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| Keywords: Sunburst Flag.svg Modern design of the Irish nationalist Sunburst flag Based on reports at http //www crwflags com/fotw/flags/ie-sun html crwflags com although in the designs shown there the sun's rays are alternating between wavy and straight This design was spotted in Irish Republican marches in 2006 An earlier version of the flag early 20th century can be seen http //www killeavy com/flagstaff htm here The Flagstaff flag which is seen being raised in one of the scenes from the film 'Kick Any Stone' depicts a sunburst on a field of St Patrick's blue with the tips of sails emerging over the horizon 20th-century versions of the flag appear to have shown a half-sun rising either from the lower edge of the flag 1909 or from a cloud in either a green or a blue field or a full sun in the center of the flag in a green field http //home connect ie/morley/grian_e htm But as it turns out Wikipedia is in the real world and this specific design with the quarter-sun in the lower hoist corner and seven straight rays originally posted to crwflags com by Vincent Morley in 1997 and uploaded to Wikipedia in 2007 is now being sold as the sunburst flag on mugs and t-shirts Lexicon from the English Wikipedia 1909; 1997; 2007 Vincent Morley 23 March 1997 based on earlier designs going back to 1909 or 1858 PD-old GFDL-en relicense Flags with partially hidden sun Blue and orange flags Irish republicanism SVG flags of Ireland SVG flags - political | ||||
