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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
Argent, a saltire gules charged with an escallop or between in chief an ancient ship proper and in base an eagle displayed sable, on a chief of the last masoned of the first two beeves' heads cabossed of the third. | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms were officially granted on September 24, 1975. | |||
The chief shows the old "Cathair na Mart", the stone fort of the beeves, located by John O'Donovan in Westport Demesne (1837). The site is an archaeological farm settlement. | The chief shows the old "Cathair na Mart", the stone fort of the beeves, located by John O'Donovan in Westport Demesne (1837). The site is an archaeological farm settlement. | ||
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[[File:ireland.jpg|50 px|link=Ireland]][[Category:Irish municipalities]] | [[File:ireland.jpg|50 px|link=Ireland]][[Category:Irish municipalities]] | ||
[[Category:Mayo]] | [[Category:Mayo]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1975]] | |||