NORTHERN Irish locals have been left fuming after a Confederate flag was strung up a mast in a small rural town.
The controversial flag was flown by one anonymous local in Cookstown, County Tyrone where it was spotted on Saturday.
The standard appeared alongside another flag elsewhere in the town, bearing what appears to be a mugshot of former President Donald Trump.
The appearance of the two flags has since caused quite a stir amongst the population, who have branded the Confederate banner a “rag” with some even calling for all flags to be banned.
An image shows the Confederate flag tied to the top of a lamppost on the residential street.
The familiar red flag bears the dark blue saltire across the middle, dotted with white stars, and blows in the breeze several metres up, inaccessible to anyone hoping to pull it down with ease.
Meanwhile, the Trump flag is tied to what appears to be a telegraph pole, next to the more familiar flag of the Northern Irish paramilitary group, the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF).
People can be seen looking up at the bizarre display of the two flags together.
In the USA, the Confederate flag is seen as a symbol of Southern heritage, as well as slavery and white supremacy.
The US Civil War was sparked in 1861 when eleven states broke away and formed the Confederacy to protect the practice of slavery.
The pictures were shared to social media on Saturday with the caption: “So uh, does anyone else have Trump mugshot flags and Confederate flags where they live?”
The snap has since received over 170 likes and more than130 comments from users unimpressed by the brazen display of the controversial flag.
One wrote: “Very suspicious, why today? What do you know?”
Another said: “Last person I saw waving a Confederate flag in the US got clocked in the face with a PVC pipe.
“Just weird to be flying that rag in Ireland.”
A third commented: “What a f**king dive. Do you not have enough politics here you d**kheads?”
Another said: “I would happily support legislation that bans all flags. Would clean the place up and stop the majority of areas looking like s**tholes.”
A fifth joked: “To be fair, Trump is the world’s best known orange man…”
