No, it's Ireland.. you need two fingers to do it correctly.
It's the reverse of the US “peace” sign...:^)
Posted on 07/17/2015 1:07:56 PM PDT by Olog-hai
The president of Ireland’s Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) has implored fans of the County Cork teams to stop waving the Confederate flag during games.
Fans of Cork (“the Rebel County”), whose colors are red and white, are known for flying a range of flags from around the world emblazoned with those colors.
Some fans have a preference for the US Confederate flag because of the red and the white and because of the “rebel” connotations.
This allegiance has been a source of controversy in the past, with activist groups in Ireland calling for a ban on the use of the Confederate flag at GAA games. …
(Excerpt) Read more at irishcentral.com ...
Okay, I’ll be the first: Aw put a Cork in it!
I can hear the raising of middle fingers all over Ireland!!
As an aside, Gaelic Football is awesome.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Cleburne
Confederate General Patrick Cleburne was born in Cork.
Sod Off!
Right. 'Cause all those dead Confederate soldiers are so much more dangerous today than all those live Islamic terrorists. I am so tired of hearing and reading about the bogeyman that lived roughly 140+ years ago!
Why would they care?
The CSA flag has no meaning one way or the other to people there like some flag of the Irish Civil War has no meaning here.
I suppose the fact that many Irish immigrants fought for both sides would lend some meaning, but that’s really stretching it.
Besides, you really want to tell Irish sports fans NOT to do something? Hey, good luck with that!
Let 'em fly, m'boys, for ye are the REBELS!
Fly it proudly!
(All of the above said with a distinct Connor McGregor accent. Although...he is from Dooblan.)
No, it's Ireland.. you need two fingers to do it correctly.
It's the reverse of the US “peace” sign...:^)
I’ll remember that if I get to Ireland. That way I don’t think they’re signaling victory, and return the gesture.
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