Flags of the U.K.
England, Scotland, Wales & Ireland, all have their own flag.
Great Britain has it's own flag
The United Kingdom has a flag as well
The English flag 'St. George's Cross' (top left) plus the Scottish flag 'St. Andrew's Cross' (top right)
Together with the flag of Great Britain (middle left)
& the 'Union flag' representing Ireland 'St. Patrick's Cross' (middle right)
Form the 'Union Jack', the flag of the U.K.
Wales is not represented separately in the Union Jack, being indirectly represented through the flag of England that once represented the former Kingdom of England, which included Wales.
Together with the flag of Great Britain (middle left)
& the 'Union flag' representing Ireland 'St. Patrick's Cross' (middle right)
Form the 'Union Jack', the flag of the U.K.
Wales is not represented separately in the Union Jack, being indirectly represented through the flag of England that once represented the former Kingdom of England, which included Wales.
The Saint Patrick's saltire ('St. Patrick's Cross') was incorporated into the Union Flag in 1801 by way of the Act of Union 1800 to represent Ireland within the new United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Today, those who regard the tricolour as specific to the Republic of Ireland, or excluding unionists, may advocate it as a neutral symbol of the whole island. (wiki)
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The Irish flag was first used in 1848. The green color on the flag represents the native people of Ireland (most of whom are Roman Catholic). The orange color represents the British supporters of William of Orange who settled in Northern Ireland in the 17th century (most of whom are Protestant). The white in the center of the flag represents peace between these two groups of people.
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The Tricolour flag was originally designed to represent all of Ireland, but is currently only the official flag of the Republic of Ireland. Although it has no official status as a flag of Northern Ireland, it is used by the country's
nationalist community (used on the 'Beyond the Name' website to indicate all of Ireland) |
Many other flags from around the World, include the Union Jack as part of their flag, this is because they are part of the British Commonwealth. The Commonwealth comprises of 53 countries, across all six inhabited continents. The members have a combined population of 2.1 billion people, almost a third of the world population, of which 1.26 billion live in India and 94% live in Asia and Africa combined.
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Where did the 'Jack' come from?
The first use of the name ‘Union’ appears in 1625. There are various theories as to how it became known as the ‘Union Jack’, but most of the evidence points to the name being derived from the use of the word ‘jack’ as a diminutive. This word was in use before 1600 to describe a small flag flown from the small mast mounted on the bowsprit, and by 1627 it appears that a small version of the Union flag was commonly flown in this position. For some years it was called just ‘the Jack’, or ‘Jack flag’, or ‘the King’s Jack’
http://www.flaginstitute.org/wp/british-flags/the-union-jack-or-the-union-flag/
The first use of the name ‘Union’ appears in 1625. There are various theories as to how it became known as the ‘Union Jack’, but most of the evidence points to the name being derived from the use of the word ‘jack’ as a diminutive. This word was in use before 1600 to describe a small flag flown from the small mast mounted on the bowsprit, and by 1627 it appears that a small version of the Union flag was commonly flown in this position. For some years it was called just ‘the Jack’, or ‘Jack flag’, or ‘the King’s Jack’
http://www.flaginstitute.org/wp/british-flags/the-union-jack-or-the-union-flag/
Flags with the Union Jack
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