Jimi Wallets in the Irish Tri-Color!

The colors of the Irish flag nicely displayed by Jimi Wallets

Earlier today, we asked “What Do the Three Colors of the Irish Flag Represent?” I’m pleased to say we had a several readers send their versions of the correct answer.

The flag has been around since 1847, and officially, the three colors do not have any meaning. However, the orange is commonly associated with Ireland’s Protestant and British Loyalist citizens. The green is linked to the Catholic and Irish Nationalist citizens. The white represents peace and unity between the two.

Among the correct answers, two people added some extra bits I think are worth repeating here:

According to Terry Mort’s Irish stepfather:

“The green is for them, the orange is for us and the white is for what you kids never gave your mom and me.”

And Anne Stibor writes:

If you’d asked the 4-year-old me, it was for peas, carrots and potatoes. But that may just have been a guess based on my favorite veggies at the time.

Now, for our prize winners who we chose using www.random.org’s Random Number Generator:

Tri-Color Jimi Wallet Set – remember, you can get 20% at www.thejimi.com by entering the code “FIRESIDE”

• Anne Stibor – Milwaukee, WI

Crocheted Angels contributed by Irish Firesider Judy Arnold

• Amanda Tabor – Lakewood, OH
• Thom Kennedy – Dundas, Ontario
• Gene Green – Murphysboro, IL
• Terry Mort – Billings, MT
• Chris Beck – Ormond Beach, FL
• Tim Magnuson – Rockford, IL
• Michael Connolly – Ventura, CA
• Mathew Phillippi – Harrisonburg, VA
• Carla Moser – Yadkinville, NC
• Jessica Smith – Decatur, AL

Remember, we reward you for participation, so each time you comment on a recent blog post, Facebook update or include us in your Twitter conversations, you score another entry into the giveaway. You can also get more chances to win by sending us an article, photo or video to post on our blog.