Flag of Ireland
Three equal vertical bands of green, white and orange, with green at the hoist.
What Does the Flag of Ireland Mean?
Green represents the Gaelic and Catholic tradition, orange the Protestant supporters of William of Orange, and white the peace between them. It was presented to Irish nationalists in 1848 by Thomas Francis Meagher.
Main colours: greenwhiteorange
Flags That Look Like Ireland’s
Ivory Coast. Ivory Coast is the mirror image: orange at the hoist and green at the fly.
Italy. Italy uses red instead of orange.
Key Facts About Ireland
| Official name | Republic of Ireland |
|---|---|
| Capital | Dublin |
| Continent | Europe (Northern Europe) |
| Land area | 70,273 km² — #118 of 195 |
| Languages | English, Irish |
| Currency | Euro |
| Flag colours | green, white, orange |
| Flag proportions | 1:2 (height:width) |
| Flag adopted | 1937 constitution (first flown in 1848) |
| ISO 3166-1 codes | IE / IRL / 372 |
Which Countries Border Ireland?
Ireland shares a land border with 1 country:
United Kingdom — capital London
Play With the Flag of Ireland
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Other Countries in Europe
AlbaniaTirana
AndorraAndorra la Vella
AustriaVienna
BelarusMinsk
BelgiumBrussels
Bosnia and HerzegovinaSarajevo
BulgariaSofia
CroatiaZagreb
CyprusNicosia
CzechiaPrague
DenmarkCopenhagen
EstoniaTallinn
FinlandHelsinki
FranceParis
GermanyBerlin
GreeceAthens
HungaryBudapest
IcelandReykjavik- ItalyRome
LatviaRiga
LiechtensteinVaduz
LithuaniaVilnius
LuxembourgLuxembourg
MaltaValletta
MoldovaChișinău
MonacoMonaco
MontenegroPodgorica
NetherlandsAmsterdam
North MacedoniaSkopje
NorwayOslo
PolandWarsaw
PortugalLisbon
RomaniaBucharest
RussiaMoscow
San MarinoCity of San Marino
SerbiaBelgrade
SlovakiaBratislava
SloveniaLjubljana
SpainMadrid
SwedenStockholm
SwitzerlandBern
UkraineKyiv- United KingdomLondon
Vatican CityVatican City
Flag of Ireland: FAQ
What does the flag of Ireland look like?
Three equal vertical bands of green, white and orange, with green at the hoist.
What colours are on the flag of Ireland?
The main colours are green, white, orange.
When was the flag of Ireland adopted?
The current flag was adopted on 1937 constitution (first flown in 1848).
What is the capital of Ireland?
The capital of Ireland is Dublin.
Which flags look like the flag of Ireland?
Ivory Coast is the mirror image: orange at the hoist and green at the fly. Italy uses red instead of orange.
Data Sources
Country names, capitals, area, languages, currencies and borders: the world-countries dataset (ODbL), based on ISO 3166-1 and ISO 4217. Flag image: public domain, via flagcdn.com. Flag colours and proportions are measured from the image.