banner / Ballynahinch Volunteer, 1779

Flag of the Ballynahinch Volunteers. Rose pink in colour. Scroll above design reads _HINCH VOLUNTEERS. Under scroll is an encircled Maid of Erin harp surmounted by a crown. The background is green whilst the harp, crown and border are gold. To the right of the circle is a spray of shamrock, to the left is a spray of foliage with red berries. These are tied together with a bow underneath the harp. There is a label sewn onto the bottom left, with NMI number and the following details. "This Hand of Colours was presented by the late Countess of Moira Hastings to the Ballynahinch Company of Volunteers, 104 Rank and File, Montalts, Co.Down, on the 15th October 1779, being part of the Union Regiment of which the first Earl of Moira was Colonel.;