Unfortunately I can’t add the picture and a poll, it would have made this a lot easier 😂
So there’s a musical theatre event coming up soon, the company behind it has been here multiple times but every time they seem to change their advertising. They’ve said “Belfast, UK 🇮🇪”, “Belfast, Ireland 🇬🇧”, it once said “NIR” – just everything. So this time they’ve decided on this for the flag.
Now maybe it’s just my age group or something but I’ve never seen this flag before, especially not on an advert.
So my question is do you know this flag? If so, what from and if not, would you have picked up that they were coming to Belfast? Does the fact that the company is American surprise you? 😅
Thanks in advance 😊
by SarahApproved
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It’s the local government flag for the city of Belfast, it’s quite commonly used throughout Belfast to mark the area in which Belfast City Council operates. I believe it was even on bins at some point in the version of it’s coat of arms.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_flags_used_in_Northern_Ireland
They spelt fleg wrong
Yeah, I know this as the flag of Belfast, but you are 100% correct it’s not particularly common knowledge. I’ve only ever seen it on old tea towels and Wikipedia.
It is the banner of arms of the city. It’s from the coat of arms. That is where I’d say I know it from.
Puttin’ the bell in Belfast
The seahorse is also a symbol of Belfast.
You see it everywhere.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-65280621
Wait. Is this the origin of the phrase “Belfast bells”??
anything to avoid the handlin of having to pick between 🇬🇧 and 🇮🇪
Lived here 34 years and never seen that in my life
Did the council make it in MS Paint??
I’d recognise it because it’s on the coat of arms for both the city and some of the schools in the area (including my own) but I wouldn’t expect the wider population to know that. Possibly the seahorse would be a better idea, or skipping a flag altogether since NI doesn’t technically have one.
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