Royal Standard of the Kingdom of Ireland

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heraldic banner national symbol royal standard

The Royal Standard of the Kingdom of Ireland was the historic heraldic banner used to represent the Irish monarchy, typically featuring a gold harp on a blue field.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Royal Arms of Ireland	2
Arms of the Kingdom of Ireland	1
Royal Standard of the Kingdom of Ireland canonical	1
coat of arms of Ireland	1
modern coat of arms of Ireland	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T326301 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Royal Standard of the Kingdom of Ireland
Context triple: [King of Ireland, flag, Royal Standard of the Kingdom of Ireland]

A. Royal Standard of the United Kingdom
The Royal Standard of the United Kingdom is the monarch’s personal flag, traditionally flown to signify the sovereign’s presence and authority at royal residences, on official vehicles, and during state occasions.
B. Saltire
The Saltire is the national flag of Scotland, featuring a white diagonal cross of Saint Andrew on a blue field and recognized as one of the oldest flags in continuous use.
C. Royal Standard of Norway
The Royal Standard of Norway is the personal flag of the Norwegian monarch, featuring a golden lion holding an axe on a red field.
D. Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Scotland
The Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Scotland are the historic national coat of arms featuring the red lion rampant, long used as a symbol of Scottish monarchy and identity.
E. Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
The Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom is the official heraldic emblem of the British monarch, symbolizing the sovereignty and authority of the Crown across the UK and its realms.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Royal Standard of the Kingdom of Ireland
Target entity description: The Royal Standard of the Kingdom of Ireland was the historic heraldic banner used to represent the Irish monarchy, typically featuring a gold harp on a blue field.

A. Royal Standard of the United Kingdom
The Royal Standard of the United Kingdom is the monarch’s personal flag, traditionally flown to signify the sovereign’s presence and authority at royal residences, on official vehicles, and during state occasions.
B. Saltire
The Saltire is the national flag of Scotland, featuring a white diagonal cross of Saint Andrew on a blue field and recognized as one of the oldest flags in continuous use.
C. Royal Standard of Norway
The Royal Standard of Norway is the personal flag of the Norwegian monarch, featuring a golden lion holding an axe on a red field.
D. Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Scotland
The Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Scotland are the historic national coat of arms featuring the red lion rampant, long used as a symbol of Scottish monarchy and identity.
E. Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
The Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom is the official heraldic emblem of the British monarch, symbolizing the sovereignty and authority of the Crown across the UK and its realms.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	heraldic banner ⓘ national symbol ⓘ royal standard ⓘ
associatedEvent	Acts of Union 1800 ⓘ
associatedPeriodEnd	1801 ⓘ
associatedWith	personal banner of the sovereign ⓘ
category	Flags of Ireland ⓘ Heraldic flags ⓘ Royal standards ⓘ
charge	gold harp ⓘ
color	blue ⓘ gold ⓘ
country	Kingdom of Ireland ⓘ
depicts	stringed harp ⓘ
designElement	gold harp on a blue field ⓘ
emblem	Irish harp ⓘ
fieldColor	blue ⓘ
hasMotto	none ⓘ
heraldicTinctureCharge	or ⓘ
heraldicTinctureField	azure ⓘ
influenced	flag of the President of Ireland ⓘ Royal Standard of the Kingdom of Ireland self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: modern coat of arms of Ireland
relatedSymbol	Irish harp ⓘ Royal Standard of the United Kingdom ⓘ Royal Standard of the Kingdom of Ireland self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: coat of arms of Ireland
replacedBy	modern symbols of the Irish state ⓘ use of the Irish harp in the Royal Standard of the United Kingdom ⓘ
scriptOnFlag	none ⓘ
status	historic ⓘ no longer in official use ⓘ
symbolizes	Ireland ⓘ Kingdom of Ireland ⓘ surface form: Irish monarchy Irish sovereignty ⓘ
timePeriod	16th century ⓘ 17th century ⓘ 18th century ⓘ early modern period ⓘ
usedAt	ceremonial events involving the monarch in Ireland ⓘ royal residences in Ireland ⓘ state occasions in Ireland ⓘ
usedBy	British monarch as king of Ireland ⓘ English monarch as king of Ireland ⓘ monarch of Ireland ⓘ
usedFor	representing the Irish monarchy ⓘ
usedIn	British Isles ⓘ Ireland ⓘ Kingdom of Ireland ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

King of Ireland → flag → Royal Standard of the Kingdom of Ireland ⓘ

Royal Standard of the Kingdom of Ireland → influenced → Royal Standard of the Kingdom of Ireland self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: modern coat of arms of Ireland

Royal Standard of the Kingdom of Ireland → relatedSymbol → Royal Standard of the Kingdom of Ireland self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: coat of arms of Ireland

Royal Arms of the United Kingdom used 1714–1801 → follows → Royal Standard of the Kingdom of Ireland ⓘ

this entity surface form: Royal Arms of Ireland

Irish House of Commons → coatOfArms → Royal Standard of the Kingdom of Ireland ⓘ

this entity surface form: Arms of the Kingdom of Ireland

Royal Arms of England used by James II → hasPart → Royal Standard of the Kingdom of Ireland ⓘ