Sunburst flag

Traditional variation of the sunburst flag^[1]

A version of the Sunburst flag which incorporates the Starry Plough flag as well as a Pike, associated with the United Irishmen. The flag may have been used by the 26th Battalion of the National Army.^[2]

A modern variation of the sunburst flag

The sunburst flag (Irish: An Gal Gréine) is an Irish flag associated with early Irish nationalism, and more recently, youth wings of Irish republican groups such as Na Fianna Éireann.^[3] The flag is first thought to have been used in 1858 by the Irish Republican Brotherhood. The sunburst flag is still used today, by both republican groups and the Irish language and Gaelic revival organization Conradh na Gaeilge.^[4]

^ Andrews, Ann (1 April 2015). Newspapers and Newsmakers: The Dublin Nationalist Press in the Mid-Nineteenth Century. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9781781387450 – via Google Books.
^ "Signal fires : 26th battalion Easter Week 1943 /". Retrieved 29 November 2021.
^ Andrews, Maggie; Lomas, Janis (23 February 2018). A History of Women in 100 Objects. History Press. ISBN 9780750987196 – via Google Books.
^ "Ireland: Sunburst". fotw.info.

[1] Andrews, Ann (1 April 2015). Newspapers and Newsmakers: The Dublin Nationalist Press in the Mid-Nineteenth Century. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9781781387450 – via Google Books.

[2] "Signal fires : 26th battalion Easter Week 1943 /". Retrieved 29 November 2021.

[3] Andrews, Maggie; Lomas, Janis (23 February 2018). A History of Women in 100 Objects. History Press. ISBN 9780750987196 – via Google Books.

[4] "Ireland: Sunburst". fotw.info.

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