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Show Green as the Irish Color. Green Is universally regarded as the Irish color, but antiquarians say that green as the national flag of Ireland Ire-land Is of comparatively modern origin. The latest authority to express ex-press an opinion on the subject Is Rev. Canon French, a learned member of the Royal Irish academy. lie docs not accept the explanation that tho green flag was adopted by the United Irishmen Irish-men at the close of tho eighteenth century cen-tury by blending the orange and blue, the latter being then regarded by some as the Irish flag. Ho asserts that the emerald green standard was used In Ireland In the sixteenth century, but It was not until the eighteenth century that it becamo the national color. |