Green Ensign

Green Ensign after 1800

Green Ensign circa 1701

On a 1783 flag chart

The Green Ensign (Irish: An Meirge Uaine) is a historical flag flown by some Irish merchant vessels from the 17th century to the early 20th century. The flag consists of a green field with a golden harp and a canton containing either the English Flag (St George's Cross) or a version of the Union Jack.

This flag has appeared in these historical flag plates:

1685 Downham's Flag Chart
1700 Len's Flag Chart
1772 French Encyclopédie
1783 Bowles's Universal Display of the Naval Flags of all Nations
1799 Flags of all Nations
1848 Flaggen Aller Seefahrenden Nationen
1868 Johnson's new chart of national emblems
1889 Drawings of Flags of All Nations - British Admiralty
1917 National Geographic Flag Book

There remains a lively debate concerning whether the flag had any form of local official status within the British Isles or was simply an informal flag used by some merchant ships.

External links

Green Ensign at FOTW site

Flags of the United Kingdom

United Kingdom	Flag of the United Kingdom (1801–present)

Countries of the United Kingdom	England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland

Banners	Royal Standard of the United Kingdom (1801–present) Royal Standard of the United Kingdom in Scotland (1801–present) Royal Banner of Scotland (1222–present)

Historic	Flag of Great Britain (1707–1801) Royal Standard of Great Britain (1707–1801) Royal Banner of England (1198–1707) Flags used during the Interregnum (1649–1660) Royal Standard of Ireland (1541–1800) Ireland within the UK (1801–1922) Northern Ireland (1953–1972)

Ensigns	Blue Ensign Red Ensign White Ensign Green Ensign Royal Air Force Ensign Civil Air Ensign

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Green Ensign

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