Irish Banner
1995-01-01/1995-12-31
Migration Museum
Adelaide, Australia
This banner is part of the museum's Community Banners project, 'Memories and Dreams'. It is symbolic of Irish immigrants' experiences in South Australia.
Set against a dark emerald green background, the banner is embroidered with Celtic designs in orange, green, red, black and white colours. The word EIRE is embroidered across the top of the banner in white thread. The words AN AUSTRAIL are embroidered at the bottom of the banner in orange thread. The banner is backed by blue cotton material, with a pocket stitched at the top for a rod. The symbols depict Ireland and Australia linked by the colours of the Irish flag (green, white and orange) and those of the Aboriginal flag (red, black and yellow). The Celtic designs symbolise the rich cultural and spiritual traditions brought to Australia by the people of Ireland. This unique culture is also represented by the Gaelic words Eire (Ireland) and An Austrail (Australia).
- Title: Irish Banner
- Date Created: 1995-01-01/1995-12-31
- Location: Adelaide, South Australia
- Provenance: The banner was made and embroidered by Marie Boland, born in Dublin, emigrated to South Australia in the 1980s. It was made for a Forum display on the Irish famine 'GORTA: Famine in Ireland 1845-49' which was installed in the Forum, the Migration Museum's access gallery June-August 1995. The banner is part of the Migration Museum's banner collection, 'Memories and Dreams'. It was presented to the Museum to mark the 150th anniversary of the Great Famine in Ireland.
- Subject Keywords: Irish
- Rights: History Trust of South Australia, CC-0, photographer: Migration Museum
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