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'''National arms of IRELAND''' | '''National arms of IRELAND''' | ||
[[File:ireland.jpg|center| | [[File:ireland.jpg|center|350 px|National Arms of Ireland]] | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms are not officially recorded, but have been used for centuries as the arms of Ireland. | The arms are not officially recorded, but have been used for centuries as the arms of Ireland. | ||
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The harp is in fact the O'neill's harp dating from the ten<sup>th</sup> century at least, but is generally known as the Brian Bó Rúadh harp, for a famous Irish king, who died in 1014. It is located in the Trinity college library in Dublin. | The harp is in fact the O'neill's harp dating from the ten<sup>th</sup> century at least, but is generally known as the Brian Bó Rúadh harp, for a famous Irish king, who died in 1014. It is located in the Trinity college library in Dublin. | ||
On 15th February, 1946, the Chief Herald of Ireland, Edward MacLysaght, suggested the following as the full armorial achievement for Ireland: | |||
[[File:ireland-proposal.jpg|center]] | |||
The motto "Do chum glóire Dé agus Onóra na hÉireann" is a phrase that appears at the end of the 1937 Constitution of Ireland and means ‘Composed for the glory of God and the honour of Ireland’ in Irish. | |||
==Use of the arms== | ==Use of the arms== | ||
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{|align="center" | {|align="center" | ||
|align="center"|[[File:ie-c1.jpg|center|300 px|Arms of | |align="center"|[[File:ie-c1.jpg|center|300 px|National Arms of Ireland]] <br/>The arms on a coin from 1634 | ||
|align="center"|[[File:ie-c2.jpg|center|300 px|Arms of | |align="center"|[[File:ie-c2.jpg|center|300 px|National Arms of Ireland]] <br/>The arms on a coin from 1928 | ||
|align="center"|[[File:ie-c3.jpg|center|300 px|Arms of | |align="center"|[[File:ie-c3.jpg|center|300 px|National Arms of Ireland]] <br/>The arms on a coin from 2005 | ||
|} | |} | ||
{|align="center" | {|align="center" | ||
|align="center"|[[File:ireland5.jpg|center| | |align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}.hes.jpg|350 px|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]]<br/>The arms in the [[Wapen- en Vlaggenboek Hesman|Wapen- en Vlaggenboek]] van Gerrit Hesman (1708) | ||
|align="center"|[[File:ireland5.jpg|center|350 px|National Arms of Ireland]] <br/>The arms on a monument in Edinburgh | |||
|} | |} | ||
On collector's items: | On collector's items: | ||
{|align="center" | {|align="center" | ||
|align="center"|[[File:ireland.jj.jpg|300 px|center]] <br/>The arms as used on a [[Jaja|JaJa postcard]] +/- 1905 | |align="center"|[[File:ireland.jj.jpg|300 px|center|National Arms of Ireland]] <br/>The arms as used on a [[Jaja|JaJa postcard]] +/- 1905 | ||
|align="center"|[[File:Ireland2.iepc.jpg|center|300 px|Arms of | |align="center"|[[File:Ireland2.iepc.jpg|center|300 px|National Arms of Ireland]] <br/>The arms on a postcard (pre 1910) | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:ireland.w2.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms on a [[Wills's - Borough arms II|Wills's]] cigarette card, 1906 | |align="center"|[[File:ireland.w2.jpg|center|National Arms of Ireland]] <br/>The arms on a [[Wills's - Borough arms II|Wills's]] cigarette card, 1906 | ||
|align="center"|[[File:Ie-635.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms on a stamp | |align="center"|[[File:Ie-635.jpg|center|National Arms of Ireland]] <br/>The arms on a stamp | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:Ireland.vgi.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms on a 1960s matchbox label | |align="center"|[[File:Ireland.vgi.jpg|center|National Arms of Ireland]] <br/>The arms on a 1960s matchbox label | ||
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These four provinces are:<br> | These four provinces are:<br> | ||
{|align="center" | {|align="center" | ||
|align="center"|[[File:Connaught.jpg|center]] <br/>Connaught | |align="center"|[[File:Connaught.jpg|center|Arms of Connaught]] <br/>Connaught | ||
|align="center"|[[File:leinster.jpg|center]] <br/>Leinster | |align="center"|[[File:leinster.jpg|center|Arms of Leinster]] <br/>Leinster | ||
|align="center"|[[File:Munster-ie.jpg|center]] <br/>Munster | |align="center"|[[File:Munster-ie.jpg|center|Arms of Munster]] <br/>Munster | ||
|align="center"|[[File:Ulster.jpg|center]] <br/>Ulster | |align="center"|[[File:Ulster.jpg|center|Arms of Ulster]] <br/>Ulster | ||
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{|align="center" | {|align="center" | ||
|align="center"|[[File:irenat2.jpg|350 px|center]] <br/>The provincial arms combined | |align="center"|[[File:irenat2.jpg|350 px|center|Irish provincial arms]] <br/>The provincial arms combined | ||
|align="center"|[[File:ireland-5.jj.jpg|350 px|center]] <br/>The provincial arms as used on a [[Jaja|JaJa postcard]] +/- 1905 | |align="center"|[[File:ireland-5.jj.jpg|350 px|center|Irish provincial arms]] <br/>The provincial arms as used on a [[Jaja|JaJa postcard]] +/- 1905 | ||
|} | |} | ||