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County : [[Offaly (county)|Offaly]] | County : [[Offaly (county)|Offaly]] | ||
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===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. | |||
[[Literature]] : Scan from a heraldic map of Ireland. Information provided by Stan Zamyatin Moore. | |||
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[[Category:Irish municipalities]] | [[Category:Irish municipalities]] | ||
[[Category:Offaly]] | [[Category:Offaly]] | ||
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TULLAMORE
County : Offaly
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.
Literature : Scan from a heraldic map of Ireland. Information provided by Stan Zamyatin Moore.
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