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Additions: 2015 [[Ards]] (1973 Donaghdee UDC, [[East Down]] RDC (partly), [[Newtownards]] (Borough)), [[North Down]] (1973 [[Bangor (Northern Ireland)|Bangor]], [[Castlereagh RDC]] (partly), Holywood UDC, North Down RDC) | |||
Additions : 2015 [[Ards]] (1973 Donaghdee UDC, [[East Down]] RDC (partly), [[Newtownards]] (Borough)), [[North Down]] (1973 [[Bangor (Northern Ireland)|Bangor]], [[Castlereagh RDC]] (partly), Holywood UDC, North Down RDC) | |||
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The supporting dolphins, further signify the Borough's links with the sea. Like the North Down supporters they support crosiers in allusion to the two monastic foundations associated with Newtownards - Movilla Abbey, said to have been founded by St. Finian in 540, and the Priory founded by Walter de Burgh in the thirteenth century. The crosiers also link to Bangor's crest with its figure of a haloed St Comgall, founder of the town's abbey, who was an important figure in the spread of Christianity. | The supporting dolphins, further signify the Borough's links with the sea. Like the North Down supporters they support crosiers in allusion to the two monastic foundations associated with Newtownards - Movilla Abbey, said to have been founded by St. Finian in 540, and the Priory founded by Walter de Burgh in the thirteenth century. The crosiers also link to Bangor's crest with its figure of a haloed St Comgall, founder of the town's abbey, who was an important figure in the spread of Christianity. | ||
The motto, used by Ards, is adapted from that of the Savages of Portaferry, one of the most ancient of Ulster families. | The motto, used by Ards, is adapted from that of the Savages of Portaferry, one of the most ancient of Ulster families.'''[[Literature]]''': | ||
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{{media}} Image and info from the Ards and North Down council website | {{media}} Image and info from the Ards and North Down council website | ||