Green Ensign



The Green Ensign (An Meirge Uaine) is a historical flag flown by some Irish merchant vessels from the 17th century to the early 20th century. The flag consists of a green field with a golden Irish harp and a canton containing either St George's Cross or a version of the Union Jack.

This flag has appeared in these historical flag plates:
 * 1685 Downman's Flag Chart
 * 17th century A New Table of all the Ships, Collors or Ensings, in the Wholl Water World Newly Eneressed and Amende and all falts or Errors Corrected Never befor thytim brought to Light
 * 1700 Len's Flag Chart
 * c. 1700 Table des Pavillons quel on arbore dans toutes les Parties du Monde Connu (Peter Schenk the Elder)
 * early 18th century: A new table of all the names of the principal parts and rigging of a man of war
 * 1772 French Encyclopédie
 * 1783 Bowles's Universal Display of the Naval Flags of all Nations
 * 1799 Flags of all Nations
 * 1848 Flaggen Aller Seefahrenden Nationen
 * 1868 Johnson's new chart of national emblems
 * 1889 Drawings of Flags of All Nations - British Admiralty
 * 1917 National Geographic Flag Book