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Perhaps the redirect should go here to prevent another Lapsed Pacifist edit war:

(Flag of Ulster).

It is important that the redirect goes here because:

1. The background the the 9-county flag is described on detail on this page.

2. The Northern Ireland flag is also known as the flag of ulster or ulster flag.

3. the ni flag is derived from the 9 county ulster one, and it is important that both these flags are discussed on the same page for this reason.

Jonto 23:50, 24 July 2005 (UTC) --JW1805 21:38, 26 July 2005 (UTC)

  • I have a suggestions:
    1. Create Flag of Ulster as a separate page, which will be about the "Province" of Ulster's flag. Essentially, this will be the 2nd section that is currently on the Flag of Northern Ireland page. There will also be a disamb note, and link back to that page.
    2. Remove "Provencial Flag of Ulster" section from Flag of Northern Ireland page. The link will remain, and it will be noted (as it does now) that the NI flag is based on the Flag of Ulster, and you can click the link if you want further details.
    3. Create Ulster Flag as a disamb page. This page will have both meanings: the "Flag of Ulster", and the "Ulster Banner", and will link to both. There can also be some statement about the controversy.

Any comments? --JW1805 02:03, 25 July 2005 (UTC)


What controversy?

Lapsed Pacifist 21:02, 26 July 2005 (UTC)

  • See Ulster Flag. I put: "Some Unionists refer to Northern Ireland as "Ulster", but this usage is controversial." I think that's acceptable. --JW1805 21:38, 26 July 2005 (UTC)


I can live with that. I believe "Ulster Banner" is a very obscure term for the Northern Ireland flag. If this is true it should be mentioned.

Lapsed Pacifist 22:02, 26 July 2005 (UTC)

  • Ah, sweet compromise! Maybe we can avoid getting blocked again. Well, my thought about "Ulster Banner" is that at least it uniquely defines the NI flag (no one calls the Flag of Ulster by that name). I thought that was the "official" name of the NI flag also. I will look for a source on that. --JW1805 22:09, 26 July 2005 (UTC)


I forgot what I had written above. Apologies.

Lapsed Pacifist 03:52, 28 August 2005 (UTC)

hellloooo?

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[edit] Ui?

Ui Neill is clearly plural, yet the version of the legend given here applies the name to one man. What gives? —Tamfang 04:55, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

An error, and if you fancy fixing it then it's probably worth mentioning that the earler flag, the "king of Ulster's own emblem" as Geoffrey Keating says, was "A yellow lion upon green satin,/ The emblem of the Craobh Ruadh,/ Such as was held by noble Conchubhar/ Conghal now holds." Angus McLellan (Talk) 08:11, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
Unfortunately I cannot find the correct name of the hand's owner. —Tamfang 16:35, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Courcy

I've always seen Or a cross gules attributed to de Burgh; a quick look at Rietstap's Armorial shows no Courcy arms with a cross. —Tamfang 16:41, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Flag

I have changed the image of the Ulster Flag to the correct Ulster Flag. The thumb on the previous one was wrong.Seamus2602 21:36, 28 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Huh??

I know i am not a scholar - but surely you cant just insert words like 'tuatha' without explanation?

--Wideofthemark (talk) 00:55, 20 March 2008 (UTC)