The Orange Order Flags of Northern Ireland

The Orange Order Flags

The Orange Order is a Loyalist fraternal organization found in 1795 in Loughgall, County Armagh, after the Battle of the Diamond.

It uses two flags:

• The first flag is orange and has a purple star in the middle. The orange is for William of Orange the Protestant prince who defeated the Catholics in the Battle of the Boyne in 1690 and has been a symbol for Protestants since. The purple star was a symbol of Williams forces.
• The second flag also has the orange background and a smaller purple star on the lower right side, but on the upper left quadrant contains the Cross of Saint George.

Unofficial Flags flown in Northern Ireland:

Saint Patrick's Saltire

Flag of Ireland

Independent Ulster Flag

Saint Andrew's Cross

Province of Ulster

Four Provinces of Ireland

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The Union Jack Flag

The Royal Standard Flag

The Ulster Flag (or Ulster 6 Counties flag or Red Hand Ulster Flag)