Antrim and Newtownabbey

	ANTRIM AND NEWTOWNABBEY Country : United Kingdom Northern Ireland Additions: 2015 Antrim (Borough) 2015 Newtownabbey Status: Borough Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":54.70689999999999741930878371931612491607666015625,"lon":-6.0799000000000003041122909053228795528411865234375,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
English	Arms: Gules issuant from a plain base barry wavy of four Argent and Azure a representation of the outer façade of the Barbican Gate at Antrim Castle proper the door Gules on a Chief Argent a Chief Vert thereon a Water Wheel in trian aspect Argent between two Bezants each charged with Cog-Wheel Sable. Crest: Upon a Helm Issuant from a Mural Crown Or an Eagle displayed Gules holding in the beak Or a dexter Hand couped Gules and supporting with the sinister foot a Staff erect Or flying therefrom to the sinister a Wind-sock Argent. Mantled Gules and Vert doubled lined Argent. Supporters: Dexter a Stag Sable attired and unguled Or supporting between the forelegs a representation of Antrim Round Tower proper and Sinister a Griffin Sable beaked and supporting between the forelegs Or a representation of the Mossley Mill Chimney proper both upon a Compartment of Grass Vert growing therefrom twelve stalks of Barley Or Motto: INTEGERRIME SERVIRE – ‘Service with Integrity’.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on March 20, 2017.

The arms include the Barbican Gate of Antrim Castle that featured in the former Arms of Antrim, with blue and white waves in the base alluding to Lough Neagh and Six-Mile-Water. The water-wheel represents the textile industry and the bezants imply wealth and prosperity; the cogwheels represent further industrial connections and are taken from the former Newtownabbey design.

The red eagle in the crest is taken from the arms of the Pakenham and de Courcy families; it is rising from a mural crown as the phoenix did in the former crest of Newtownabbey. In its beak is the red hand from the arms of the O’Neills, and with one foot it is holding a windsock, alluding to the strong aviation history in the local area and to the airport.

Supporting the shield is a stag from the old Arms of Antrim and the black griffin of Grimshaw from the arms of Newtownabbey. They are standing in a field of barley, representing the rural areas, and clutching respectively a representation of the Antrim Round Tower and the Mossley Mill Chimney.

The motto "In prosperitatem communem" means "Achieving prosperity together"

Literature: Information provided by the council.

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