Tɛmpileti:Country data Ireland

Template documentation

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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`
`indoor hockey`		`Flag of Ireland hockey team.svg`
`cricket`		`Cricket Ireland flag.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	`{{flag country\|alias}}` output
`IRE` (view)	IRE	Ireland
`EIR` (view)	EIR	Ireland

See What links here for a full list of redirects.

Example usage

{{flag|Ireland}} → Ireland
{{flag icon|Ireland}} →
{{flag country|Ireland}} → Ireland

Using a flag variant

{{flag|Ireland|1783}} → Ireland
{{flag icon|Ireland|1783}} →

Using a redirect alias

{{flag icon|IRE}} →
{{flag country|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
{{flag icon|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
{{flag icon|Ireland|military}} →

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

{{navy|Ireland}} → Irish Naval Service
{{flag icon|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
{{flag icon|Ireland|coast guard}} →

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

{{army|Ireland}} → Irish Army
{{flag icon|Ireland|army}} →

Related templates

Please see the following related country_data templates:

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Country data Ireland in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Country data Ireland

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Template parameters[Edit template data]
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
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