Template:Country data Ireland

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Template:Country data Ireland is an internal data container not intended to be transcluded directly. It is used indirectly by templates such as flag, flagicon, and others.

This template is within the scope of WikiProject Flag Template, a collaborative effort to maintain flag templates on Wikipedia. A more thorough discussion of the flag template system, including parameters not described here, can be found on the project page.

Standard parameters

Parameter name	Value	Meaning
`alias`	`Republic of Ireland`	Main article name (Republic of Ireland)
`shortname alias`	`Ireland`	(optional) Display name to be used for the wikilink, if `alias` is a disambiguated article name, for example
`flag alias`	`Flag of Ireland.svg`	Image name (File:Flag of Ireland.svg, shown on right)

Flag variants

Label	Flag image (40px)	Image name
`1783`		`Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg`
`green`		`Green harp flag of Ireland.svg`
`4prov`		`Four Provinces Flag.svg`
`football`		`Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg`
`rugby union`		`IRFU flag.svg`
`hockey`		`Flag of Ireland hockey team.svg`
`cricket`		`Flag of Cricket Ireland.svg`
`quidditch`		`Flag of Quidditch Ireland.svg`
`military`		`Flag_of_the_Irish_Defence_Forces.svg`
`coast guard`		`Coast Guard Flag (Ireland).svg`
`navy`		`Irish Naval Service Colour.svg`
`air force`		`Flag of the Irish Air Corps.svg`
`army`		`Flag of the Irish Defence Forces.svg`

Redirect aliases

This template can also be used via an alias name (implemented as a redirect to this template):

Alias name	`{{flag\|alias}}` output	`{{flagcountry\|alias}}` output
`IRE` (view)	IRE	Ireland
`EIR` (view)	Template:Country data EIR	Template:Country data EIR

See What links here for a full list of redirects.

Example usage

{{flag|Ireland}} → Ireland
{{flagicon|Ireland}} →
{{flagcountry|Ireland}} → Ireland

Using a flag variant

{{flag|Ireland|1783}} → Ireland
{{flagicon|Ireland|1783}} →

Using a redirect alias

{{flagicon|IRE}} →
{{flagcountry|IRE}} → Ireland
{{flag|IRE}} → IRE

Military ensigns

This nation's naval flag is the same as its national flag, so Template:Naval produces the following:

{{naval|Ireland}} → Irish Naval Service

This template includes an air force ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Air force:

{{air force|Ireland}} → Irish Air Corps
{{flagicon|Ireland|air force}} →

This template includes a marine ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Armed forces:

{{Armed forces|Ireland}} → Irish Defence Forces
{{flagicon|Ireland|military}} →

This template includes an ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Navy:

{{navy|Ireland}} → Irish Naval Service
{{flagicon|Ireland|navy}} →

This template includes a coast guard ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Coast guard:

{{coast guard|Ireland}} → Irish Coast Guard
{{flagicon|Ireland|coast guard}} →

This template includes an army ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Army:

{{army|Ireland}} → Irish Army
{{flagicon|Ireland|army}} →

Related templates

Please see the following related country_data templates:

TemplateData

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TemplateData for Country data Ireland

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Template parameters[Edit template data]
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
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