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Title: Irish green
Post by: overfifty on January 14, 2014, 10:13:48 am

I'm cutting a piece for a family of Irish decent. Can anyone please confirm that the green usually associated with Eire is Kelly green? Thank you, Barry.

Title: Re: Irish green
Post by: daveo on January 14, 2014, 11:42:28 am

to be sure, to be sure, it is Sir
" a shade of green named after a popular Irish Name and widely used on many items including clothing"
Dave

Title: Re: Irish green
Post by: EIEIO on January 14, 2014, 11:49:59 am

Kelly Green is associated with Ireland. It is a bright green, colored RGB(76, 187, 23).
(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQuSkxpkJstFbU4OXwiehO1ftcEsELvu3tffu2rf9CnWGQkIUfSHw)

The green panel of the Irish flag (green, white, orange) uses a darker, more blue green, colored (00, 154, 73).

I'd think the flag green (a little darker) would make a better backer for fretwork, 

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/300px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png)

or even darker Hunter Green (53, 94, 59).
(http://img2.findthebest.com/sites/default/files/2307/media/images/Hunter_Green_429770_i0.png)


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly_green#Kelly_green (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly_green#Kelly_green)

Title: Re: Irish green
Post by: Dakota Saw Dust on January 14, 2014, 01:16:48 pm

I personally prefer and have used Hunter Green for my Irish crosses.

Title: Re: Irish green
Post by: dunk on January 14, 2014, 07:33:39 pm

I too prefer the Hunter Green...I think so long as it is dark green you will be good to go.

Title: Re: Irish green
Post by: overfifty on January 14, 2014, 07:56:17 pm

I guess that pretty much settles the issue, "hunter green" for the backer it is. Thank you all, and have a tall, frosty one on me.

Title: Re: Irish green
Post by: EIEIO on January 14, 2014, 07:59:02 pm

(http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/mZMBvqosoGI/maxresdefault.jpg)