Robart Ballagh painted this picture in response to the possible sale of a tricolour that was linked with the 1916 rising.
This illustration that is not linked to a person, a place, or a historical event.
It is a painting of the flag only.
Stories
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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
- Stories
- Primary Lesson Activities
2014 Events prompt painting entitled 'Not for Sale' 2014 | Art and Culture
In Your Opinion
- Why, in your view, did Ballagh paint a picture of the tricolour, and put no other features beside it.
- What does the flag mean to you?
Supporting Material
Visit the Robert Ballagh website to find out more about this interesting Irish artist and his work.
