The Irish flag was flown for the first time ever on March 7, 1848, by Thomas Francis Meagher in Co Waterford. Why is the Irish flag green, white and orange? Where did the Irish tri-color come from?

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The green and orange of Ireland's flag represent Irish nationalism and the Protestant minority. ... 1867, the 43-year-old was in Fort Benton and allegedly fell from a steamboat and drowned.