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| | Flag of Northern Ireland |
 | | The St Patrick's saltire flag has been used in more recent times for St Patrick's Day in Northern Ireland, by various organisations wishing to avoid the sectarianism that may be implied by the use of either the tricolour or symbols of Unionism. |
 | | The current flag is blazoned Azure, the Crosses Saltire of St Andrew and St Patrick, quarterly per saltire, counterchanged Argent and Gules, the latter fimbriated of the second, surmounted by the Cross of St George of the third, fimbriated as the saltire. |
 | | The Flag of the nine-county Ulster is sometimes flown by nationalists, especially in GAA contexts, though it also appears on the coat of arms of the Ulster Unionist Party. |
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