Happy St Piran's! You are right Paddymac - St Piran's is far more about culture than religion. Bubblyrat - I think the argument against the English Rose is that we do have our own cultural identity in Cornwall which is very strong. Having a St Piran's Flag instead of an English Rose depicts the place as being part of the Cornish cultural identity as opposed to the generic English one. It's nothing to do with being a separate country, akthough we still have the right to hold our own Parliament! :-)