Finally got to the Cork Public Museum to see the original pride flag on loan. It'll be in the real capital until November 18th.
It's so colourful, I'd have expected it to be a bit faded or something. The loss of hot pink and turquoise is sad but I can see how the subsequent flag is handier to make.
There's a new permanent exhibition about various LGBTQ groups in Cork further inside the museum.
— Open image attachment 1 of 4A fat white woman in a grey mask takes a selfie in front of a brightly coloured rainbow flag in a museum display
— Open image attachment 2 of 4The flag is draped in the display, scrunched up to fit. It's hot pink, bright red, fiery orange, cheerful yellow, mossy green, vibrant turquoise, light blue and dark purple. There's eyelets and visible stitching where it rests on the floor
— Open image attachment 3 of 4The opposite side of the same flag
— Open image attachment 4 of 4A standing display about the history of the flag and a short bio of Gilber Baker