Editing Church of Ireland (section)

===Flags===
[[File:St Patrick's saltire.svg|thumb|right|upright=1.0|[[St Patrick's flag]]]]

In 1999,<ref>{{Cite journal|title=Journal of the General Synod of the Church of Ireland 1999|url=https://www.ireland.anglican.org/cmsfiles/pdf/Synod/Journal1999.pdf|journal=1999|page=69|access-date=19 September 2018|archive-date=26 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210926212933/https://www.ireland.anglican.org/cmsfiles/pdf/Synod/Journal1999.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> the church voted to prohibit the flying of flags other than [[St Patrick's flag]] and the [[Flag of the Anglican Communion]].<ref>Flags of the World: [http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/ie-stpat.html#cofi St. Patrick's Flag as flag of Church of Ireland] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080618211832/http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/ie-stpat.html#cofi |date=18 June 2008 }}: "The General Synod of the Church of Ireland recognises that from time to time confusion and controversy have attended the flying of flags on church buildings or within the grounds of church buildings. This Synod therefore resolves that the only flags specifically authorised to be flown on church buildings or within the church grounds of the Church of Ireland are the cross of St Patrick or, alternatively, the flag of the Anglican Communion bearing the emblem of the Compassrose. Such flags are authorised to be flown only on Holy Days and during the Octaves of Christmas, Easter, the Ascension of Our Lord, Pentecost, and on any other such day as may be recognised locally as the Dedication Day of the particular church building. Any other flag flown at any other time is not specifically authorised by this Church ..."</ref> However, the [[Union Flag]] continues to fly on many churches in [[Northern Ireland]].