Flags of the Irish Revolution

1. Flag of the Irish Republic

Sewn by Mary Shannon at Liberty Hall, the headquarters of the Irish Citizen Army, just days before the Easter Rising commenced, and the letters painted onto the fabric by Theobald Wolfe Tone Fitzgerald at the home of Constance Markievicz, the flag of the Irish Republic was used only for a matter of days (April 24th - April 29th in 1916) and was hoisted above the General Post Office. Once the surrender took place, the ending to the Easter Rising, the British seized the flag and it was never used again.

Replacing the previous ''Irish Republic'' flag, republicans adopted the Irish Tricolour as the official flag of the Irish Republic during the War of Independence. It, the Irish Tricolour, was invented in 1848 and gifted to a man named Thomas Francis Meagher by a group of French women who were sympathetic to the Irish cause. The green represents Irish Catholics, the white represents peace, and the orange represents Protestants, making it a brilliantly inclusive and unifying banner for the nation. Like the previous flag, this, too, was flown over the GPO. To this day, it has remained as the national flag of the Republic of Ireland.

2. The Irish Tricolour

3. Starry Plough (original)

Conceptualized by the great mind of George William Russell, created by William Megahy, and commissioned by James Connolly, all in 1914, the Starry Plough became the official banner for the Irish Citizen Army. Its design is inspired both from the words of James Connolly, who stated that the ''Irish people will only be free when they own everything from the plough to the stars'', and Isaiah 2:4 which states, ''They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they train for war anymore.''