I asked an Irish guy what the colors in the Irish flag meant. He said " the green is for the Catholics , the orange is for the protestants and the white represents the gulf of mutual incomprehension ".

@rossnorval862

3 жыл бұрын

That's what I was told too

@marcosross790

3 жыл бұрын

Amazing how cultures differ, yea even under one roof. I was told the same for green and orange, but for the white. Was the piece between them. I often thought it should be red, for the blood each took from the other.

@johngorniak6900

3 жыл бұрын

The Tri colour was brought into existence by the exiled Irish in France , hence called the tri colour . The original design was to have hands shaking across the white , but the two colours were there to represent the Catholics and Protestants .

@larrymolloy5935

3 жыл бұрын

​@johngorniak6900 the first Irish tricolour was made on French silk and featured the red hand of ulster at centre. It was made by women of the Grand Orient Lodge Paris and presented to and flown by Thomas Francis meagher leader of the young irelanders revoluționary republican group at 33 the Mall Waterford on St Patrick's Day 1848 headquarters of a group called The Wolfe Țone Society.

@larrymolloy5935

3 жыл бұрын

@Eileen Delaney Paris is where freemasonry is run from, yes. The Queen is world leader through her title Sovereign of the garter, The Order of the garter being the world leading freemasonic lodge.

The harp is a symbol from Irish mythology, it's associated with the god The Dagda, he played the harp to make the seasons change.

@chwah7504

3 жыл бұрын

Was it not Brian Ború?

@peterhoulihan9766

3 жыл бұрын

@@chwah7504 There is a physical harp named after Brian Ború but it's unlikely he had anything to do with it. An Daghda is very much associated with harps and they feature frequently in stories about him. However, as covered above, they're unlikely to resemble anything like the instrument we'd call a harp today, probably more like a strummed lyre.

@peterhoulihan9766

3 жыл бұрын

@@chwah7504 This is a saxon instrument, but the Irish and British cláirsigh were likely similar. kzread.info/dash/bejne/o5V-u8WloLHdhag.html

@thenextshenanigantownandth4393

3 жыл бұрын

@@peterhoulihan9766 The harp could very well have been adopted because of its christain symbolizism , it's referred to as king David's harp in the 13th century coat of arms.

@XPK15

3 жыл бұрын

@@thenextshenanigantownandth4393, didn't he play the lyre? They're very different musical instruments.

Hilbert on behalf of the Irish people mad respect, no one does this kind of content of Irish history on KZread except for you, so thank you for sharing Irish history!

@Dreyno

3 жыл бұрын

Extra Credits did a good series on the famine. Quite detailed and accurate.

@internetual7350

3 жыл бұрын

@@Dreyno The "famine"

@Kevc00

3 жыл бұрын

@Mexican Bob I respect him for putting out this kind of content about Irish history.... I mean a two year old could have figured that out

@joekavanagh8997

3 жыл бұрын

Yes ,this guy did his homework well.Well narrated and we'll presented with relevant information.

@barrymcguire5048

2 жыл бұрын

@@internetual7350 mass murder by starvation 🇮🇪💚🇮🇪

10:40 Sees the word 'orange' on screen in one of Hilbert's videos: immediately prepares to lower volume as soon as the inevitable Wilhelmus starts blowing my speakers out. Spoiler alert: doesn't happen! Who are you and what have you done with Hilbert?

@floridaman3823

3 жыл бұрын

darkjann speaks for The Legion!

@conorkelly947

3 жыл бұрын

He's a tactful man, what us a joke is other videos wouldn't hit the some here

The cláirseach-on-blue flag is still the official flag of the President of Ireland, and the green version still used for the Eastern province of Leinster. I know, I know, minor details.

@talideon

3 жыл бұрын

Eastern province, you mean.

@sevatarlives185

3 жыл бұрын

@@talideon MINOR DETAILS I SAID 🤫. Nah, thx. I could blame autocorrect, or looking at my map upside-down, but really I just wasn't as attentive as I should have been.

@cunobelinusX31

3 жыл бұрын

Strangely enough the colour of St Patrick is blue, not green, this can be seen on the British royal coat of arms. (feck them). Oh he just said this in the documentary, I was jumping the gun. But I'd look stupid wearing blue on Paddies day

@patc9518

3 жыл бұрын

Always thought the flag had a blue background not green.

@stalfithrildi5366

3 жыл бұрын

Is this connected to blue being a more common heraldric colour than green? Anything green being translated into blue when recorded, possibly?

gotta love some Irish history before bed (Irish Guy in Australia) Éire Abú. Thanks for this

@FilAnd01

3 жыл бұрын

Goodnight, sleep tight 😴

@poopslinger_

2 жыл бұрын

Same here! Which county? I was conceived in Edinburgh although I was born in Co. Westmeath near Althlone

As an Irish man I have to say your knowledge of our complex history is very impressive; as is your sensitive delivery of a topic that is almost impossible to discuss rationally on the internet. Great stuff!

@jamesbradshaw3389

12 күн бұрын

I refuse to disagree with you

Thanks for doing such a good job on the pronunciations! People often mangle Irish terms horribly, so getting it right deserves kudos.

@jrt818

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, how many Irish-Americans have gone to Ireland only to discover they mispronounce their last names.

@cristianfuentes2597

3 жыл бұрын

How many

@noodlyappendage6729

3 жыл бұрын

Americans even mispronounce English words. Oh well. English speakers mispronounce almost every French word we say.

@derry86

2 жыл бұрын

V impressed by the pronunciations!

@annick4846

2 жыл бұрын

Even the Dutch names where pronounced perfectly!

As a Irishman, I'm pretty proud of you doing a video on us, good job BTW.

Go raibh maith agat. Físeán iontach agus bhí an Ghaeilge go maith agat. Maith thú! ☘️

2023: Saint Patrick's Day: An Englishman living in Friesland Who despite living in Northern Ireland for several years had no idea of the Irish tricolour symbolising peaceful coexistence, now learning this by stumbling across Hilbert again - Himself with Friesland and English background if I remember rightly from his other videos. Thank you!

Danté describes the Irish use of the harp in the 13th century. He describes the harp of Erin flag in detail. The harp is called the Anúna (An Uaithne) in ancient Gaelic mythology, and is attributed to Daghdha, the Irish father god, and Angus Óg, his son, the Irish god of love and poetry.

@MrSchizoid405

2 жыл бұрын

Interesting do you have any links?

I'm American. My grandma was born in 1902 in Ireland. She immigrated here in 1929 and married a Canadian in 1931. She explained to me what it was to be Irish and our history. I miss her dearly.

@Meftu

10 ай бұрын

"our" history? Don't you mean their history?

@johnlauzon8156

10 ай бұрын

@@Meftu no

@Meftu

10 ай бұрын

@@johnlauzon8156 But you said you are American.

@johnlauzon8156

10 ай бұрын

@@Meftu yes

@Meftu

10 ай бұрын

@@johnlauzon8156 Then it’s not your history.

Finnegan my son, you are free now. You can pick a flag for your nation. Will you pick the Harp on green or a generic tricolor?

@b-beale1931

3 жыл бұрын

how about the harp over st. Patrick's blue?

@philly_cheese_dog1530

3 жыл бұрын

Read this in the Leprechaun accent

@danielcarthy9250

3 жыл бұрын

Our tricolour actually has alot of meaning behind it and it's easy to recreate which is important for a flag

@TheHorseOutside

3 жыл бұрын

@@danielcarthy9250 that is the point behind literally every tricolour

@danielcarthy9250

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheHorseOutside not every tricolour has the same of meaning. If that's not what ur talking about I have no idea what ur on about then

Irish history is far more complicated than almost all Brits know and quite a lot more than most Irish too.

@mcfcfan1870

3 жыл бұрын

Very true. Especially ancient Ireland and the Brehon Laws itself. Tbf tho I did cringed every time he mentioned Ireland as Scotland in this video as that part had been very mixeded up, which could've been avoided. Also he said France tried to invade ireland in the 1640s which I'm very confused on where he got that from

@therakemaster3936

3 жыл бұрын

Yes

@philipstokes865

3 жыл бұрын

@@mcfcfan1870 I'm confused that you're confused

@rubybrady7051

3 жыл бұрын

With to much drink life get difficult to understand.

@vestty5802

2 жыл бұрын

@@mcfcfan1870 he never said France invaded he said that Owen roes Irish regiment fought against the French in the Spanish Netherlands

How to summon the Irish:

@kierandoodykd

3 жыл бұрын

We here bro 🤣

@padraigpearse1551

3 жыл бұрын

Oh we definitely here now

@johnnythegreat6568

3 жыл бұрын

Free bar

@eldorados_lost_searcher

3 жыл бұрын

Were they not invited?

@bigjuicypotato1482

3 жыл бұрын

@@padraigpearse1551 I thought you were dead?

The harp is the province flag of Leinster

Love this, it's great to see an interest in Irish history

1:40 a woman with wings ... isn't that a bit of a harpy?

@swinhelm389

3 жыл бұрын

Nice one

@joekavanagh8997

3 жыл бұрын

Good observation and well said.!Cheers my girl!

@Calidore1

3 жыл бұрын

Plaudits for that one!

I love how you preserve the unique length to width ratio of the flag. The origins of that would be interesting as well.

@mowvu5380

3 жыл бұрын

yeh man i agree, i enjoy the structural integrity those random shaped flags like switzerland and nepal being maintained. i have a feeling Hilbert's editing software is probably the reason lol.

@paranoidrodent

3 жыл бұрын

How is a 1:2 ratio particularly remarkable? The UK and many Commonwealth nations use that ratio (the Free State was a Dominion just like Canada or Australia). It is a bit longer than the 2:3 commonly associated with vertical tricolour flags but it makes complete sense as the typical ratio used around Ireland when the flag evolved. Still, those are the two most commonly used flag ratios with 3:5 probably being a distant third. The 10:19 ratio of the US and former US colonial possessions is probably fourth and then it gets obscure.

@zanussidish8144

3 жыл бұрын

@@paranoidrodent You've now got me interested in looking at flag ratios.

Traditional celtic style harp on blue or green background Beautiful, design Replace that boring trickler

@niallmcdonagh1093

3 жыл бұрын

I totally agree. We aren't India or the Ivory Coast!!!

Big kudos for researching pronunciations properly - even Tom Scott got the pronunciation of harp wrong (and got the Scots version not Irish!) Thomas Francis Meagher raised the flag on the Mall in Waterford, and I know the guy each year who reenacts him - he grows the moustache each time! Where I am we'd pronounce his surname as one syllable, like Johnny Marr, we'd just stretch out the vowel slightly. GRMA Hilbert Worth noting the blue used is St Patrick's blue, and is the official colour of Ireland used (if you look at the President's seal). Green became intertwined later on for all the reasons in the video, especially as blue features on the British flag it could be distinct that we became independent.

I heard Dutch and prepared for the anthem, but nothing... Hilbert are u ok?

@chickeninyeezes3759

3 жыл бұрын

69

@misterbacon4933

Жыл бұрын

😂

I personally have no direct connection to Ireland but I do have a particularly developed interest in the fascinating history and culture of Ireland and the British Isles. Thank you for the very informative video!

@BelcarrigFarm

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks I like canada too You should have chosen the flag with the blue sides though

@CHIBBZ-54

9 ай бұрын

Ireland is NOT a British Isle...The British stamped that on the Map to try to let the World believe we were all British. We are Irish, not British.

I drove my Saracen through your garden last night

@brianmacc1934

3 жыл бұрын

Ooo rrrr oooo rrrrr

@jixuscrixus1967

3 жыл бұрын

Did ye, aye?

@danielpalma1426

3 жыл бұрын

Those things used to terrorize coastal communities back in the seventh through 11th centuries....😆

@thegrajee

3 жыл бұрын

@@danielpalma1426 no it's a car.

@paulgalligan1916

3 жыл бұрын

Kim jongky boots 👢 👢

I disagree with a few things in this video, for example blue is still today and always has been the national colour for Ireland, since the days of the old Irish kingdoms. Also I have done alot of music here in Ireland and have friends who are harpists, your history of the Harp is a new one to me and them. But good video.

@mcfcfan1870

3 жыл бұрын

(Copied and pasted this from my comment) 2:00 THATS BECAUSE "SCOTTISH GAELIC" IS AN *OFFSHOOT* OF IRISH GAELIC. He went down a bit of a rabbithole there. The Scottish got their Gaelic language, culture etc etc from IRELAND. (Via the IRISH dál riata clan)

@ethanramos4441

3 жыл бұрын

There was also another flag that he forgot which he didn’t show on the video

@gachrudgaelach

2 жыл бұрын

Yes I think your correct!! The blue goes back to original roots, long before Henry V111

important note: the sinn féin of 1920ish IS NOT the same sinn féin as today

@ethanramos4441

3 жыл бұрын

You the original Sinn Féin not the new organized one of 1970

what a channel, i cannot stress how great this stuff is. your cadence is a thing of beauty👌

Pronunciation actually quite impressive.... quite a surprise! Nice job👌

Damn you Cote D'Ivoire, ripping off the irish flag like that. Shame on you!

@el_iron_duke

3 жыл бұрын

_Us Indians who just tilted it 90 degrees and put a wheel at the centre_

@Rasher1974

3 жыл бұрын

@@el_iron_duke The Indian Flag is based on the Irish Tri colour, in fact there was great co operation between DeValera and the newly formed Indian independent government, as an aside there is a Boulevard in Delhi named after DeValera as a tribute to him for the advice he gave India during their fight for independence.

@krombopulos_michael

3 жыл бұрын

@@Rasher1974 I can't find anything to substantiate the claim that India's flag is based on the Irish flag. Its based on an original design that had red to represt the Hindu community, Green to represent the Muslim community, and white to represent other religious groups.

@651kieran651

3 жыл бұрын

@@krombopulos_michael there may have been inspiration as both countries were going for self rule from the British

@joekavanagh8997

3 жыл бұрын

Good observation and well said!

I thought that the title "Lord of Ireland" was bestowed upon the English King himself, and the nobleman appointed as Administrator was called "Lord Lieutenant of Ireland"

@ryanfarrelly4647

3 жыл бұрын

Same

@lazybones79

3 жыл бұрын

That’s correct. Aras an Uachtaran was formerly the Lord Lieutenant’s House.

@BelcarrigFarm

3 жыл бұрын

@@lazybones79 weren't the also called the viceroy

Your pronunciation of Gaelic (et.al.)are a great part of your videos. It actually lead to my binging of your videos and subscription. I think 🤔 every video you make should include this excellent talent of yours. Perhaps a key phrase in the beginning and another to reward those watching the whole subject. Semper Fidelis, cousin.

@NedNew

10 ай бұрын

Mark, a little known fact is that the common rabbit in Ireland has more than 3 times better hearing than the average person from Athy, County Kildare.

A great video as always :)

@historywithhilbert146

3 жыл бұрын

Very kind, thank you!

@History With Hilbert, a couple of corrections/clarifications: 1) James & William: James II converted to Catholicism even before he ascended to the throne, and upon the latter declared religious tolerance without exception (the one declared after his overthrow excluded Catholics). William was a reluctant sectarian as well, offering religious toleration to Catholics in the Peace of Limerick, only to be vetoed by Parliament in London. The pope endorsed William because he was more worried about the Gallican Heresy (James was beholden to Louis XIV) than Protestant persecution. 2) The Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1922 created an autonomous Irish Free State in the south. Independence would not be declared and recognized until 1948 (in a photo finish with India and Israel).

I would like to point that There actually another flag that they use however it was only Used in the Easter Rising. This was the Irish Republic Flag which like the harp flag has a green background but what make it different than the other two flags this one was emblazoned with the words Irish Republic in gold and white.

Jesus, like 5 of my favourite channels have all uploaded 20 minute videos in the last hour. This is a conspiracy against my free time

Damn that's gonna be a long flag video... And I love it

Nice Ivory Coast flag at the beginning. The golden harp on a green background is still used as the flag & coat of arms of the province of Leinster (East). The golden harp on a blue background is used as the Presidential flag. Also the 'South' became the Irish Free State (Saorstát Éireann), not the Republic in 1922, but all of that shite would assumably need its own video, what with the Irish Civil War and all.

@ryanfarrelly4647

3 жыл бұрын

True the civil war needs a video of its own

@Demps_

3 жыл бұрын

bunch of rebels fighting rebels who would care about that

Great video, I knew about the harp flag with the blue background but never knew all the details, good on ya very educational, well done ✌💚☘

Great video, always look forward to your new uploads

No matter how hard De Valera tried the father of the Irish Republic is Michael Collins!

@keelanmurphy9941

3 жыл бұрын

Collins was dead a decade and a half before a Republic was declared.

@michaeld8280

3 жыл бұрын

@@keelanmurphy9941 Seeing as he was the the first Chairman of the Provisional Government of the Irish Free State, The direct predecessor to the Republic of Ireland. I think its a pretty safe to say Collins was a pretty central fucking figure......... dead or not.

@keelanmurphy9941

3 жыл бұрын

@@michaeld8280 Yeah, a provisional interim government, to which he was not elected, and on which he served all of five minutes before the Civil War broke out. Central figure or not, "Father of the Republic" is not accurate. He was one brick in the construction of it, and only at the forefront for about two years. He was a charismatic figure, which is why he's a lot more favoured than, say, Griffith or Cosgrave. Same reason a figurehead like Pearse is idolised while the de facto leaders and planners, Clarke, Mac Diarmada and Plunkett, are left by the wayside. And, more importantly, he died young and handsome and untainted by a long and morally complicated political career that undoubtedly would have come after.

@michaeld8280

3 жыл бұрын

@@keelanmurphy9941 He was more than a brick. He was the man picked to lead Ireland during her first steps of independence. Did his assassination play a part in his legacy, of course. Just like any major political figure who is murdered. He was the commander in chief. If Washington died in the revolution would we dismiss him because he didn't get a chance to run for office??

@KeranKeranos

2 жыл бұрын

id argue Wolfe Tone

Talk about the St. Patrick’s Battalion during the Mexican-American War they also used the harp with the green field as a battle flag.

@seamuswbiggerarmalite3379

3 жыл бұрын

pagan shite in the flag? whoops

@crystalpink6535

2 жыл бұрын

@@seamuswbiggerarmalite3379 shut up lol

@seamuswbiggerarmalite3379

2 жыл бұрын

@@crystalpink6535 *squeze* he shite me

Well impressed with your pronunciations-good work Seán.👍✌

Good stuff man nice to get a bit more knowledge about my Country.

According to wikipedia The flag contains information The green is for Catholicism The white is unity The orange is for Protestant Ulster

@thunderbird1921

3 жыл бұрын

What does the French Tricolor stand for then?

Great video. Excellent Irish language pronunciation. @8:50 the United Irish were not just simply another outfit of patriots. They were ideologically republican, secular and pluralist. Or at least the leadership was. Sectarianism was found amongst the rank-and-file. As stated in their name, they wanted to unite Catholic, Protestant and Dissenter (i.e. Presbyterian) into the common name of Irish. The flag seen at @1:14 is seen today as the flag of Hibernianism, a conservative Irish nationalism, popular in the Irish community in the US, and parts of rural Ireland. Displaying this flag is purposefully communicating an Ireland not republican, secular and pluralistic.

An excellent video I've now subscribed to the channel! The only criticism would be that it would have been more impactful to have presented it from the Irish viewpoint rather than a slightly English stance. Thanks for a good effort!!

Excellent information. I often wondered about the logo on Ryanair planes. Now I know. Thank you.

Thank you for actually taking the time to research proper Irish pronunciation

Thanks! missed your videos the past few weeks. Thiw one was awesome. extra awesome because I'm part Irish

"This has been a rather long video"! ... it flew by it was that captivating! ... I'm gonna watch it again!

A Fantastic Video As Always Hilbert.

I love the harp flags, so much more original than tricolors. Fun fact 'cruit' is an early Irish word for a harp and the phrase "cruit cen chéis" means a harp without a plectrum (or maybe strings, no one is sure) and means something useless.

@ethanramos4441

3 жыл бұрын

You do realize that there was another flag unlike the other two

The harp is a fine flag, but I'm more partial to the sun brust flag myself. The harp as a instrument god knows how far back in human history that goes, but as a flag is solely Irish similar to how saltire didn't originate in Scotland but is considered scottish with blue and white. Also the united Irishmen didn't invent the green harp flag its origins go back to the confederates and Owen Roe O'Neill, it was a commonly used by the Irish long before the united Irishmen.

@thenextshenanigantownandth4393

3 жыл бұрын

Also I read something interesting a while back about the term red coat having originated in ireland. Would be a interesting video idea.

@MrSchizoid405

2 жыл бұрын

And Owen Roe O'Neil never used the harp flag of Erin. He seems to have gotten that inaccurate information from Wikipedia, it was just a normal harp on a green background.

@sports872

10 ай бұрын

A video on the sunburst flag and it's various versions and colours and it's origins and uses would be very interesting.

Sinn Fein was not really involved in 1916, the English press associated Sinn Fein with Easter 1916, but they were only tangentially involved. The whole thing was organized by the Irish Republican Brotherhood with the help of the Irish Citizen's Army and Cumann na mBan, all of which were Republicans, whereas the original Sinn Fein of Arthur Griffith (ironically) was for a dual monarchy, and wanted something like the Free States but for all or Ireland.

Thanks for that vid. Very informative even for an Irish man.! Always thought the tricolour was from the Easter up rising. But no it had a much older history.💚🇮🇪☘

thanks for taking the time to learn how to pronounce some for the terms used in this video, you sound more fluent than I do. the change of blue to Green is rather simple Irish Colour Blue: Royal Irish Colour Green: Rebel in 1916, the Irish tri-colour was the flag used by the Original Sinn Fein (ourselves), the British wrongly report that Sinn Fein had been one of the guide hands of the upraising- at one point a Group of IRB plant the Tri-colour on a building that have been abandoned during the fight, and a British Gunboat started to shell said building (they thought it was the GPO) which were the idea is believed to come form. And because of the British reaction to the easter Raising (shooting a Irish tied to a chair because he could stand), public opinion switched to the Rebels and Sinn Fein (who weren't even involved in the raising ) nitpick 1922 the Irish Free State is formed as Dominion of the British Emprie 1936: the Irish free State declares itself independent and renames itself to Ireland 1948: the UK recognize Irish independence and started to referring to the Ireland as Eire or the Republic of Ireland when dealing with it - there was an instance during the Signing of the founding Document of the Council of Europe, where the British representative wanted Ireland to be denoted as the republic of Ireland not Ireland, the Irish representative refused and the other nations backed Ireland.

You learn something every day. Thank you. The saltire is the national flag of Scotland and the Lion Rampart the original royal standard. St George's cross is the national flag of England and the three leopards the original royal standard. At the forming of the UK the Union Jack incorporated St Patrick's cross. I have always assumed that the said St Patrick's cross was the national flag of Ireland because of this (and the harp some ancient Irish royal standard). Perhaps you could do another short video to explain the status of St Patrick's cross, historically.

Cool video. I would have never guessed the meaning of the colors. Very interesting.

Your Irish pronunciations are really good, great job

#MakeIrelandAHarpAgain

@maximilianolimamoreira5002

3 жыл бұрын

how is the Italian campaign going,corporal Napoleon?

@floridarebel987

3 жыл бұрын

I think the Harp has more culture and apparently it's seen as rebellious so i personally approve but I'm just an American.

@danielcarthy9250

3 жыл бұрын

@@floridarebel987 it's hard to recreate and the harp flag is the flag of leinster already

@the11382

3 жыл бұрын

@@danielcarthy9250 Better solution: Abstractify the harp to simplify the flag. Flags are meant to be simple. Remove the detail and keep the core essence.

@danielcarthy9250

3 жыл бұрын

@@the11382 how could one make the harp simple enough to draw and look good?

Respect from Ireland man, one of the few British people i respect. Take care and keep on keepin on man.👍

@Dom-fx4kt

3 жыл бұрын

Think he's actually Dutch

@RyanTheMan000

3 жыл бұрын

@@Dom-fx4kt really? Sounds pretty English to me

@Dom-fx4kt

3 жыл бұрын

@@RyanTheMan000 I know I thought the same at first, his accent is even regional, but I have heard he spent some time living in Nottingham or somewhere and maybe still does but is in fact Dutch and from the Netherlands originally.

Imagine if history lessons at school were taught based on flags? Can't believe that I had zero Irish, Welsh or Scottish history at school. I only realised that the Union Jack used to not include the St Patrick's Saltire when I watched Pirates of the Caribbean..

Great attempts at the pronunciation!👍👍

Interesting. I'd previously heard that the tricolour was green, white and gold as the first colour was associated with an independent Ireland and the white and gold came from the Catholic Papal flag (the colour being closer to gold than orange).

@seanmeathman356

2 жыл бұрын

we often and incorrectly say the flag is green white and gold, even in song. It is as described green white and orange. However on some ceremonial flags there will be a gold tassel or whatever you call it all the way around the flag.

Foot note: The troubles in Ireland started again in 1969 when the RUC police removed an Irish tricolour from a shop in Belfast because it was illegal to fly the tricolour.

@davidlally592

9 ай бұрын

Yes the then notorious (and now repealed Stormont unionist law) The Flags And Emblems Act...look it up on the web...

The various flags of the island of Ireland are vary interesting. I would be interested to watch and learn about the origins of the sunburst and starry plough flags in particular as both has different colours and different versions. Also who used and uses it and it's meaning. There are others that would also be interesting. Enjoyed the video and information.

Another great analysis of the change of national emblems. Love the content of your channel. I was wondering if the change of colour of the harp flag actual happened until you displayed the royal flag with the lions and the blue harp. My reasoning was that in Welsh (can't vouch for Gaelic) the word for Blue and Green has been changed. In modern Welsh 'Glas' means blue but it used to mean green for some reason I don't know. Anyway that's not so relevant. When you pronounce the name Irish name Maher you almost don't pronounce the 'h'. So it becomes almost Ma'er.

When I see the blue with the harp I think of the Leinster Rugby Team

"Cruit" is still used in Scottish Gaelic today, e.g. "cruit-chorda" = "harpsichord". The Gaelic root "cruit" is similar to the English word "create" and is part of words that incorporate that meaning, such as "cruithear", ("creator"). The harp may be so-called because it creates music. It is thought that the aboriginal Irish people originally called themselves, collectively, the "cruithin". This may have meant something like "those created [by a god]" or more simply, "people". Interestingly, the first foreigner to record a visit to Great Britain, Pytheas of Massalia, stated that the name of the islands was the "Pretanikai" Islands, and the natives told him they were "Pretani", which is just the P-Celtic equivalent of "Cruithin"! So it is from Pytheas' Greek rendering of the P-Celtic words that we have "Briton", "Britain", and "Brittanic". However, when the Irish Gaels came to Scotland centuries later, they were using the word "Cruithneach" to mean either "Pict" or "Briton", and this seems to indicate that the word had changed its meaning, and by then it may have meant "stranger" or "foreigner". To complicate matters, "cruithneachd" rather bizarrely means "wheat", (perhaps from the creation of seed), so that the Irish Gaelic term for a Pict may instead have come from the fact that some Britons grew wheat, whereas the Irish (at that stage) did not. If so, the Irish Gaelic newcomers to Scotland were bundling the Picts together with P-Celtic Britons much further south, because there was then no variety of wheat that could grow so far north. Now are you sound asleep? Good!

@MrSchizoid405

2 жыл бұрын

Gibberish.

Absolutely brilliant, well done. Ar son saoirse na hEireann!

Great job. You're Irish pronunciation of the name for a harp had a Galway Irish type of pronunciation.

The Irish tricolour the flag of the Irish repuplic, is actually a flag of Unity using green of celtic-gaelic tradisions, white representing peace and orange enccompassing the protestant tradition ... it is a flag of unity.

@NedNew

10 ай бұрын

Dave, are you still planning on calling over for tea and biscuits?

@merseydave1

10 ай бұрын

@@NedNew Love to mate!

Not verry low key subliminal this Guinness commercial 😉😂 Next one about Frysk Hynder? 😜🍻

The gold harp on a green ground is the true ancient flag of Ireland. The modern tri-colour is the flag of the modern Republic of Ireland.

Your pronounciation is really good!

The tricolor is an awesome flag, great symbolism.

@bobpobcf9723

2 жыл бұрын

The Harp is SOOOOO much better

@ElectricChaplain

2 жыл бұрын

@@bobpobcf9723 The Harp is for the guinness bottles, not the flag. No but really why

@crystalpink6535

2 жыл бұрын

@@ElectricChaplain better flag,the tricolor is boring and looks like Ivory Coast

@ElectricChaplain

2 жыл бұрын

@@crystalpink6535 The harpsichord flag looks like a stereotype of the Irish, whereas the tricolor tells a whole story of a people. But I'm not Irish, so my idea of "stereotypical" may be off base.

Erin go bragh..... Great videos guys, kudos. Respect!

@mcfcfan1870

3 жыл бұрын

The mistakes from the first six minutes almost reducing me to years, tho lol

@noodlyappendage6729

3 жыл бұрын

What about the part where he said Americans had a successful revolution against England? Err what!? You mean against the Kingdom of Great Britain!! 🙄

I love both your flag videos and the Celtic-related videos, so this is ideal! That picture at 9:27 is particularly fascinating. I'm of course especially curious how did Polish Eagle end up there? Was it just a sign of solidarity just after the Third (final) Partition and admiration to people like Kościuszko or did some Poles actually take part in the Irish uprising? Edit: I did some searching online and apparently this picture shows a celebration of the Bastille Day, 1792 in Belfast. So it is rather in the period leading to the 1798 Rebellion, still immensely interesting though. In the context of the situation in Poland, it would be just after the Russian invasion that abruptly ended the progressive constitutional reforms (and later led to the Second Partition, Kościuszko Uprising and the Third Partition). Also, as I said before, it would be really great if you would make such a video about the flags of Belarus. I realize that at this point I'm like Cato calling for the destruction of Carthage, I hope it's not annoying.

@AshArAis

3 жыл бұрын

Would Poland have been a Catholic country at this point too? Often there seems to be alliances through history based on Catholicism.

@Artur_M.

3 жыл бұрын

@@AshArAis It indeed was (if you don't count the Protestant minority, much bigger Eastern Orthodox one, the biggest Jewish community in Europe and even a small Muslim one). In this case, I'd say it was rather the Society of United Irishmen solidarizing with the reformers in Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the spirit of the new Enlightenment ideas of Liberty and so one, especially as their efforts and very independence were threatened by an imperialistic neighbour (which was something they surely could relate to). The role of the Catholic Church in the events unfolding in Poland-Lithuania in this period is actually very complicated. There is a book about it available in English _The Polish Revolution and the Catholic Church, 1788-92: A Political History_ by Richard Butterwick, which I admittedly haven't read but I've heard good things about it. A new book by the same author _The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, 1733-1795: Light and Flame_ is soon to be published.

@Artur_M.

3 жыл бұрын

@@antseanbheanbocht4993 Thanks for recommending the Wolf Tone's speech!

@KoziPLUS

3 жыл бұрын

Can’t see the polish eagle. is it Is below the us flag. Cuz if that’s the case it seems to be business sign, with a Phoenix on it?

@Artur_M.

3 жыл бұрын

@@KoziPLUS To be perfectly honest, I wouldn't recognize our eagle in this picture either but apparently descriptions of the celebrations in Belfast mention "banners representing America, France, Poland, Great Britain and Ireland". comeheretome.com/2019/07/14/bastille-day-in-1790s-ireland/ Also, this might be actually in 1791, not 92.

I've not had this conversation directly, but my Irish friends have told me that the flag is not described as green, white, and orange, but rather green, white, and gold. I was surprised, because I'd had the flag explained to me the way you explain it, but I guess in parts of the island that don't currently have a significant population of Protestants to have peace with (the people I've heard this from have been from Munster and south Connacht), they'd rather forget about that part of their history.

Shout out to Thomas Francis Meagher... watching this now living about a thirty second walk away from his statue in Waterford...my boiii:):)

This is a really good presentation but I must point out things in it that I believe are incorrect. The United Irishmen were an amalgam of Catholics and Protestants and not just led by a Protestant. The difference being that the Protestants were deserters who were also discriminated against like the Catholics were. Only Anglicans were not discriminated against. The next one I'm not so sure of but I believe that Sinn Fein didn't support the 1916 Rising

@silverdeathgamer2907

3 жыл бұрын

Sin Féín didn't support the rising but it was called the Sin Féín rising colloquially and they were credited with starting the rising and their members were interned, they were also very active opposing conscription in Ireland. Their leader Arthur Griffith wanted a dual monarchy system like the Austro-Hungarian empire however after those interned were released with many joining the party in order to use it to aid in achieving independence and with the public desire for greater independence exacerbated by internment and the execution of most of the leaders of 1916 rising the party began taking a harder stance towards independence.

@anthonyseymour1403

3 жыл бұрын

@@silverdeathgamer2907 Thanks

@johndoe-ss9bz

3 жыл бұрын

Presbyterians were not up to Anglican Ascendancy. They were treated by English Law as "Second-Class Protestants".

Minor nitpick at 15:49 (I only say this bc I’m writing a dissertation on James Connolly and Sinn Fein lol) A large contingent of those who fought in 1916, notably Connolly and his socialist Irish Citizen Army were vehemently opposed to Sinn Fein due to the fact that they viewed their Catholic sectarianism as playing into the hands of British capitalists. Connolly had spent a great deal of time in the North with the ICA’s founder, James Larkin, organising strikes which transcended religious divides under the Irish Transport and General Workers Union (ITGWU) - this was the organisation out of which the ICA pulled much of its membership. Very minor point overall and a totally understandable assumption to make considering Sinn Féin’s later significance. Great video overall!!

Cool info!

who here played ck3 tutorial and managed to unite ireland?

@antseanbheanbocht4993

3 жыл бұрын

You should come and touch the Lia Fail and see if it cries out.

@ronaldfreeman1787

3 жыл бұрын

@@antseanbheanbocht4993 put some watchtowers to stop people from vandalizing it ffs

@antseanbheanbocht4993

3 жыл бұрын

@@ronaldfreeman1787 Yes i agree, you can drive in and walk straight up to it for free, i touched it but alas, Níor chlóis mé é ag caoineadh. I did not hear it crying. Actually the entire area is full of unexcavated ancient sites that anyone could walk into.

@afrovarangian

3 жыл бұрын

@Rusty Shackleford Wasn't that patched?

I think it's very unlikely that the word Cláirseach entered Ireland as late as the Dal Ríadan period given that it's a key element in Irish folk tales going back much much farther. Also, trying to draw a link between Cruit and Cláirseach is a bit tenuous. Cruit ultimately comes from the British word for the island of Britain: Prydain. In Q-celtic the P becomes replaced with a hard Q (or "c") and we get Crydain. Irish is notorious for knocking the endings off words so it's an easy jump from there to Cryt or Cruit. The word Prydain dates back to at least the third century BC, which was long long long before the Dal Ríada emerged or there was any serious Gaelic colonisation of scotland. The common proposed etymology for Prydain is "Pritani" meaning "painted people," and indeed classical writers do attest the British were fond of prominent tattoos. The word cláirseach seems to relate to clár, meaning an organised work surface, suggesting the original instrument going by that name was more like a lyre.

@brianmacc1934

3 жыл бұрын

and there endth the first lesson , be seated

@peterhoulihan9766

3 жыл бұрын

@@deiniolbythynnwr926 Doubt it, since I'm not a republican. Edit: Plus, if I was just taking an Irish slant, why would I claim the classical image of the Irish harp is a relatively recent import? :P

@thenextshenanigantownandth4393

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely agree with this. Still it's fun to speculate even the more out there theories. Could the harps change in appearence from lyre to what we see now be connected with Christianity in ireland? Maybe not, but why the change from lyre to that style of harp?

@thenextshenanigantownandth4393

3 жыл бұрын

@@deiniolbythynnwr926 how is it revisionism?

@peterhoulihan9766

3 жыл бұрын

@@thenextshenanigantownandth4393 I'm not a luthier or a harp player so I'm not really sure, but I think those kinds of modern harps allow for longer/more strings compared to zither style harps with the strings running across the soundbox.

Great video on the Irish Flag. This is just an FYI, not a criticism. Ireland did not become independent from England in 1922, it became a Free State (except the North) similar to Canada or Australia. Independence came December 29, 1937. Ireland became a Republic in 1948.

@thomsboys77

Жыл бұрын

Independent from the UK, not England

Half way through and I'm having trouble following this. Can you take the time to tell me who won the auction you were calling during this clip?

I know this is a sensitive issue , but I'm genuinely curious to know if there will be any celebrations of 1922 in 2022 in the Republic of Ireland ? It will be the centenary of independence of sorts but also the anniversary of partition. We never marked the 300th anniversary of 1707 in Scotland because it was reckoned to be too provocative. Also it's not that long since my local town in the west of Scotland was all closed up on a Saturday as it hosted a big Orange Walk.

@johndoe-ss9bz

3 жыл бұрын

They are Subservient to the Crown of England. They are "Super-Loyal" and wish to be "Subjects of the Crown" rather than "Citizens of a Free Scottish Nation". The Rebels left and fought the Crown for American Independence.

@MrBulky992

13 күн бұрын

​@@johndoe-ss9bzThere is no "crown of England" - not since 1707.

"So raise the Harp of Erin, boys, the flag we all revere, the land of our adoption and the Irish volunteer" It might not be Ireland's flag anymore, but a couple of my friends in the New York National Guard were holding it up in front of the U.S. Capitol last week.

I read once that it was supposed to be blue instead of green as that was the colour St Patrick wore but decided to have it orange instead as you described

The Harp that once through Taras Halls... They were going to put the Sacred Heart on the Irish flag but never did

Hi Hilbert, I was wondering if you ever heard of the Oera Linda-bok. It's a piece of Frisian mythology.

@l2516

3 жыл бұрын

Here is a great introduction video about it that's not hijacked by Dutch naysayers who hate Frisians. kzread.info/dash/bejne/pI2Iwbmul7Cyn7w.html

@learnedeldersofteemo8917

3 жыл бұрын

thanks

@l2516

3 жыл бұрын

@@learnedeldersofteemo8917 you're welcome! Let me know what you think :D

@TimDutch

3 жыл бұрын

Will check it out thanks

@l2516

3 жыл бұрын

@@TimDutch great profile picture!

At about 9 minutes when mentioning the French revolution(s) you used "La liberté guidant le peuple ", it is a bit anachronistic because depicting the revolution of the "trois glorieuses" aka the revolution of 1830. No big deal but you know, wrong révolution, sorry we have so many

Your pronunciation of an Irish/Celtic T is very good.

7:57 the flag shown is the flag flown in England, the Scots one has two rampant lions and the three English lions on the top right in sure

Imma just guess that the tricolor is inspired in part by the French tricolor.

@kierancrotty1848

3 жыл бұрын

Correct!

@pixel-hy4jx

3 жыл бұрын

And the French tricolour was inspired by the Dutch tricolour

@thunderbird1921

3 жыл бұрын

The French Revolution and Empire left a massive legacy on the world in so many ways.

3:10 The Dál Ríata were IRISH. They invaded scotland from Ireland. Scotland got its gaelic culture FROM IRELAND not the other way around.

@thenextshenanigantownandth4393

3 жыл бұрын

He's proposing that the Irish word for harp has the same root as the word cruthin, which means British or pict, and that the harp might have originally been a pictish symbol, but this seems unlikely and I don't think there is a connection between those two words.

@mcfcfan1870

3 жыл бұрын

@@thenextshenanigantownandth4393 its not though. He proposed this happened from the Dál Ríata bringing it to Ireland from Scotland when this is ridiculous as the Dál Ríata were an Irish Kingdom.

@thenextshenanigantownandth4393

3 жыл бұрын

@@mcfcfan1870 what he was suggesting was that it was taken from the picts and brought to Ireland from the gaelic or Irish Kingdom of dalraida.

@johndoe-ss9bz

3 жыл бұрын

@@mcfcfan1870 :: Iona was a deserted Island when Saint Columcille and 12 other Irish Monks built a monastery there in the 7th century. They spread out from there converting Picts and Northern English to Celtic-Catholicism.

@MrSchizoid405

2 жыл бұрын

@@thenextshenanigantownandth4393 Not symbol but instrument.

Great video thanks 👍

The nickname for Ireland - the Emerald Island - is not because of a green flag but because of the rain making Ireland very green and lush.