This is fun. According to an article in The Register, a group of Irish Americans from county Monaghan ditched their traditional banners for the New York St. Patrick’s Day parade because “said standard carries an outline map of Monaghan, which bears an uncanny resemblance to an outline map of Iraq.”
Judge for yourself:
Pay particular attention to the caption they put on the image… The confusion is understandable…
Update: According to a follow-up article, the mislabeling of the graphic was intentional and was due to the alleged British sense of humor.