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Dublin County Council was abolished and replaced by three new county councils (Fingal, South Dublin and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown) on 1 January 1994.
Vincent Morley, 1 November 1997
This flag was of the county council - the elected body responsible for local administration. It was flown at council offices but it did not represent the county and is not used by the general population.
Vincent Morley, 1 November 1997
![[Dublin City Council]](../images/i/ie-dub.gif)
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by Vincent Morley
The flag of Dublin was adopted in 1885. The arms of the city,
which date from the medieval period, were at first placed in a small
square canton on the national flag of the period (a gold harp centred
on a green field). The canton has since been enlarged to cover a
quarter of the flag, thus displacing the harp towards the fly.
Vincent Morley, 26 October 1996
The official flag used by the city council places three burning castles in
the the canton of a green flag which has a large gold harp in the fly. This is
the only flag flown by the city authorities - it can always be seen flying at
both the mansion house (the residence of the mayor) and the city hall, where the
city council meets, and often at other buildings owned by the city council. The
flag used by the public, in both the city and Dublin county as a whole (the
county covers a larger area than the city) is a dark
blue/light blue bicolour - most commonly arranged vertically with the dark
blue in the hoist. This flag is commonly seen but has no official status.
Vincent Morley, 13 September 2003
The castle of Dublin first appears in the 13th century seal of the city. On
the seal Dublin is clearly under siege, from the central tower two sentries
sound the alarm, while on each flanking tower stands an archer with a cross-bow.
It probably depicts the readiness of the citizens, not an actual siege. Later,
the single tower was replaced by three different castles, the small figures were
replaced by flames from the towers. The fire indicates the zeal of the citizens
in defence of the city.
Source: International Civic Heraldry site, 27
March 2004
![[Dublin City Council vertical flag]](../images/i/ie-dubvt.gif)
image by Laurence Jones
A vertical version of the Dublin City flag can be seen flown at either end of
O'Connell Bridge in the centre of the city. It is in the proportion 1:2, the top
third bearing the city arms - Azure three castles flammant proper, the lower two
thirds are green with the gold harp. I have seen this flag on three visits to
Dublin in Summer 2005. The flag is flown in conjunction with a similarly
proportioned European Union flag.
Laurence Jones, 4 September 2005
It should be noted that the castles are double-towered. This is the correct form
of the city arms as recorded in 1607. In 1899 a certificate was issued by Sir
Arthur Vicars, Ulster King of Arms, in which the castles were shown as being
triple-towered. This was in error and was corrected following the intervention
of Chief Herald Edward MacLysaght in 1945. However, a leaflet issued by Dublin
City Libraries still shows the incorrect 1899 version.
Laurence Jones, 4 September 2005
![[Dublin sporting flag]](../images/i/ie@dublin.gif)
image by Eugene Ipavec, 9 July 2010
This flag is sold in Dublin as the 'Dublin flag' - it is a flag of the County
of Dublin. It is based on the county colours
Rochard Herve, 11 May 2003
![[Dublin County proposal]](../images/i/ie-dub!1.gif)
image by Tomislav Todorović, 17 May 2019
A proposal for the flag of historic Dublin County by Vexillology Ireland,
branch of the Genealogical Society of Ireland, was published in August 2015 in
the book "Flagging Ireland" [1, 2]. On page 43 [3], a detailed study of the
proposal was given. The design is a combination of the flag of
Norway and the Dublin county colours, thus reflecting
both Norse and Gaelic aspects of Dublin's history. The design is created by
repainting the field of Norwegian flag into sky blue and the cross into navy
blue; the border of the cross remains white.
Sources:
[1] Genealogical
Society of Ireland website - Presentation of the book "Flagging Ireland":
http://familyhistory.ie/wp/flagging-ireland-stan-zamyatin/
[2]
Vexillology Ireland at Facebook - Presentation of the book "Flagging Ireland":
https://www.facebook.com/Flags.Ireland/photos/a.1401698400047850/1631831373701217/?type=3
[3] Vexillology Ireland at Facebook - Scan of the page 43, "Flagging
Ireland":
https://www.facebook.com/Flags.Ireland/photos/a.1401698400047850/1864672537083765/?type=3
Tomislav Todorović, 17 May 2019
![[Dublin County proposal]](../images/i/ie-dub!2.gif)
image by Tomislav Todorović, 17 May 2019
Another proposal was designed in 2016 by Henrik Jacobsen, graphic designer from Denmark. Bearing the same concept in mind, Mr Jacobsen has created a Scandinavian Cross flag with white cross, bordered sky blue, on navy blue field. His flag is more oblong than that proposed by the Vexillology Ireland (about 2:3) and widths of the cross and border also differ. The colour shades differ somewhat as well, especially that of navy blue, which is visibly darker.
Source:
Broadsheet website:
https://www.broadsheet.ie/2016/12/02/viking-up-the-dubs
Tomislav Todorović, 17 May 2019
![[Rathmines flag]](../images/i/ie-rathmines.gif)
image by Laurence Jones, 2 August 2005
Rathmines Township was created in 1847 by Act of Parliament. In 1862 the
township was enlarged and renamed Rathmines & Rathgar, and in 1899 the
Commissioners for the township became an Urban District Council.
Despite fierce resistance, the Urban District was absorbed by the City and
County Borough of Dublin under Section 2 of the Local Government (Dublin)
Act of 1930.
On 3rd October 1928 the Council resolved "That a grant of arms be obtained
from the Office of Arms at a cost of £44:0:0". This was the first (and only)
civic authority to seek a grant in the twenty-one year period when Ulster's
Office operated in the independent Free State. The arms seemed to have been
sought so that a flag could be flown from Rathmines Town Hall in the Council's last months of existence.
By sixth of February in the following year, the design must have been
complete as Messrs Lanigans were awarded the tender to manufacture a
municipal flag. In the letters patent issued the following month the arms
are shown as a banner or flag as well as on a shield.
The arms were officially granted on 21st March 1929, and the official blazon
was:
Argent a saltire gules, overall in pale on a mount vert a Celtic cross
proper, a chief of the third, thereon on a pale between two towers of the
field in front of a tree erased, two battleaxes in saltire proper.
On the 4th September 1929 the flag was ready, and it was resolved that the
flag would be flown "while all meetings of the council are in session".
The principal charge in the arms is the red saltire on white, or "Cross of
St. Patrick". To this has been added a Celtic cross. There being no such
monument in the area it is presumably representative of the heritage and
history of the area. It may be coincidental, but the two crosses combine
"ascendancy" and "Gaelic" symbols. The chief of the arms most likely
represents the Battle of Rathmines, fought on 2nd August 1649.
In 1930 the Urban District Council had been informed that they would cease
to exist from the 14th of October of that year. At the last council meeting
on 8th October the following was minuted:
Council's Flag
On the motion of Miss ffrench Mullen seconded by Mrs Johnson it was
resolved:-"That we request the Council of Greater Dublin to accept the flag
of Rathmines to be retained in the City Hall".
[Sources, Register of Arms, Genealogical Office, Dublin; Minutes of
Rathmines and Rathgar UDC, Dublin City Archives]
Laurence Jones, 2 August 2005
![[Dublin Dental University Hospital flag]](../images/i/ie_udduh.jpg)
image located by Dave Fowler, 8 October 2022
Spotted this flag today while walking around the Trinity College area.
Dublin Dental University Hospital (Ospidéal Déadach Ollscoile Átha Cliat).
Dave Fowler, 8 October 2022
![[Dublin Dental University Hospital logo]](../images/i/ie_udduh.gif)
image located by Dave Fowler, 8 October 2022
![[Technological University Dublin]](../images/i/ie_tudub.jpg)
image located by Paul Bassinson, 29 August 2023
The flag of Technological University Dublin was created under the
University’s previous iteration, the Dublin Institute of Technology. It is
unknown if there exist any current flags of TU Dublin. Image obtained from
https://www.facebook.com/TechnologicalUniversityDublin
Paul Bassinson,
29 August 2023
