National Flag Of Northern Ireland

On no account should it be used for official purposes.

National flag of northern ireland. The flag ceased to be official in 1973 but continues to be used by unionists. Flag date use description since 1801. The union flag is often flown by unionists but is disliked by nationalists british law states that the union flag must be flown on designated days from central government buildings in northern ireland. Unofficial flag of a unit of the united kingdom flown subordinate to the union jack that consists of a white field background bearing a central red cross with a white six pointed star a red hand and a gold crown.

Northern ireland has not had its own unique government sanctioned flag since its government was prorogued in 1972 and abolished in 1973 under the northern ireland constitution act 1973. The union flag popularly known as the union jack is used as the flag of the united kingdom it is flown by the unionist community. Personal flag of the governor of northern ireland. The ulster banner also known as the ulster flag or the red hand of ulster flag was the flag of the government of northern ireland between 1953 and 1972.

Northern ireland unofficial 3 5 this flag is a banner of the arms of the old government of northern ireland. The only official flag in northern ireland is the union flag of the united kingdom. However it is still used as the flag of northern ireland by loyalists and unionists and to represent northern ireland internationally. It is the banner of queen elizabeth ii in her capacity as queen of the united kingdom.

Since then it has had no official status. A union jack defaced with the coat of arms of northern ireland. Bratach na héireann frequently referred to in ireland as the tricolour an trídhathach and elsewhere as the irish tricolour is the national flag and ensign of the republic of ireland the flag itself is a vertical tricolour of green at the hoist white and orange. The proportions of the flag are 1 2 that is to say flown horizontally the flag is.

The national flag of ireland irish. Download this premium vector about the national flag of northern ireland and discover more than 7 million professional graphic resources on freepik in common with other british flags any civic status of the flag was not defined in a de jure manner in 1924 the government of northern ireland was granted arms by royal warrant and had the right. The tricolor flag was not considered the national flag until the easter rise in 1916 and with the approval of the constitution of ireland in 1937 the tricolor became the official national flag of ireland. The ulster banner was used by the northern ireland government from 1953 until the government and parliament were abolished in 1973.

The island of ireland was historically divided into four provinces the northernmost of which was ulster the ulster coat of arms which included a red cross supposedly was. A superposition of the flags of england scotland and the st patrick s flag of ireland. Flag date use description 1922 1973. The royal standard of the united kingdom.