The Irish Army (Irish: an tArm) is the land component of the Defence Forces of Ireland. [6] As well as maintaining its primary roles of defending the State and internal security within the State, since 1958 the Army has had a continuous presence in peacekeeping missions around the world.

The Starry Plough banner (Irish: An Camchéachta – the bent plough) is a flag which was originally used by the Irish Citizen Army, a socialist Irish republican movement, and subsequently adopted by other Irish political organizations.

The green silk flag of the Saint Patrick's Battalion of the Mexican Army may have incorporated the old Irish Harp flag (illustrated), which may date back to the Irish Confederacy. However, no original depictions are extant, and period descriptions of it differ.

The original Starry Plough flag was first adopted by James Connolly's Irish Citizen Army in April 1914. The original design had the symbol of a gold ploughshare with a sword as it's cutting edge and the seven stars of the Ursa Major constellation superimposed upon it, with a …

Apr 16, 2022 · George William Russell (AE) designed the famous Starry Plough flag for the Irish Citizen Army which was unveiled on 5 April 1914 and flown during the Easter Rising. A 1975 Long Kesh Interment Camp flag signed by 150 prisoners (114 by 178cm., 45 by 70in.) was posted on eBay in February 2010. This is a plain version of that flag (no signatures).

The Starry Plough flag has been in the possession of the National Museum (NMI) since 1956 and has recently been conserved in commemoration of the centenaries of the foundation of the Labour Party (1912), the Dublin Lockout (1913) and the Easter Rising (1916).

The Starry Plough banner (Irish: An Camchéachta – the bent plough) is a flag which was originally used by the Irish Citizen Army, a socialist Irish republican movement, and subsequently adopted by other Irish political organizations.

May 16, 2017 · This was with the emergence of the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) in late 1974, a breakaway faction of the communist-infiltrated Official IRA. In 1975 the INLA unveiled a new logo, a large, red five-pointed star silhouetting a …

The flag known as the Starry Plough was created as the visible manifestation of the hopes and aspirations of the Dublin workingman. It is the flag of the Irish Citizen Army (ICA), which was founded in 1913 by James Larkin in response to police brutality during the Lockout.

Originally designed for use on Irish Volunteer uniforms by early 1914, the design of the ‘IV’ initials flanking the Irish harp (a traditional symbol on Irish flags, later to become the State Seal) featured on the first uniforms of the National Army in January 1922 and has continued ever since.