FLAGS- description

SCOTLAND

The flag of Scotland features a white saltire, a crux decussata (X-shaped cross) representing the cross of the Christian martyr Saint Andrew, the patron saint of Scotland, on a blue field. It is named the Saltire or the Saint Andrew's Cross.

ENGLAND

The cross of St George is the flag of England, not the Union Jack. It is a red cross on a white field.

WALES

The national flag of Wales is The Red Dragon (Welsh: Y Ddraig Goch). It consists of a red dragon, passant, on a green and white field.

The Welsh flag is a green and white bicolor (the white stripe is on top) picturing a large, red dragon. The red dragon is a symbol of Wales. The dragon symbol has been used in Wales since the Romans invaded and occupied Wales (in the 1st century AD, almost two thousand years ago).

IRELAND

Three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, and orange;

The Republic of Ireland's flag is made of three equal-sized rectangles of orange, white, and green (this type of flag is called a tricolor). The flag is twice as wide as it is tall. The green side is by the flagpole. This flag was first used in 1848.

UK FLAG

The flag of the UK is a combination of the flags of England (the cross of St. George), Scotland (the cross of St. Andrew), and Ireland (the cross of St. Patrick).

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