The Irish flag - or, in Irish, the 'Bratach na hÉireann' – was flown publicly for the first time on March 7, 1848 during that year's Young Irelander Rebellion in Waterford City at the Wolfe ...
Upon opening, protestors took part in a demonstration at the Grand Central Station over a lack of Irish language signage.
The flag was unveiled in 1914 as the flag for the Irish Citizen Army and depicts part of the constellation of Ursa Major, known as The Plough in Ireland and Britain. The Irish Citizen Army was ...