Dún Laoghaire: Difference between revisions

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County : [[Dublin (county)|Dublin]]
County : [[Dublin (county)|Dublin]]


[[File:kingstown.jj.jpg|center|350 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]
[[File:dunlaoghaire.jpg|center|350 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]


===Official blazon===
===Official blazon===
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===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
The arms were granted to Dún Laoghaire Corporation on 9 February, 1954.  
The arms were granted to Dún Laoghaire Corporation on 9 February, 1954.  


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The arms are not that much different to the earlier ones which were used unofficially. One of the differences is the British crown is replaced with that of an antique Irish one.  
The arms are not that much different to the earlier ones which were used unofficially. One of the differences is the British crown is replaced with that of an antique Irish one.  


[[Literature]] : Image from [[Jaja|JaJa Postcard]] Information provided by Stan Zamyatin Moore.  
At the early 20th century, Kingstown as it was called then, used the following non official arms:
[[File:kingstown.jj.jpg|center|350 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]
 
[[Literature]] : Information provided by Stan Zamyatin Moore.  


[[File:ireland.jpg|50 px|link=Ireland]][[Category:Irish municipalities]]
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[[Category:Dublin]]
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