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[[File:moyle.jpg|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:moyle.jpg|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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'''Arms''' : Vert, on a Pale wavy Argent a like Pale Or fimbriated Azure in the fess point between on either side a Still Gold, and in chief and in base a Lymphad Sable, a Lozenge Vert thereon a tower gold.<br> | |||
'''Crest''' : Upon a Helm with a Wreath Vert and Or, out of a circlet composed of Lozenges Sable and Garbs Or alternating a dexter Hand raised in Benediction and holding two lightning flashes saltirewise Argent.<br> | |||
'''Supporters''' : On the dexter side a Wolf supporting a Glass Blower’s Pipe attached in abase to a glass Bottle and on the sinister side an Irish Wolfhound resting the outer foreleg on an Anchor all proper, the Compartment comprising a representation of the Giant’s Causeway proper and Water barry wavy Argent and Azure. | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms were officially granted on | The arms were officially granted on December 22, 1980. | ||
The main tinctures of the shield are green and gold. The green illustrates the fertile farmlands of the area, as well as being a colour usually associated with Ireland. The gold represents both the colour of Irish Whiskey and the sandy beaches of this coastal region, The white and blue wavy edges to the central pale show that water is an important feature of the area. The central device of a Tower on a lozenge refers to Ballycastle, the centre of the area, the main square of which is known as the 'Diamond'. Above and below this are black lymphads or galleys which feature in the arms of the MacDonnells, the chief clan in the Glens of Antrim since the fourteen<sup>th</sup> century. On either side of the central Pale are stylised stills representing Bushmills distillery, the world's oldest licensed whiskey distillery. | The main tinctures of the shield are green and gold. The green illustrates the fertile farmlands of the area, as well as being a colour usually associated with Ireland. The gold represents both the colour of Irish Whiskey and the sandy beaches of this coastal region, The white and blue wavy edges to the central pale show that water is an important feature of the area. The central device of a Tower on a lozenge refers to Ballycastle, the centre of the area, the main square of which is known as the 'Diamond'. Above and below this are black lymphads or galleys which feature in the arms of the MacDonnells, the chief clan in the Glens of Antrim since the fourteen<sup>th</sup> century. On either side of the central Pale are stylised stills representing Bushmills distillery, the world's oldest licensed whiskey distillery. | ||
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