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Donegal Crest

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  • 26-04-2010 9:00pm
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    Pixel Eater
    Registered Users Posts: 486 ✭✭


    This may sound a little bad, but I'm from Donegal and I don't know what the county crest means! I know there is something to do with the O'Donnell Clan but could anyone shed any more light on it for me?

    Also there seems to more than one. There is the one with the hand holding the red cross (the O'Donnell one I think) and then there another one that has a more stylised cross and a knights mortif over it. You can see it here on the Wikipedia page. Hope someone can help, I've been curious about it for a while now!

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Donegalcocologo.png


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    #2
    muffler
    Registered Users Posts: 46,095 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    The Library in Letterkenny would definitely have details (I hope anyhow)


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    smashey
    Registered Users Posts: 21,676 ✭✭✭✭smashey


    The motto can be explained easily enough...

    Mutuam habeatis caritatem

    Mutual love or charity


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    muffler
    Registered Users Posts: 46,095 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    Wow :eek:


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    mrmac
    Registered Users Posts: 2,967 ✭✭✭mrmac


    This is the new version of the crest, as used by the Donegal County Council.

    112141.JPG

    The old version, with some of it's history, can be seen here : LINK

    Hope that helps.

    :)


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    Fracture
    Registered Users Posts: 1,046 ✭✭✭Fracture


    The older one is much nicer.


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    Domscard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 520 ✭✭✭Domscard


    Fracture wrote: »
    The older one is much nicer.

    I agree. And what the heck is the 'thing' beneath the dove? A weird metal top hat ... or a footless boot? :pac:


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    deman
    Registered Users Posts: 1,672 ✭✭✭deman


    Pixel Eater wrote: »
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Donegalcocologo.png

    Must be a good crest as there's a smilie in the middle of it :D


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