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The original white flag bore a red saltire and a black-and-white fleur-de-lis, representing Ireland and France on the Rosslare–Le Havre route. The funnel band represented the founding interests: green for Ireland, white for Norway and blue for Sweden.

Mitchell apparently presents I166 as the original funnel. I167 and I168 are not clearly identified; a drawing of Saint Colum I shows a plain red funnel.

Isle of Inishmore photographs support I2 but show no black funnel top. The panel’s uppermost and lowermost points are sharp, with its other two corners rounded. Brown 1995 makes the shamrock upright, but website flag views and the funnel panel show it angled. The FOTW rendition describes bright blue, green and blue horizontal stripes separated by narrow white stripes, with a white shamrock over all. EuCon uses the same flag.

I321 is documented on Oscar Wilde in port and starboard photographs. Another photograph shows the flag, apparently closer to 2:1 proportions.