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A distinctive feature of Irish heraldry is acceptance of the idea of clan arms, which belong to descendants, not necessarily of a determinate individual, but of an Irish clan or sept, the chieftain of which, under Irish law, was not necessarily a son of the previous chieftain but could be any member of the clan whose grandfather had held the position of chieftain (). [1]
The design of the harp used by the modern Irish state is based on the Brian Boru harp, a late-medieval Gaelic harp now in Trinity College Dublin. [note 1] The design is by an English sculptor, Percy Metcalfe. Metcalfe's design was in response to a competition held by the state to design Irish coinage, which was to start circulation in December ...
Unlike other countries (such as the United States, with the state symbols), Irish and Northern Irish state symbols are rarely defined by official Acts; they are defined by common usage or by various interest groups. These symbols are seen in official capacities, such as flags, coats of arms, postage stamps, and currency, and in URLs.
Per pale azure and argent, in the dexter an ancient Irish shield or and in the sinister a horse's head erased sable; on a chief per pale of the second and of the first, in the dexter a sword in bend sinister point upwards proper and in the sinister an ancient Irish drinking cup of the third and with the Motto: Dúthracht agus Dícheall ...
140 best Irish blessings for St. Patrick's Day. It's normal to hear various "season's greetings" around the holidays, and different types of "best wishes" and congratulatory statements when ...
Read these traditional Irish blessings, prayers, and sayings to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. They're the perfect messages to send to loved ones.
In the Irish (Hiberno-Scottish) monastic tradition, a lorica is a prayer recited for protection. It is essentially a 'protection prayer' in which the petitioner invokes all the power of God as a safeguard against evil in its many forms. The Latin word lōrīca originally meant "armour" (body armor, in the sense of chainmail or cuirass).
The Irish province of Munster has been heraldically symbolised by three golden antique crowns on a deep blue shield since at least the 17th century. [5] [7] Prior to the mid-1600s, the arms of Munster were reputedly represented as Gules a cubit arm fessways holding a sword erect all proper, [8] possibly deriving from the first arms of the O'Brien dynasty.