irish tricolour, 1853

Waterford’s young republicans parade a tricolour in Dublin.

Waterford’s young republicans parade a tricolour...

1915, Waterford’s young republicans parade a tricolour in...

The appearancec of the tricolour before 1916

The appearancec of the tricolour before 1916

O'Donovan Rossa's Funeral in 1915

Griffith and Meagher’s influence on Irish nationalists

Griffith and Meagher’s influence on Irish...

1916-1922 |Adoption of the Tricolour

1916, Arthur Griffith and Meagher’s influence on Irish...

Eamon Bulfin on the green bannerette

Eamon Bulfin on the green bannerette

1948

Eamon Bulfin had been one of the first students in 1908 to...

O’Sullivan’s role in raising the tricolour

O’Sullivan’s role in raising the tricolour

1948 | Evidence of Commemoration.

Commemorations related to his death in 1948 remind us of...

Letter from Sean O’Casey

Letter from Sean O’Casey

1916-1922 | Flags of the Nation

Letter from Sean O’Casey to G. A. Hayes-McCoy

Terence MacSwiney - Honouring the Flag

Terence MacSwiney - Honouring the Flag

Terence MacSwiney Honor Flag

Tricolour at Terence MacSwiney's Funeral

Tricolour at Terence MacSwiney's Funeral

1921 | 1916-1922 Era

Terence MacSwiney.

O’Sullivan at the GPO in 1929

O’Sullivan at the GPO in 1929

1929 | Adoption of the Tricolour

O’Sullivan at the GPO in 1929

O’Sullivan at the GPO for the 25th anniversary, 1941

O’Sullivan at the GPO for the 25th anniversary,...

1941

O’Sullivan at the GPO for the 25th anniversary, 1941

The importance of witness statements - Gearoid O’Sullivan

The importance of witness statements - Gearoid...

1925|Adoption of the Tricolour

Gearoid O’Sullivan, and the importance of witness...

Death of Gearóid O’Sullivan

Death of Gearóid O’Sullivan

1948 | Adoption of the Tricolour

Gearóid O’Sullivan, notice of his death, 1948

Gearóid O'Sullivan Obituaries 1948

Gearóid O'Sullivan Obituaries 1948

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Gearóid O'Sullivan obituaries 1948

Tricolour and Partition

Tricolour and Partition

1946 | Adoption of the Tricolour

Tricolour and Partition examples 1946

Anglo Irish Treaty Talks 1921

Anglo Irish Treaty Talks 1921

Eamon Bulfin had been one of the first students in 1908 to...

A military celebration by the Irish Army

A military celebration by the Irish Army

1945

A military celebration by the Irish army after the...

Irish Army soldier guards a tricolour

Irish Army soldier guards a tricolour

1922 | An tÓglach Magazine

In 1922 the tricolour was adopted by the provisional...

Funeral of Michael Collins

Funeral of Michael Collins

The tricolour was used at the birth of the state as part...

Not For Sale

Not For Sale

A painting of the Tricolour by artist Robert Ballagh

Tourism and National Identity

Tourism and National Identity

Irish Tourism and the construction of national identity

Respecting the Tricolour

Respecting the Tricolour

The tricolour was adopted as the flag of the Irish Free...

1945, Respecting the Flag in Schools

1945, Respecting the Flag in Schools

1945 | Respect for the Flag

After the controversial events involving the burning of...

Should the anthem be played in a cinema?

Should the anthem be played in a cinema?

1946 | Respect for the Flag

Appropriate places for respecting the National flag and...

The Wolfe Tone Annual - The Flag of Ireland

The Wolfe Tone Annual - The Flag of Ireland

1957 | Adoption of the Tricolour

Brian O’Higgins, The Wolfe Tone Annual and the tricolour...

Ireland play England in rugby at Croke Park.

Ireland play England in rugby at Croke Park.

2007

2007, Ireland play England in rugby at Croke Park.

Remembering Meagher in his home town

Remembering Meagher in his home town

2011|Modern Times

At a meeting in Dublin on 13 April 1848, Meagher, aged 25...

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