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Re: Explanation of Castlebar Coat of Arms

Posted by Noel on June 08, 2015 at 13:58:25:

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

The first flying of Castlebar’s coat of arms took place at a public event on 30 August 1953. The country’s Assistant Chief Herald Gerard Slevin informed the Urban District Council earlier that year that despite being the county town and the fourth largest in the province, the Genealogical Office in Dublin had no record of a coat of arms for Castlebar. The UDC agreed that in preparation for the Irish culture festival An Tóstal, the town should design a shield that would be displayed with those of other leading towns during the festival highlight in the capital in 1953.

The symbolism is as Brían Hoban explained. The town motto is a gaelicisation of the French motto of the Barry family, Boutez-en-Avant.

 





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