We may all wear “the green” on Patrick’s Day, but did you know that each county in Ireland has its own, unrelated colour scheme?
At local, regional, and national-level sporting events you’re as likely to see blue flags or maroon jerseys as you are to see any green at all.
That’s because every county in Ireland (32 in all) has their own flag and their own set of colours.
Most have two, some have three, one has… one.
Some share colours, some swap their order, and some (I’m looking at you, Dublin!), choose to be represented by the same colour twice.
Choosing county colours over the green white and orange of the national flag gives us all a wider patriotic colour palette.
So, this Patrick’s Day (17th of March), show your pride in Ireland by making and wearing something (ideally from an IRISH designer!) with your favourite county’s colours.
Do I have a favourite, you ask?
Of course not (cough-MEATH!-cough) I don’t play favourites.
By the way, if you’ve met me in person on one of www.knittingtours.com‘s wonderful Irish craft-centric events, then you’ve been to either Dublin, Kildare, Wicklow or Clare. And lucky you, too. They’re all gorgeous.
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