1916 Easter Rising flag fails to sell at New York auction

Someone should have told the makers of this flag that the colours were supposed to be Green White & Orange, not Green White & Gold.

It's perfectly possible to regard the Easter Rising as mistaken, even sectarian, and still feel the thrill of history that it evokes. I don't think the Voice report makes clear who owns the flag now. But whoever it is, it would be nice if they could offer it to the Irish nation at a "patriotic" price.

Quite the pathetic and revisionist attempt at explaining Irish history there wizardofoz.

GOOD....I'm glad it didn't sell!! It was bad Karma & in poor taste to offer up "such an all-important flag" for sale in America, or anywhere else for that matter. It belongs to the Republic of Ireland for the significance of what it stands for and it SHOULD rightfully be in a Dublin museum....near where it originally flew. Again, I express my feelings (as I did in the original article) of shame-on the "wealthy Dublin family" who own this flag and are now selling it to the highest bidder.....

The Bankers who Bankrupted Ireland and those who would sell our Nations articles of Antiquity and historic primacy have many things in common but what is very scarce in either of them is Moral fortitude. They are Profiteers without compunction, It may well have been people like these who accommodated the practice of Slavery in centuries gone by, after all there was great profits to be made selling Human Beings, Also of the opium trading that also enslaved millions in Asia in the Nineteenth Century. To hell with human suffering of pollution or National Pride if there is a dollar or a pound or a Euro to be made that is these people theme song.

Some people would sell their mother if the price was right. Put the flag back where it belongs (the Dublin museum)so it can be seen as the historic emblem it really is.

The flag needs to be safely in a museum where it can be properly honored by the Republic and admired by all those who cherish what it stands for.

I understand they're running a business but, if its genuine, this is one of the most important artifacts in Irish history. It should be literally priceless.

Isn't anything sacred? That flag should NEVER leave the Republic of Ireland. It should be on display in Dublin at the Museum. The Irish Govt. shouldn't have to buy back something that belongs to the people...it repesents the freedom so many died for. I truly hope the Irish auction house does the right thing

Why isn't this flag in a museum?

Good!! The SALE of this flag makes my blood boil

where are all the rich irish/americans like the kennedys and the rooneys(pgh steelers/horses/racetracks)? these phonies profess to have strong irish feelings; evidently on only on st pats day. rooney is the irish ambassador as well as owner of pgh stealers, racetracks, casinos, etc. too poor to buy the flag.

I think the owner should DONATE the flag to the Natl Museum of Ireland, of course!!!