Correspondence from Aleister Crowley to The New York Times

[19 July 1915]

The Irish Flag

To the Editor of the New York Times:

May I be permitted space to inform your correspondent that the harp device is altogether modern? The true flag of Ireland is a red sunblaze on a green ground. This is symbolical not only of Ireland's geographical position as the sentinel of the western gate of Europe, but of her traditional history.

It is supposed that Ireland was originally colonized from Egypt, or, alternatively, that both Egypt and Ireland were first peopled by fugitives from Atlantis when that continent was submerged. It may be that this is, after all, more than a fairy story.

ALEX C. CROWLEY

New York, July 19, 1915