Flag of Ireland

What the flag means

• 🟢Green — the Gaelic and Catholic tradition
• 🟠Orange — the Protestant minority
• ⚪White — peace between the two

Design set by: ⁨Bunreacht na hÉireann / Constitution of Ireland (1937), Airteagal 7 / Article 7⁩ · Adopted 1937

Highlights

• 🍀 Lush green countryside
• 🎻 Lively Irish traditional music
• 🍺 Guinness and pub culture
• 📖 A nation of great writers
• 🏰 Mystical Celtic heritage

Quick facts

Region

Europe · Northern Europe

Population

5,484,367 people (2025)

Area

70,273 km²

Capital

Dublin

Languages

English, Irish

Currency

Euro (EUR)

Organizations

United Nations, European Union, OECD

Neighboring countries

• United Kingdom

Land neighbors, approximated from simplified map outlines.

Symbols in History (3)

Coats of arms and emblems whose historic seat lies within this country’s present-day territory.

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  Arms of the Province of Connacht

  Connacht, western Ireland · provincial arms

  OriginThe arms of the province of Connacht combine a half eagle and an arm holding a sword on a shield divided down the middle.

  DescriptionThe shield is divided vertically: on the silver left side is half of a black eagle with a gold beak and claws, its wing spread, and on the blue right side an arm in a white sleeve grips a silver sword in its bare hand, raised at an angle so that the point aims to the upper left.

  Image source: Wikimedia Commons — Coat of arms of Connacht.svg · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ssolbergj

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  Arms of the Province of Leinster

  Leinster, eastern Ireland · provincial arms

  OriginThe gold harp on a green field is the coat of the Irish province of Leinster. It is not the arms of a medieval duchy, and the harp of the national arms of Ireland is set on a blue field instead.

  DescriptionAt the centre of a deep green field a golden harp is drawn, strung with several silver strings. The forepillar and the soundbox of the harp are densely carved with interlaced knotwork patterns.

  Image source: Wikimedia Commons — Flag of Leinster.svg · Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 · Setanta Saki

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  Arms of the province of Munster

  Munster, southern Ireland · provincial arms

  OriginThree gold crowns on a blue field are the arms of the Irish province of Munster.

  DescriptionOn a deep blue field, three gold crowns are placed two above and one below. All three are open crowns with five pointed tips, and each has a single jewel set in the middle of its band.

  Image source: Wikimedia Commons — Flag of Munster.svg · Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 · Caomhan27