Cork Gaa Confederate Flag

Fans from the county commonly wave flags from other countries that.

Cork gaa confederate flag. The officers have urged cork fans not to bring it to games in. Cork gaa says confederate flag is banned for rebels fans and will be confiscated. Fans have waved the red flags for many years and it s believed that cork s rebels nickname may have played a somewhat misguided part in the endeavour. Following a decree by cork gaa to confiscate controversial rebel flags carried by cork supporters at the gates of football and hurling matches people may be wondering how a small insignificant county in the southwest of ireland could possibly have links to the banner of the confederate united states who fought against the abolition of slavery in the mid 1800s thousands of miles away.

The flag has been a near constant presence at cork hurling and football matches in recent decades. Cork gaa chairperson tracey kennedy has said that stewards at cork grounds will confiscate the now banned confederate flag that has been waved by supporters for years if any make an appearance when crowds return to stadiums. Cork gaa chairperson tracey kennedy has confirmed that stewards will confiscate any confederate flags brought to its grounds. Cork gaa have taken the long awaited step of banning the confederate flag from their grounds.

Cork supporters sometimes wave the. The confederate flag originally represented the southern us states that seceded from the union from 1860 61 and sparked the american civil war. Cork fans began flying flags linked to the american civil war in the 1970s most often the battle flag of the confederacy at a time when the rebel symbols were often seen in popular culture including american rock music. Cork gaa officers have condemned the practice by a small number of cork supporters of flying the confederate flag at cork gaa matches.

As us sports including nascar announce a total ban on contentious confederate flags and symbols cork gaa has reiterated that such flags will not be welcome at games. Cork fans have a long history of flying a range of different flags in support of their team and the confederate flag is among those that has been spotted at gaa grounds for decades. The cork county board last night condemned use of the confederate flag by cork supporters at last weekend s all ireland hurling semi final against waterford at croke park.