Today, the tricolor of Ireland flies! According to Wikipedia, The Irish flag was, “Presented as a gift in 1848 to Thomas Francis Meagherfrom a small group of French women sympathetic to the Irish cause,[3] it was intended to symbolise the inclusion and hoped-for union between Roman Catholics (symbolised by the green colour) and Protestants (symbolised by the orange colour).”
Cruesbreck Flags 