This seal was used until 1881 when the old Tower House was changed to Drumcliffe Round Tower by way of resolution of Sligo Corporation. The current arms kept the symbols form the old seal, the tower, hare and a tree. The hare has a shell on its foot to indicate the Shelly River.

Jan 10, 2022 · Sligo. The design represents the literary and cultural history of the county - the cross referring to such early material as the Book of Ballymote and Lecan, and the rose to the poetry of W.B. Yeats, in whose work the red rose was a significant theme.

Sable, semée of escallops argent an open book proper thereon in the dexter a celtic cross and in the sinister a rose gules, on a point in base of the second, a boar's head erased of the first armed of the fourth, with the Motto: Land of Hearts Desire. The arms were officially granted on September 8, 1982.

Arms: Sable, three Lions passant in bend Argent, between four Bendlets Argent. Crest: An Eagle displayed Vert. Supporters: Dexter: A Talbot gorged with a Baron’s Coronet proper; Sinister: A Horse Argent. Marquess of Sligo is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1800 for John Browne, 3rd Earl of Altamont.

County Sligo (/ ˈslaɪɡoʊ / SLY-goh, Irish: Contae Shligigh) is a county in Ireland. It is in the Northern and Western Region and is part of the province of Connacht. Sligo is the administrative capital and largest town in the county. Sligo County Council is the local authority for the county.

Sligo is a commercial and cultural centre situated on the west coast of Ireland. Its surrounding coast and countryside, as well as its connections to the poet W. B. Yeats, have made it a tourist destination. Sligo is the anglicisation of the Irish name Sligeach, meaning "abounding in …

a new Coat-of-Arms was to adorn Sligo premises during the forthcoming An Tostal Festival. Ireland’s Chief Herald undertook the design and ratification of ‘an heraldically correct form of the traditional Sligo arms’, but warned that ‘a difficulty then arose by reason of the fact that several different forms are on record’.

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Connor or O'Connor (Sligo) Crest-Coat of Arms Coats of Arms are used to identify a certain family. In our gift store you will find thousands of unique products bearing your Crest & Coat of Arms.

Sep 23, 2009 · It seems incredible that there are proposals to replace the Borough Council's coat of arms, a much loved symbol of Sligo city. The crest with its tree, tower, hare and shell is instantly...