I'm partner in a shop (in the US) that sells mostly Scottish and Irish stuff, including Flags. We have information available on the origins of the various flags. Three people, in the past 6 months, have told us that the proper colors for the Ireland flag are Green, White and Gold, not orange (and of course they always say it like they are some kind of authority and how could we be so dumb). So we always ask (politely): Where did you hear that? and Why gold instead of orange?
Inevitably, they heard it from "someone who is Irish", and they don't know why Gold!
So does anyone know??
We have plenty of research explaining the orange part of the flag, but have not been able to find any information about gold on the flag.
Thanks, Snoo