Irish Diaspora Emblem
You are invited to download the emblem for the Irish diaspora. Send it to family, friends and anyone you know with a drop of the Irish blood in them. We suggest you add it to your e-mails, inserted under your signature, adding that the emblem can be download free from The Popes official website. www.thepopesofficialsite.com
If enough people download it we will make this emblem into a flag for 80 million people around the world.
Note: Not to be used "commercially" without permission from © Brian Whelan
AN EMBLEM FOR THE IRISH DIASPORA
Not a flag of state, nor of political unity, nor of geographical location,
but one to remind us of those first migrants who continue to be a source of inspiration,
pride and strength for generations all over the world.
The three elements are:
The serpent. St. Patrick drove the serpents from Ireland.
What better symbol is there for the diaspora?
A gold serpent for those who left to escape poverty,
a white serpent for those who left to escape hunger and
a red serpent for those who left because of conflict or left to
join causes in other parts of the world.
The shamrock. Known throughout the world and worn with pride
it also takes us back to St. Patrick.
The black background. For the grief of those who left and those
they left behind.
Published in The Irish Post May 2001 and 2004 and
Flagmaster- the journal of The Flag Institute. Autumn 2003
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