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Conference tallis::celt

Title:Celt Notefile
Moderator:TALLIS::DARCY
Created:Wed Feb 19 1986
Last Modified:Tue Jun 03 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1632
Total number of notes:20523

1184.0. "NEW IRISH FLAG" by FILTON::ONEILL (MIKE O'NEILL) Tue Feb 09 1993 09:39

    I was thinking today that when Ireland is again united should the Irish
    have a new national flag or should the tricolour with its original
    significance remain. I'm sure there aren't many of you out there who
    don't know what the Irish Tricolour means but just in case. Green is
    for the Republic in the south, Orange for the Orangemen (Unionists) in
    the North and White for peace between the two communities. Though this
    flag has a deep and true meaning in today's climate, surely in a United
    Ireland being a Unionist will have little or no meaning and therefore
    the Green,White and Orange will have lost some of the meaning the 
    originator intended.
    
    As a suggestion for the new flag, how about a white backround with a
    gold celtic harp in the middle standing on a bed of shamrock. Or, a
    green backround with a motif in the top left-hand corner made up of the
    emblem of each province. Or how about a green backround with a Red Hand
    and "Laimh Dearg Eirinn" underneath it ;-).
    
    Mike.
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1184.1It used to be Green withHarp.CTHQ::COADYTue Feb 09 1993 11:369
    
    actually Ithink the original flag was a Geen background with a Gold
    Harp.
    
    by the way, know why the Harp is the emblem of Ireland ?
    
    
    because one need to pull strings to get anything done !
1184.2The Universal Symbol for Ireland ACTGSF::BURNSWill 93' be another BANNER yearTue Feb 09 1993 11:502
    	How about a green flag with a pint of Guinness in the middle !!
1184.3Harp?FILTON::ONEILLMIKE O'NEILLWed Feb 10 1993 13:056
    re.1
    >know why the Harp is the emblem of Ireland?
    
    No, why?
    
    Mike.
1184.4FSOA::ONEILLIts a LONG way to Tipperary...Wed Feb 10 1993 15:549
    
    re -1
        hit <RETURN> on .1 to get the punchline Mike!
        Jeez Gerry, you always were too technical!!! 8-)
    
        re .0
        As another O'Neill, Ill go for the RED HAND and "Lamh Dearg Eirin" 8-)
1184.5TECHNICALLY A1FILTON::ONEILLMIKE O&#039;NEILLThu Feb 11 1993 11:096
    Jeez, thanx guys,
    
    	I knew I should have been an engineer, it would have made reading
    Notes so much easier!!
    
    Mike.
1184.6Your not too bad !CTHQ::COADYThu Feb 11 1993 12:358
    
    Your OK.  I remember Users who struggled to use both index fingers and
    be able to hit SHIFT and UPPERCASE.  Questions like "How come when I
    hit + sign I always get the = sign " !.
    
    Technology has come a long way 
    
    Ah well I had patience in those days ..........
1184.7Not Queensbury rules old chapSIOG::BRENNAN_MTodays best labour saver - TomorrowFri Feb 19 1993 08:357
    Gerry,
    
    That one was way below the belt. BTW I hear that a certain Restaraunt
    overlooking the river Suir has gone bankrupt. It must have been your
    departure which caused that.
    
    MBr
1184.8whch one's gone !CTHQ::COADYFri Feb 19 1993 08:506
    
    Ah well !.
    
    On the restaurant  was it the one with the menu options 1-99999, or
    was it the one that sold only Guinness ?