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Mayo was the county worst affected by the Great Famine [65] Mayo "The Green above the Red" [3] From the county colours (green shoulders, red breast); themselves inspired by "The Green Above The Red", a rebel song to the tune of "Irish Molly O" with lyrics by Thomas Osborne Davis: [66]
Flag Date Use Description 1922–1973: Personal flag of the governor of Northern Ireland.: A Union Jack defaced with the coat of arms of Northern Ireland.: 1924–1972: 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 1924 and 1972.
The flag is based on the kings of Frysia in 15th century. The colours are the same as those of the national flag of the Netherlands. The stripes and leaves of the yellow water-lily, represent the 7 districts of Friesland. 1953– Flag of Gelderland: The colours are taken from the coat of arms, in which the lions from former duchesses are combined.
In 1914 a system of county and city flags were designed as unit colours for the Irish Volunteers. Each county flag was to include a coat of arms, with a list of suggested designs drawn by The O'Rahilly. While few of these colours were ever manufactured, some of the county devices were later to occur in official grants. [3]
Originally played in the colours of the county champions. Maroon jerseys were adopted around 1936. [11] [22] [23] Kerry: Munster: Green and Gold Adopted in the 1903 All-Ireland Football Final as the colours of the then dominant Tralee Mitchels senior team. [24] Kildare: Leinster: All White: Kildare wore the colours of the county champions ...
The Bog of Allen is a large bog that extends across 958 km 2 (370 sq mi) and into County Kildare, County Meath, County Offaly, County Laois, and County Westmeath. Kildare has 243 km 2 (94 sq mi) of bog (almost 14% of Kildare's land area) mostly located in the south-west and north-west, a majority of this being Raised Bog. It is a habitat for ...
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