15 St. Patrick's Day trivia questions to try while drinking a green beer
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Green, white, and orange
The Irish flag was first flown in 1848, when Thomas Francis Meagher explained that its color symbolized a hope for peace between Irish Catholics and Protestants. It went on to become the National Flag in 1937.