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'''COUNTY WESTMEATH''' | '''COUNTY WESTMEATH''' | ||
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===Official blazon=== | |||
Per saltire azure end gules, in the fess point an annulet between two lions rampant and respecting each other all or, in chief a swan swimming and in base a Norse helmet both proper,with the Motto: Triat os triataib. | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were granted on | The arms were granted on August 7, 1968. | ||
The swan in the upper azure field represents the legend of the Children of Lir, a classic fairytale of children turned into swans. The swan-shaped Lough Derravaragh, the supposed site of the transformation, is located in the north of the county. | The swan in the upper azure field represents the legend of the Children of Lir, a classic fairytale of children turned into swans. The swan-shaped Lough Derravaragh, the supposed site of the transformation, is located in the north of the county. | ||
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The motto "Triath os Triathaibh", i.e., "noble above nobility", is that of the High King of Ireland Tuathal Teachtmhar (obit 106 AD) who had a palace at Uisneach, reputed to be the geographic centre of the island of Ireland, about 15 kms west of the county seat of Mullingar. Stone structures are still visible. | The motto "Triath os Triathaibh", i.e., "noble above nobility", is that of the High King of Ireland Tuathal Teachtmhar (obit 106 AD) who had a palace at Uisneach, reputed to be the geographic centre of the island of Ireland, about 15 kms west of the county seat of Mullingar. Stone structures are still visible. | ||
[[Literature]] : Information provided by the Westmeath Library | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature]] : Information provided by the Westmeath Library; Register of grants | |||
[[Category:Irish counties]] | [[Category:Irish counties]] | ||
[[Category:Westmeath]] | [[Category:Westmeath]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1968]] | |||