Alternate History: Flag of the (Stuart) Kingdom of Ireland Tags:ireland 1 comment **NOTE:** >As this flag was uploaded for the first time in [my DeviantArt last 10th of June 2014](https://www.deviantart.com/ramones1986/art/Flag-of-the-Kingdom-of-Ireland-House-of-Stuart-459803071), there’s a noticeable difference between that era and today, particularly in the point of view of alternate history. **DESCRIPTION AND CONTEXT:** >The (alternate) Irish flag is a modified version of [the banner used by Berwick Regiment from 1698 to 1781 (the wavy red saltire is removed)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c6/R%C3%A9g_de_Berwick_1698.png), with the [historical coat of arms of the country](https://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Arms_of_Ireland_(Historical).svg) (courtesy of [Sodacan](https://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Sodacan)) at the center. > >As already indicated in the note above, the flag was originally inspired by [the scenario originally written in AlternateHistory.com (James II and an independent Ireland)](https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/james-ii-and-an-independant-ireland.165449/), although I now thought that it’s a bit less sustainable; while that’s the principal PoD(s), I now thought that such event could be part of a series of PoD(s) involving Irish history, particularly the transformation of Goidelic into P-Celtic: In this case, the country directly involved in this alternate history scenario(s) is Gaul (yes, Gaulish is still spoken here) and everybody speaking (ATL) Gaelic. Leave a ReplyYou must be logged in to post a comment.
**NOTE:** >As this flag was uploaded for the first time in [my DeviantArt last 10th of June 2014](https://www.deviantart.com/ramones1986/art/Flag-of-the-Kingdom-of-Ireland-House-of-Stuart-459803071), there’s a noticeable difference between that era and today, particularly in the point of view of alternate history. **DESCRIPTION AND CONTEXT:** >The (alternate) Irish flag is a modified version of [the banner used by Berwick Regiment from 1698 to 1781 (the wavy red saltire is removed)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c6/R%C3%A9g_de_Berwick_1698.png), with the [historical coat of arms of the country](https://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Arms_of_Ireland_(Historical).svg) (courtesy of [Sodacan](https://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Sodacan)) at the center. > >As already indicated in the note above, the flag was originally inspired by [the scenario originally written in AlternateHistory.com (James II and an independent Ireland)](https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/james-ii-and-an-independant-ireland.165449/), although I now thought that it’s a bit less sustainable; while that’s the principal PoD(s), I now thought that such event could be part of a series of PoD(s) involving Irish history, particularly the transformation of Goidelic into P-Celtic: In this case, the country directly involved in this alternate history scenario(s) is Gaul (yes, Gaulish is still spoken here) and everybody speaking (ATL) Gaelic.
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**NOTE:**
>As this flag was uploaded for the first time in [my DeviantArt last 10th of June 2014](https://www.deviantart.com/ramones1986/art/Flag-of-the-Kingdom-of-Ireland-House-of-Stuart-459803071), there’s a noticeable difference between that era and today, particularly in the point of view of alternate history.
**DESCRIPTION AND CONTEXT:**
>The (alternate) Irish flag is a modified version of [the banner used by Berwick Regiment from 1698 to 1781 (the wavy red saltire is removed)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c6/R%C3%A9g_de_Berwick_1698.png), with the [historical coat of arms of the country](https://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Arms_of_Ireland_(Historical).svg) (courtesy of [Sodacan](https://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Sodacan)) at the center.
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>As already indicated in the note above, the flag was originally inspired by [the scenario originally written in AlternateHistory.com (James II and an independent Ireland)](https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/james-ii-and-an-independant-ireland.165449/), although I now thought that it’s a bit less sustainable; while that’s the principal PoD(s), I now thought that such event could be part of a series of PoD(s) involving Irish history, particularly the transformation of Goidelic into P-Celtic: In this case, the country directly involved in this alternate history scenario(s) is Gaul (yes, Gaulish is still spoken here) and everybody speaking (ATL) Gaelic.