GeoByte1:This flag was used in the 1800s, but it wasn't officially adopted until 1937, when Ireland became a self-governing independent state after years of struggle against British rule.
GeoByte2:Ireland is a large island in the North Atlantic, the westernmost of the British Isles. Its capital is Dublin.
GeoByte3:Ireland's flag was patterned after the French tricolor—a symbol of liberty.
GeoByte4:The color orange on the Irish flag stands for Ireland's Protestant minority.
GeoByte5:The color green on the Irish flag represents Ireland's Catholic majority.