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{ | {{ie}}'''BUNCRANA''' | ||
County : [[Donegal (county)|Donegal]] | |||
[[File:buncrana.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | |||
===Official blazon=== | |||
Argent on a base barry wavy of six vert and or a bridge of six arches proper thereon a stag courant also proper, in chief two crosses crosslet fitchée gules on a point in base of the last a crescent of the first. Motto : Parthas Éireann. | |||
=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms were officially granted on April 1, 1989. | |||
The stag and the crescent are derived from the badges of the most important historical clans in the area; the O'Dohery's and the McLaughlins respectively. | The stag and the crescent are derived from the badges of the most important historical clans in the area; the O'Dohery's and the McLaughlins respectively. | ||
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The crosses are derived from the arms of the County Donegal. | The crosses are derived from the arms of the County Donegal. | ||
[[Literature]] : Image provided by Laurence Jones (laurencejones@eircom.net), background by Sean Mac Lochlainn (maclochlainn@oceanfree.net) | {{media}}'''[[Literature]]''': Image provided by Laurence Jones (laurencejones@eircom.net), background by Sean Mac Lochlainn (maclochlainn@oceanfree.net) | ||
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[[Category:Irish municipalities]] | [[Category:Irish municipalities]] | ||
[[Category:Donegal]] | [[Category:Donegal]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1989]] | |||