Ireland’s flag bearers Kellie Anne Harrington and Brendan Irvine enter the Olympic Stadium during the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

The Irish flag was flown for the first time ever on March 7, 1848, by Thomas Francis Meagher in Co Waterford. Why is the Irish flag green, white and orange? Where did the Irish tri-color come from?

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As for the other colors on the Irish flag, green represents Roman Catholics and white does, as the meme tates, represent peace. The first known version of this flag is dated March 1848.