Ulster original oil on canvas painting, signed by the artist, John Palliser. with a certificate of authentication high quality, hand made frame. Size 35″ x 25.5 (94cm x 70 cm) plus frame size variable. Please contact us for more information and custom inquiries. This High photographic print of the Original oil on canvass by John Palliser A interpritation of one soldiers view . The Flag of Ulster is a historic banner used to represent Ulster, one of the four provinces of Ireland. It is still used today to represent the province at some sporting events and formed the basis of the Ulster Banner, the flag of the Government of Northern Ireland between 1953 and 1972. The Red Hand of Ulster is a symbol. derived from the O’Neill dynasty who were historic monarchs of the provincial kingdom, while the gold background featuring a red cross comes from the coat of arms of the Burkes, a Hiberno-Norman noble family.Na Trioblóidí was a period of ethnoreligious-political conflict in Northern Ireland which spilled over at various times into England, the Republic of Ireland, and mainland Europe. The duration of the Troubles is conventionally dated from the late 1960s and considered by many to have ended with the Belfast “Good Friday” Agreement of 1998.Violence nonetheless continues on a sporadic basis.