Question: St Patrick's Cross in the Union Jack?

Mac
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Question: St Patrick's Cross in the Union Jack?

10 years 8 months ago - 10 years 8 months ago

If Northern Ireland has adopted the St George's Cross then why is the St Patrick's cross still in the Union Jack? And, whatever happened to the Welsh contribution to the Union Jack?

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Re: Question: St Patrick's Cross in the Union Jack?

10 years 8 months ago

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Wales had been part of The kingdom of England for centuries, so there was no need

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Re: Question: St Patrick's Cross in the Union Jack?

10 years 8 months ago

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so if they get independence, the blue bits come out.
And Scotland will end up with a pretty boring flag. Any chance of making one triangle into tartan then just to zest it up a bit?

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