Primary schools to get Tricolour for 1916 centenary

Sunnyisland

One of the initiatives to mark the centenary of the 1916 Rising begins today, when the delivery of a national flag to every primary school in the country gets under way.


St Patrick's National School in Islandeady, Co Mayo, has been selected as the first school to be presented with the national flag this morning.

A ceremony at each location will see members of the Defences Forces raise the flag and read the proclamation to pupils and teachers.



They will also give background information on the symbolism of the Tricolour and the etiquette attached to its display and storage.


The countrywide project forms part of the State's effort to mark the 1916 centenary.


They will also be encouraged to research their own family history back 100 years and see what their ancestors were doing around the time of the Rising.


http://www.rte.ie/news/2015/0914/727644-1916-rising/

Great idea, but it be my opinion that the tricolour should be always flown at public schools,also some folks be in for a shock if they do research and go back and see what there ancestors were doing, have to check out mine again.

So is it a good idea or not AH .

Sheep Lover

realies wrote: »

They will also be encouraged to research their own family history back 100 years and see what their ancestors were doing around the time of the Rising.

Be some laugh if the ancestors were part of the firing squad at Kilmainham jail

questionmark?

Great idea.

We should be proud of our flag and the sacrifice those that have gone before us made to give us freedom and equality.

corner of hells

realies wrote: »

One of the initiatives to mark the centenary of the 1916 Rising begins today, when the delivery of a national flag to every primary school in the country gets under way.


St Patrick's National School in Islandeady, Co Mayo, has been selected as the first school to be presented with the national flag this morning.

A ceremony at each location will see members of the Defences Forces raise the flag and read the proclamation to pupils and teachers.



They will also give background information on the symbolism of the Tricolour and the etiquette attached to its display and storage.


The countrywide project forms part of the State's effort to mark the 1916 centenary.


They will also be encouraged to research their own family history back 100 years and see what their ancestors were doing around the time of the Rising.


http://www.rte.ie/news/2015/0914/727644-1916-rising/

Great idea, but it be my opinion that the tricolour should be always flown at public schools,also some folks be in for a shock if they do research and go back and see what there ancestors were doing, have to check out mine again.

So is it a good idea or not AH .

I'd say the soldiers ordered out to do that mission are going to love it , every primary school ?

freshpopcorn

Will they be given the flag pole as well?

kneemos

And so it begins.Lord have mercy on us.

Sheep Lover

freshpopcorn wrote: »

Will they be given the flag pole as well?

A child will be hoisted into the tallest tree at the school and will be made stand to attention throughout the day whilst holding the flag. If any child starts to moan he will denounced as a traitor and shot with a sliotar.

MakeEmLaugh

They are going to be delivering copies of the 1916 Proclamation as well, aren't they?

I wonder how they will explain the part which says

Until our arms have brought the opportune moment for the establishment of a permanent National Government, representative of the whole people of Ireland and elected by the suffrages of all her men and women, the Provisional Government, hereby constituted, will administer the civil and military affairs of the Republic in trust for the people.

The last I checked, their arms hadn't yet brought about a permanent National Government, representative of the whole people of Ireland.

About time we started embracing our national flag. I think all public places should have it flown proudly. I really like the way the Americans are proud of their flag and wish we could be as proud of ours.

Similarly the main square in Mexico city has a gigantic Mexican flag and it's impressive tbh.

I'd certainly like to see one on O'Connell Street rather than the bland giant steel syringe that sits in the middle of it.

Gatling

It's a bloody great idea ,
We've organised guest speakers and stuff for our local school to go along with a flag ceremony.
Kids will be taught how to look after the flags by the army so yeah kids get to learn about the flag and it's history

questionmark?

[Deleted User] wrote: »

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I'd certainly like to see one on O'Connell Street rather than the bland giant steel syringe that sits in the middle of it.

It suits the area though. Like the big daddy of Dublin City centre syringes.

DoYouEvenLift

[Deleted User] wrote: »

About time we started embracing our national flag. I think all public places should have it flown proudly. I really like the way the Americans are proud of their flag and wish we could be as proud of ours.

Similarly the main square in Mexico city has a gigantic Mexican flag and it's impressive tbh.

I'd certainly like to see one on O'Connell Street rather than the bland giant steel syringe that sits in the middle of it.

Has there ever been a flag on top of it? There should be.

strelok

kneemos wrote: »

And so it begins.Lord have mercy on us.

six months of unceasing propoganda culminating in the messiest pissup the state has ever seen followed the week after by everyone in the country resuming to bitch about how it's the worst place to live since somalia

MilesMorales1

Cool, sounds like a good idea.

kneemos

We used to have one in primary school . We'd line up in rows and sing the anthem as it was being raised.
Biggest pain in the hole ever.They should know by now that forcing kids to worship stuff just turns them against it.

Just stick one in the post lads and don't embarrassing the soldiers.

freshpopcorn

The reason why I posted the question about the pole was.
I know a few teachers and whenever they get a green flag/water safety flag. They've to find money out of the school budget for the pole.

Gatling

freshpopcorn wrote: »

The reason why I posted the question about the pole was.
I know a few teachers and whenever they get a green flag/water safety flag. They've to find money out of the school budget for the pole.

That's a lot a flag poles then just for green flags

But in honesty most primary schools I know have 1-3 flag poles

OptimusTractor

Deleted User wrote: »

About time we started embracing our national flag. I think all public places should have it flown proudly. I really like the way the Americans are proud of their flag and wish we could be as proud of ours.

Yes but with no "Davy Keogh Says Hello" s**te written across it.

corner of hells

All school going children should be made dress head to toe in black with a white shirt and black beret and tri colour sunglasses.
And learn to march too.

endacl

Fleg? Fleg, fleg, fleg, fleg, fleg, fleg, fleg.

FLEG!!! Flllleeeeeeeeeggggg!!!!

Snickers Man

Those of us old enough to have been in national school at (or in my case shortly after) the 50th anniversary of the Rising remember that every classroom had a framed copy of the Declaration of the Republic on the wall along with photographs of the seven signatories, who were all later put up against a wall and shot.

Pearse, Connolly, Clarke, Ceannt, McDonagh, McDiarmada, Plunkett

Found it very useful when arguing with Englishmen about the fact that so many players on the RoI soccer team were born in Britain. I could argue that two of that seven, namely Connolly and Clarke, were also born in Britain (Connolly spoke with a Scottish accent all his life) and if all the likes of Kevin Kilbane and Andy Townsend wanted to do was play soccer, what was your feckin' problem?

I see no problem with commemorating this event in our history as long as we do so with some detachment. As people have said, more of us are likely to have had ancestors in the police opposing the rising than among the rebels themselves. So what? That's history. It's full of ironies. And none of them need be fatal as long as we stare them squarely in the face.

osarusan

All the money spent on flags.

WHAT ABOUT THE HOMELESS?

osarusan

osarusan wrote: »

All the money spent on flags.

WHAT ABOUT THE HOMELESS?

And THE HOSPITALS?

Bet Denis O'Brien is making the flags and all

um7y1h83ge06nx

osarusan wrote: »

All the money spent on flags.

WHAT ABOUT THE HOMELESS?

Things are about to go Joe Duffy.

Boring username

questionmark? wrote: »

Great idea.

We should be proud of our flag and the sacrifice those that have gone before us made to give us freedom and equality.

Indeed we should, and we should start with those uneducated dregs that deface our national flag on sporting occasions and cheap package holidays.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

Wonder how many offended people will make an issue out of this?

RobertKK

2016, a celebration of failure and death.

Witcher

RobertKK wrote: »

2016, a celebration of failure and death.

How edgy, I can't wait to hear that from every cnut that wants to go against the grain over the next year:pac:

riffmongous

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-CpZ6qtnjk

Thanks to Biko for posting this originally

riffmongous

RobertKK wrote: »

2016, a celebration of failure and death.

And quite fittingly, resurrection

RobertKK

Strider wrote: »

How edgy, I can't wait to hear that from every cnut that wants to go against the grain over the next year:pac:

It is what I believed for years. It also led to lots of records relating to Irish people being destroyed.

Let's not forget most of the locals didn't support the 1916 rising until the British carried out those executions.
The people didn't care about the proclamation.
It would have been accepted as total failure if the British hadn't executed the men.

GMSA

Hopefully the soldiers will educate our local schoolmaster on flag etiquette since he left the tricolour tied up a pole all summer. 3 flags flying the tricolour the EU flag and one of which is in tatters the Munster rugby flag. Disgraceful.

Yamanoto

riffmongous wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-CpZ6qtnjk

If you wanna go about insulting the national flag, that kind of Provo-fanboy ḃսⅼⅼѕḣіt's the way to do it.

osarusan

osarusan wrote: »

All the money spent on flags.

WHAT ABOUT THE HOMELESS?

You can't hoist a homeless person up a flagpole, that would just be cruel.

kneemos

Yamanoto wrote: »

If you wanna go about insulting the national flag, that kind of Provo-fanboy ḃսⅼⅼѕḣіt's the way to do it.

Damn you flag.Your mother's a hoe and you look rediculous.


How's that?

Nodin

RobertKK wrote: »

2016, a celebration of failure and death.

Bit like Easter in general.

Omackeral

Deleted User wrote: »

I'd certainly like to see one on O'Connell Street rather than the bland giant steel syringe that sits in the middle of it.

Ah yes, the Stilleto in the Ghetto, The Pin in the Bin, The Stiffy by the Liffey.

riffmongous

Yamanoto wrote: »

If you wanna go about insulting the national flag, that kind of Provo-fanboy ḃսⅼⅼѕḣіt's the way to do it.

That song was written well before the Provos, if you recognise any of the names from the song

Dyr

I'd say some of the kids might get to the "cherish all of the children of the nation equally" and realise that they've been gypped

Yamanoto

kneemos wrote: »

Damn you flag.Your mother's a hoe and you look rediculous.


How's that?

Your Múinteoir may pull you up on your spelling - 6/10, must do better.

RobertKK

Nodin wrote: »

Bit like Easter in general.

The 1916 dead remained dead...

Dyr

RobertKK wrote: »

The 1916 dead remained dead...

Unlike Jesus?

Nodin

RobertKK wrote: »

The 1916 dead remained dead...

True. I have to take that up with JC next time we go for a few jars.

padd b1975

Fantastic idea.

Teaching our children that the national flag is something to be respected and the etiquette surrounding it's use is always praiseworthy as far as I'm concerned.

Too many generations have grown up mostly seeing it defaced by event junkie soccer supporters or draped over some murdering terrorist's coffins.

Well done to all involved.

RobertKK

RobertKK wrote: »

The 1916 dead remained dead...

Or maybe that's just what they wanted you to think.....

*ominous music*

Dyr

Hopefully there'll be enough soldiers who can read all the big words in the proclamation,

I s'pose the kids can help out out if they get stuck.

anvilfour

RobertKK wrote: »

It is what I believed for years. It also led to lots of records relating to Irish people being destroyed.

Let's not forget most of the locals didn't support the 1916 rising until the British carried out those executions.
The people didn't care about the proclamation.
It would have been accepted as total failure if the British hadn't executed the men.

Speaking as a Brit, I consider this a classic example of our unerring ability to balls up an already messy situation. :-D

Yamanoto

riffmongous wrote: »

That song was written well before the Provos, if you recognise any of the names from the song

Song may be an oldie, but you posted a video full of PIRA & RSF imagery.

swimming in a sea

When is the main part of the 1916 commemoration?, as it is an early Easter next year and I think the rising was late April.

riffmongous

Yamanoto wrote: »

Song may be an oldie, but you posted a video full of PIRA & RSF imagery.

It's the only version sung by Declan Hunt I can find, and he sings it with far more passion that anyone else

recipio

When I was in primary school, back in the Jurassic era, the teachers could not bring themselves to say 'green, white and orange' so it became 'green,white and gold'. It was a fudge, just as the foundation of the State was a fudge. It has become that cliche - a flag of convenience. When it comes to celebrating 1916 include me out.