tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7452474541473927280.post762996840879656386..comments2023-07-29T12:34:38.874+01:00Comments on Henry CH Hill: A flag for Northern Ireland?Dilettantehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03532639584338090676noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7452474541473927280.post-9573823687302198502013-07-12T03:44:18.064+01:002013-07-12T03:44:18.064+01:00""potentially sectarian imagery like the...""potentially sectarian imagery like the hand""<br /><br />Actually the Red Hand is a Gaelic Symbol, used by all sides of the political spectrum in Northern-Ireland, the Crown is only controversial to Republicans, a political minority in Ulster, and strictly speaking is appropriate given Ireland's past regional kingdoms, and that Republicanism is an highly unpopular ideology in N-IrelandDalRiata89https://www.blogger.com/profile/06394344340267049418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7452474541473927280.post-45966372814752104132010-09-12T15:13:06.548+01:002010-09-12T15:13:06.548+01:00I don't really need nationalists to approve of...I don't really need nationalists to approve of the flag, as long as it isn't overly provocative. I agree that the defaced flag I designed is impossible, I just think it looks good. I would personally favour Saint Patrick's Saltire becoming the official flag of NI.Dilettantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03532639584338090676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7452474541473927280.post-56034118787160047512010-09-12T03:07:56.842+01:002010-09-12T03:07:56.842+01:00I can't say I mind the lack of an officially u...I can't say I mind the lack of an officially used NI flag. The Banner serves the purpose for sporting events and so forth, and I'm not really much of a supporter of the state endorsing subnational flags in the UK.<br /><br />If I had to choose, I'd be equally enthusiastic about the St P's cross. I also like this design - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Proposed_flag_of_Northern_Ireland.svg . The defaced St P's cross that you showed, however, would never be accepted - aside from the crown, it just has too much Protestant/Unionist imagery: red and white, red hand, six-pointed star. You can get away with one, maybe two of those elements - but not all three. <br /><br />Anyway, I suspect Irish nationalists are not this fickle. They reject proposed Northern Ireland flags not because of the imagery, but because they are flags of Northern Ireland - a place they reject the very existence of.-https://www.blogger.com/profile/06144347543667242514noreply@blogger.com