Ireland: county colours of Munster

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• County colours in Munster

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County colours in Munster

The flags in popular use are based on the colours of the county teams in Gaelic football and hurling - the most popular spectator sports. As these flags are entirely unofficial, the designs vary: one sees the colours arranged as horizontal stripes, quarters, lozenges, etc., but vertical stripes are the most common. These flags have outgrown their sporting origins and are now widely used on festive occasions, flown alongside the European Union, national and provincial flags at shopping centres, hotels, etc.

Clare	An Clár	yellow and blue
Cork	Corcaigh	red and white (the 'blood and bandages')
Kerry	Ciarraí	green and gold
Limerick	Luimneach	green and white
Tipperary	Tiobraid Árann	blue and yellow
Waterford	Port Láirge	blue and white

Vincent Morley, 4 December 1996