"When I get the friendly needle from people wearing orange, I say "Why , thank you! Orange is one of the three colors of the Irish flag, along with green and white. Look you can see them here on my guitar." "


Indeed Seamus,

And that is exactly what the colours of the Irish flag represent - Peace (white) between Catholics (Green) and Protestants (Orange).

And in the republic of Ireland this ideal is an accepted norm which is taken for granted.