When Oscar Wilde was asked to list his 100 favourite books he said he couldn’t because “I have only written five”.
“The Irish Flag”
The Irish flag was designed by Thomas Francis Meagher in the mid-1800s, but was not adopted as the official flag of Ireland until 1919, during the Irish war for independence from Britain.
The green stripe on the left of the flag is a traditional Celtic color, signifying Ireland’s Celtic history.
The orange stripe on the right represents William of Orange, the Dutch prince who became King William III of England after the Catholic James II was deposed in the 17th century. A protestant who also ruled over Ireland, he still was viewed with tolerance by most of Ireland.
The white stripe in the middle of the Irish flag represents the cooperation, or truce, between the historic Celtic tradition of Ireland and the English, protestant William of Orange.
Source: What is the Meaning of the Irish Flag Colors?
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“I knew that I had come face to face with someone whose mere personality was so fascinating that, if I allowed it to do so, it would absorb my whole nature, my whole soul, my very art itself.”
The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde (via fyeahliteraryquotes)Whenever I hear an Irish accent I just basically freak the fuck out
Pretty much
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“A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world.”
Oscar Wilde
Pear Cider :P #cider #pear #pearcider #thirsty #drink #alcohol #light #magners #Magners #irish #Irish (Taken with instagram)
