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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
Vert three pallets wavy argent, a cross pattee convexed within annulet or, with the CREST: - A figure of Patrick Sarsfield, the right hand grasping a sword, the left hand outstretched and pointing, all proper and with the MOTTO:- Cuimhnigh ar Luimneach. | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms were officially granted on May 24, 1976. | |||
The principal colours of the arms are green and white, the sporting colours of the county. The Celtic cross is for the many churches of the County and can be seen as the city surrounded by the countryside. | The principal colours of the arms are green and white, the sporting colours of the county. The Celtic cross is for the many churches of the County and can be seen as the city surrounded by the countryside. | ||
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[[File:ireland.jpg|50 px|link=Ireland]][[Category:Irish counties]] | [[File:ireland.jpg|50 px|link=Ireland]][[Category:Irish counties]] | ||
[[Category:Limerick]] | [[Category:Limerick]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1976]] | |||