DUE TO COVID 19 RESTRICTIONS THE 1848 TRICOLOUR FESTIVAL WILL NOT TAKE PLACE THIS JUNE/JULY
We will update you here if a smaller event is planned later in the year.In the meantime if you would like to get involved or have any queries please contact us
THE 1848 TRICOLOUR CELEBRATION
The 1848 Tricolour Celebration is a cultural and historical event, which commemorates the flying of the Irish National Flag for the first time by Waterford man Thomas Francis Meagher in his native city at the Wolf Tone Confederate Club at 33 The Mall, Waterford on March 7th 1848.
Following this, at a meeting in Dublin on the 15th of April, Thomas Francis Meagher (Irish American Patriot) presented a fabulous version of the Tricolor made from the finest French silk to the citizens of Ireland. He said:
“…I trust that the old country will not refuse this symbol of a new life from one of her youngest children. I need not explain its meaning. The quick and passionate intellect of the generation now springing into arms will catch it at a glance. The white in the centre signifies a lasting truce between the “orange” and the “green” and I trust that beneath its folds, the hands of the Irish Protestant and the Irish Catholic may be clasped in generous and heroic brotherhood…” Thomas Francis Meagher
Read more about The History of the Irish Flag…..
1848 Tricolour Celebrations held annually in early March in Waterford City to mark the raising of the tricolour by Irish American Patriot Thomas Francis Meagher on 7th March 1848.
Read more about Thomas Francis Meagher…..
Thomas Francis Meagher born on August 3rd, 1823 in The Granville Hotel, Waterford. Died July 1st, 1867, Missouri River, USA.
