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Supporters: On either side a Cornish chough proper [beaked and legged gules], [2] supporting an ostrich feather Argent, penned Or. Motto: Houmont [1] (or Houmout). [3] [4] [5] The shield is ensigned with the Heir Apparent's coronet. [6] The supporters were granted by Royal Warrant of 21 June 1968. [1] Council
The red-billed chough, Cornish chough or simply chough (/ ˈ tʃ ʌ f / CHUF; Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax), is a bird in the crow family, one of only two species in the genus Pyrrhocorax. Its eight subspecies breed on mountains and coastal cliffs from the western coasts of Ireland and Britain east through southern Europe and North Africa to Central ...
The chough (Cornish: palores) is also used as a symbol of Cornwall. In Cornish poetry the chough is used to symbolise the spirit of Cornwall. [clarification needed] Also there is a Cornish belief that King Arthur lives in the form of a chough. "Chough" was also used as a nickname for Cornish people. [clarification needed]
Cornish chough. The chough (in Cornish = palores) is also used as a symbol of Cornwall. In Cornish poetry the chough is used to symbolise the spirit of Cornwall. Also there is a Cornish belief that King Arthur lives in the form of a chough. "Chough" was also used as a nickname for Cornish people.
The choughs are medium-sized corvids; the red-billed chough is 39–40 centimetres (15–16 in) in length with a 73–90 centimetres (29–35 in) wingspan, and the Alpine chough averages slightly smaller at 37–39 (14.5–15.5 in) length with a 75–85 cm (30–33 in) wingspan. [23]
'Wassail' is not of Cornish origin, probably migrated as a 'custom' from Wessex as it is of Saxon/Norse origin, but obviously adopted as a way to hedge bets for a good cider-apple harvest, and still celebrated: New Twelfth Night (6 January): In the 1950s, "carolling" was the custom) Knill Ceremony: St Ives: Still celebrated (started 1801)
East Greenville had its start when a post office called Greenville was established there in the 1820s. [2] The name was changed to East Greenville in 1832, and the post office closed in 1914. [ 3 ]
Philip Payton (born 1953), historian and Professor of Cornish and Australian Studies; John Pearce was the Cornish wrestling champion of Cornwall in 1887 and held the title for 6 years. He won over 24 tournaments in England and the USA. [89] [90] Pearce also claimed to be world Cornish wrestling champion in 1884 [91] and in 1894. [92]