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Re: Explanation of Castlebar Coat of Arms

Posted by Brían Hoban on June 07, 2015 at 21:32:55:

In Reply to: Explanation of Castlebar Coat of Arms posted by Mod on June 07, 2015 at 12:50:09:

here are five elements on the
Coat of Arms of Castlebar

1 The name of the town is commemorated by the introduction of the Castle of the Barrys.

2 Two Yew Trees are depicted because Castlebar is the Capital of Mayo,which is the Anglicised form of Maigh-Eo i.e. Plain of the Yew Trees.

3 The Parish of Castlebar is officially known as the Parish of Aglish, which means the Parish of the Church and the reproduction of Crosses in the Coat of Arms is an heraldic device to refer to the Church.

4 In the Battle of 1798, the weapon used by the Irish participants was the Pike, and two crossed Pikes are introduced to commemorate this victory over the Red Coats.

5 The motto of the Town is " Ar Aghaidh " - Forward.


 





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