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This is a list of flags used inNorthern Ireland.

These are the flags used by the British Government, the Northern Ireland Assembly and the Monarch in Northern Ireland.

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	Since 1801	TheUnion Flag, popularly known as theUnion Jack, is used as theflag of the United Kingdom.	A superposition of the flags ofEngland,Scotland, and theSt Patrick's Flag of Ireland.
	Since 1837	TheRoyal Standard of the United Kingdom. It is the banner ofKing Charles III in his capacity asKing of the United Kingdom.	Split into quadrants, the first and fourth quadrants contain three gold lions passant on a red field (representingEngland); the second quadrant contains a red lion rampant on a gold field (representingScotland); the third quadrant contains a gold harp on a blue field (representingIreland).
	Since 1998	The banner of theNorthern Ireland Assembly.[1][2]	Sixflax flowers on a white field.
	Since 1998	The emblem of theNorthern Ireland Executive.	Representation of theGiant's Causeway and the words "Northern Ireland Executive" on a white field.

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1783	St Patrick's Saltire, also known as theCross of St Patrick, after thepatron saint ofIreland. The flag appears within theUnion Flag now the official flag of theUnited Kingdom. It is used by some Unionists, theChurch of Ireland and is incorporated into symbols and emblems of various organisations and bodies throughout Ireland.	A redsaltire on a white field.
	1801–1922	Flag of theLord Lieutenant of Ireland	A Union Jackdefaced with theCoat of arms of Ireland.
	1922–1973	Personal flag of thegovernor of Northern Ireland.	A Union Jackdefaced with theCoat of arms of Northern Ireland.
	1924–1953	TheUlster Banner, officially known as theNorthern Ireland flag. Variant with theTudor Crown used between 1924 and 1953.
	1953–1972	TheUlster Banner, officially known as theNorthern Ireland flag,[3] was the flag of the formerGovernment of Northern Ireland. It is used by theunionist community but no longer has any official status,[4] although several sporting organisations such asFIFA,[5] theCommonwealth Games Federation[6] and thePGA Tour[7] and media organisations such asESPN[8] currently use the flag to represent teams and athletes from Northern Ireland.	A red cross on a white field defaced with theRed Hand of Ulster, crowned on a six pointed white star (representing the six counties inNorthern Ireland). Based on theflag of Ulster.
	1929–1973	Ensign of the former Northern Ireland government.	Theblue ensign defaced with the letters GNI in the fly. Used on vessels of the Northern Ireland government.

Flag	Date	Use	Description
		The flag of the city ofBelfast.	Banner of the arms ofBelfast City Council.

Flag	Date	Use	Description
		The flag of the city ofDerry.	Banner of the arms ofDerry City Council.

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1910–present	Flag ofQueen's University Belfast is a heraldic banner that is based on its coat of arms which were granted on 24 March 1910, two years after the establishment of the university. The arms are similar to those used by theQueen's University of Ireland which existed from 1850 to 1879.[9]	The banner is aSaint Patrick's Saltire that features a book, a sea horse, theRed Hand of Ulster, a harp and aBritish crown. The book stands for the university, the sea horse represents Belfast, the Red Hand is for Ulster, the harp symbolises Ireland and the crown is for theBritish monarchy. The university's arms are blazoned as: "Per saltire azure and argent, on a saltire gules, between in chief an open book and in base a harp both proper, in dexter a hand couped of the third, and in sinister a sea-horse vert gorged with a mural crown of the fourth, an Imperial crown of the last".

Flag	Date	Use	Description
		House flag of the Belfast, Mersey and Manchester Steamship Company	A red flag defaced with the initials "BMM" in black on a white lozenge.
		House flag of theBelfast Steamship Company	A red pennant defaced with a white disc.
		House flag of the Clanrye Steamship Company	A red flag defaced with a white letter "C".
		Ensign of theCommissioners of Irish Lights	The blue ensign defaced with the commissioners' badge in the fly. Flown by CIL vessels in Northern Ireland.
	1994	"Erne Flag" used on theShannon–Erne Waterway.	Triband of green, white and blue.
		House flag of the Larne and Stranraer Steamboat Company	A red pennant defaced with a Red Hand of Ulster on a white lozenge.
		House flag of the Londonderry Steamers	A flag divided into vertical triangles of blue and yellow.
		House flag of the Lord Line (Irish Shipowners Company)	A blue flag defaced with a white shamrock lying on its side, the top facing towards the fly.
		Ensign of theRoyal North of Ireland Yacht Club	The blue ensign defaced in the fly with a yellow shamrock beneath a Saint Edward's Crown.
		Ensign of theRoyal Ulster Yacht Club	The blue ensign defaced with the Red Hand of Ulster and St Edward's Crown.
		House flag of the Shamrock Shipping Company	A blue pennant divided by a red cross, with a white letter "S" entwined around the centre of the cross.
		House flag of the Ulster Steamship Company	A blue flag defaced in the centre with a white shield bearing a Red Hand of Ulster above three drops of blood, and the company's initials in the hoist.

Flag	Date	Use	Description
		Flag of theNorthern Ireland Commonwealth Games Council	The NICGC logo on a white field.
		Flag used by theIreland national cricket team.	A green flag with three green shamrocks on a white and green cricket ball.
		Flag used by theIreland national hockey team.	Arms of the four provinces combined on a shield, with two stags on the crest and the motto "IRELAND", on a green field.
		Flag used by theIreland national rugby union team.	The four provincial arms and the IRFU insignia in the centre, on a light green field. NOTE: AtRugby World Cups the team is represented by theFlag of Ireland and theFlag of Ulster.
	1934	Flag used to representNorthern Ireland at the 1934 British Empire Games

GAA county colours are used to representIrish counties in theGaelic Athletic Association's inter-county competitions, most notably theAll-Ireland Senior Football Championship inGaelic football and theAll-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship inHurling.

Flag	Use	Description
	Ulster	Gold and black
	County Antrim	Saffron and white
	County Armagh	Orange and white
	County Derry	White and red
	County Down	Red and black
	County Fermanagh	Green and white
	County Tyrone	White and red

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	Since 1264	TheFlag of Ulster is used to represent the traditionalprovince ofUlster.	A red cross on a golden field. The arms of the historic province of Ulster is a composite achievement, combining the heraldic symbols of two of that province’s best known families; namely the cross of thede Burgh family,Earls of Ulster, and the dexter hand of O'Neill (Ua Néill, later Ó Néill) Kings of Ailech and Tír Eoghan.
	Since 1919	Flag of the Republic of Ireland was originally designed to represent all of Ireland, but is currently only the official flag of the Republic of Ireland. Often seen flying from lampposts and homes innationalist areas of Northern Ireland.	ATricolour, with three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), white and orange. The Flag is a metaphor for the peace, equality and co-operation (white) between Catholics (green) and Protestants (orange).
	1916	On 24 April 1916, a flag with the inscription 'Irish Republic' was hoisted alongside the Irish tricolour over theGeneral Post Office, Dublin during the 1916Easter Rising as a proclamation of theIrish Republic, which claimed the entire island of Ireland as its territory. The flag is still used byIrish nationalists.	The flag features a green field with the inscription "Irish Republic" written in white and yellow (gold) letters in the form of Gaelic script. It measures 4 feet 3 inches by 5 feet 6 inches and is now on display at theNational Museum of Ireland – Decorative Arts and History.
	Since 1893	TheSunburst flag is based on the flag of mythological warriors theFianna. Used bynationalists.	Blue background with an orange sun showing partially in the lower hoist.
	Since 1930s	The starry plough flag succeeded the starry plough banner; the flag used to representIrish nationalist socialism. Used by socialists, trade unionists and nationalists.	Light blue background and whitestars.
		Flag of a proposed independent Ulster nation. Used byUlster nationalists, although it has now been adopted as an Ulster-Scots flag.	St Patrick's Saltire with the background ofSt Andrew's Saltire, defaced with a golden six pointed star representing the six counties of Northern Ireland, containing the red hand of Ulster.
		Flag of theUlster Volunteer Force. Often seen flying from lampposts and homes in loyalist areas.	Similar to Boyne Standard. Purple background with orange border andEnglish flag in the canton and a UVF emblem in the lower fly. The letters"U.V.F." and "1912" are shown diagonally in the centre of the flag.
		Flag of theUlster Defence Association. Often seen flying from lampposts and homes in loyalist areas.	Light blue background with red border and UDA emblem on the hoist (left-hand) side and the words "ULSTER DEFENCE ASSOCIATION" on the fly (right-hand) side.
		Flag of theUlster Freedom Fighters. Often seen flying from lampposts and homes in loyalist areas.	Black background with yellow border and UFF emblem in the centre.
		Flag of theLoyalist Volunteer Force. Often seen flying from lampposts in LVF strongholds such asBallycraigy.	Black background with white border and LVF emblem in the centre with three of the six counties of Northern Ireland on both sides. Two yellow banner one at the top and one at the bottom, Top banner says "Loyalist Volunteer Force" and bottom says "In defence of our heritage and culture".
		Flag of the Orange Order. Mostly used in relation to theOrange Order andOrange Walks onThe Twelfth.	Orange background with a St. George's Cross in the canton and defaced with a purpleWilliamite five-pointed star in the lower fly.
		The Purple Standard, used by some Orange Order marching groups.	Purple background with a St. George's Cross in the canton and defaced with an orange five-pointed star in the lower fly. Effectively an inverted version of the primary Orange Order flag.
		Flag of theApprentice Boys of Derry, a Protestant fraternal organisation based inDerry City.	A crimson field.
	Since 1970	Flag of theCommissioners of Irish Lights	Saint Patrick's saltire surrounded by alightship sailing on the sea (in both the top and bottom sections) and alighthouse standing on a rock in the sea (in both the left and right sections).[10]
	pre–1970	Flag of the Commissioners of Irish Lights	Saint George's cross surrounded by a lighthouse standing on a rock in the sea (in both the first and fourth quarters) and a lightship sailing on the sea (in both the second and third quarters).[11]

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1921–1924	Flag ofIreland.	Saint Patrick's Flag.
	1924–1953	First flag ofNorthern Ireland.	Ulster Banner.
	1953–1972	Second flag ofNorthern Ireland.	Ulster Banner.
	1998–present	Banner of the Northern Ireland Assembly	Emblem ofNorthern Ireland Assembly.[12]

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