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"EoinMag":mifo5h4p wrote: That said the term may have been coined before that.[/quote:mifo5h4p]Earliest reference I found was 1889.
Edit: Found one in the Irish Times from 5 July 1879: "Lady Morgan backs the Dublin jackeen against his cockney counterpart".

[quote:mifo5h4p]However Prof. Terry Dolan went on to say that he had spoken to some elderly lady who saw the queen when she visited Ireland in 1900. She was but a wee child but remembers referring to the miniature Union Jack flags they were given at the time as 'Jackeens'.[/quote:mifo5h4p]Note that this refers to the flags, not the Dubs.

"delzep":2f9d6xl7 wrote: isn't it only the union jack when its raised at sea?[/quote:2f9d6xl7]Strictly speaking, yes.

"TheBeerNut":la5xprw2 wrote:

"delzep":la5xprw2 wrote: isn't it only the union jack when its raised at sea?[/quote:la5xprw2]Strictly speaking, yes.[/quote:la5xprw2]

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"Cod Bless Her" indeed