The flag should be rectangular in shape and its length should be two times its width, translating into an aspect ratio of 1:2.
The three coloured pales — green, white and orange — should be of equal size, and vertically disposed. The precise colours of the flag as set by the Department of the Taoiseach are Green - Pantone 347, White and Orange - Pantone 151.
The green pale in the flag symbolises the older majority Gaelic tradition of Ireland, made up mainly of Roman Catholics. Green had long been associated with Ireland as a nation, and with the revolutionary groups within it. The orange represents the mainly Protestant minority who were supporters of William of Orange. He, of the House of Orange and originally the Stadtholder of the Netherlands, had defeated King James II and his predominantly Irish Catholic army at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690. It was included in the Irish flag in an attempt to reconcile Protestants in Ireland with the Irish independence movement. The white in the centre signifies a lasting truce between the two cultures and a living together in peace. The flag, as a whole, is intended to symbolise the inclusion and hoped-for union of the people of different traditions on the island of Ireland, which is expressed in the Constitution as the entitlement of every person born in Ireland to be part of the independent Irish nation, regardless of ethnic origin, religion or political conviction.


Nowhere on the wiki page does it say that it is unlucky.

Sammi, I would seriously suggest conceding that you are wrong for once. Forget about it and move on.
( mns 2️⃣2️⃣9️⃣0️⃣7️⃣, Thu 26 Jun 2008, 23:20, archived)