NationStates Jolt Archive


National flag options: Northern Ireland

13-10-2003, 22:54
Any reason why the Northern Ireland flag is not in the pull-down menu of options for a nation? From the UK there are Scotland, Wales, England, Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man flags as possible chocies, but no Northern Ireland.


(Libya also appears to be missing from the list...)
Naleth
13-10-2003, 23:04
Well, you could go find it online if you want it. Thats what custom flags are for :wink:
Goobergunchia
13-10-2003, 23:49
(Libya also appears to be missing from the list...)

Libya's is just plain green....
13-10-2003, 23:52
I am aware of the custom flags, and the option to upload your own images, but it struck me as strange that NI had been left out when other flags from less populous parts of the UK had been included.
Europa Brittania
13-10-2003, 23:55
Ummm, Having been in the UK for a long time, unless I'm missing something, there are no less populous parts of the UK than Northern Ireland.....
Agrigento
13-10-2003, 23:57
Yeah many are missing, I wouldn't get too upset about it.
14-10-2003, 00:07
Ummm, Having been in the UK for a long time, unless I'm missing something, there are no less populous parts of the UK than Northern Ireland.....

Well, Guernsey (59,000), Isle of Man (70,000) & Jersey (84,000) combined all have less population than NI (1,578,000). (Numbers from Whittaker's Almanac 1997, the numbers will heve changed since then, but not noticeably)

I'm not getting overly-concerned about this, it just struck me as odd.
1 Infinite Loop
14-10-2003, 04:38
my guess would be because of its Terrorist stuff
14-10-2003, 04:42
You talking about this?

http://www.micetrap.net/flags/eringobragh.gif
14-10-2003, 07:19
Hands up if you look like a fool: I raise my hand.

Further research has revealed that the current _official_ flag of Northern Ireland is the Union Flag. The flag which I believed to technically be the NI flag was removed from official service several years ago.

Use of flags in Northern Ireland remains contentious...

Embarassing but educational.

Apologies.
14-10-2003, 14:58
But the question is what is this flag? Is it the flag posted above?