Alexander's Rag Timebands.
Oh, Ted, you're killin me!

Re French trricolor : Marcel Moune, he of French birth told me children are taught to remember which color goes closest toi the flagpole by learning "Bleu,Blanc et Rouge"
(Pahdun ma French)

The Irish flag for the Republic was set up to have Green for the Republic, Orange for the North (Free State) and White for (the hope of) Peace.