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The arms were officially granted August 20, 1954. | The arms were officially granted August 20, 1954. | ||
The | The arms show the Watergate at Enniskillen”, the Maguire castle now named Enniskillen Castle located at a chokepoint of the River Erne at one of the few entry points into Ulster. It was built by Hugh “The Hospitable” Maguire who died in 1428. Hugh was the brother of Thomas Maguire, 20th King of Fermanagh and 6th Maguire King of Fermanagh. The castle still exists and is now a museum. “County Fermanagh” was known as “Maguire’s County” in the fifteenth & sixteen centuries. | ||
I have no information on the origin of the badgers. They wear the red hand of Ulster, indicating that the county is part of Ulster and Northern Ireland. | |||
The knight in the crest is from the coat of arms granted to the Maguire family in 1586. | |||
{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature]] : Biggs, 1971 | [[Literature]] : Biggs, 1971; information from Thomas Maguire, USA | ||
[[Category:British County Councils]] | [[Category:British County Councils]] | ||
[[Category:Northern Ireland]] | [[Category:Northern Ireland]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1954]] | [[Category:Granted 1954]] |
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