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The motto "Féile agus Failte" means "Hospitality and Welcome". | The motto "Féile agus Failte" means "Hospitality and Welcome". | ||
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[[Literature]] : Image provided by "Laurence Jones" (laurencejones@eircom.net) | [[Literature]] : Image provided by "Laurence Jones" (laurencejones@eircom.net) | ||
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BRAY
County : Wicklow
Official blazon
Origin/meaning
The arms were devised to suggest topographical features and to commemorate local history.
In the shield, the chevron represents the bridge over the Dargle river which separates Little Bray from Bray. On one side above the chevron is a bell, which represents the ruined church of considerable antiquity known as Raheenacluig, at Bray Head. On the other side is a lion, taken from the arms of the O'Tooles, a family which had a castle at Powerscourt and which has been prominent in the Bray districtsince early times.
On the centre of the chevron is a martlet, or heraldic swallow, which signifies the long and close association of the family of Brabazon, Earls of Meath, with the civic life of Bray.
In the lower part of the shield is a mermaid, derived from the arms of O'Byrne, another family which is closely associated with Bray and which took a very active part in the wars of the sixteenth century.
The motto "Féile agus Failte" means "Hospitality and Welcome".
| File:Bray.law.jpg.jpg The arms on a 1906 postcard |
Literature : Image provided by "Laurence Jones" (laurencejones@eircom.net)