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'''TULLAMORE'''
'''TULLAMORE'''
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County : [[Offaly (county)|Offaly]]
County : [[Offaly (county)|Offaly]]


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[[File:tullamor.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]


====Official blazon====
===Official blazon===


====Origin/meaning====
Azure from a mount in base vert a phoenix rising in flames proper, at honour point a cross of St. Brigid between two cross crosslets or.
I have no information on the origin and meaning of these arms. Any information is welcome !


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===Origin/meaning===
The arms were granted to Tullamore District Council on 7 March, 1956.
 
The green hill represents the town's name which comes from the Irish "Tulach Mhór," meaning “great mound.” The phoenix rising from the ashes symbolises the rebirth of Tullamore after a hot air balloon disaster destroyed a third of the village in 1785. The cross in the centre is that of St. Brigid, one of the three main patron saints of Ireland, who became a nun in the vicinity. The two crosses refer to the Burys who ruled in the area as the Earls of Charleville.
 
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Ireland]]: Scan from a heraldic map of Ireland. Information provided by Stan Zamyatin Moore.


[[Literature]] : Scan from a heraldic map of Ireland.




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[[Category:Irish municipalities]]
[[Category:Irish municipalities]]
[[Category:Offaly]]
[[Category:Offaly]]

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TULLAMORE

County : Offaly

Arms (crest) of Tullamore

Official blazon

Azure from a mount in base vert a phoenix rising in flames proper, at honour point a cross of St. Brigid between two cross crosslets or.

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted to Tullamore District Council on 7 March, 1956.

The green hill represents the town's name which comes from the Irish "Tulach Mhór," meaning “great mound.” The phoenix rising from the ashes symbolises the rebirth of Tullamore after a hot air balloon disaster destroyed a third of the village in 1785. The cross in the centre is that of St. Brigid, one of the three main patron saints of Ireland, who became a nun in the vicinity. The two crosses refer to the Burys who ruled in the area as the Earls of Charleville.

Civic Heraldry Literature - Ireland: Scan from a heraldic map of Ireland. Information provided by Stan Zamyatin Moore.


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