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The lower section of the shield is intended to represent the rural areas of the county. For this reason it is coloured green. The hand is a the dextera dei or right hand of god, as found on Muirdeach's high Cross at Monasterboice. as on the cross, it is shown on a golden background or nimbus. | The lower section of the shield is intended to represent the rural areas of the county. For this reason it is coloured green. The hand is a the dextera dei or right hand of god, as found on Muirdeach's high Cross at Monasterboice. as on the cross, it is shown on a golden background or nimbus. | ||