Armorial of Ireland

Coats of arms granted in recent decades often incorporate the GAA colours in the field.

[1] In each case the arms consist of an ermine shield bearing a fesse or central horizontal band on which heraldic devices of local families are displayed.

[2] In 1914 a system of county and city flags were designed as unit colours for the Irish Volunteers.

Each county flag was to include a coat of arms, with a list of suggested designs drawn by The O'Rahilly.

In 1990 Tipperary South Riding County Council was granted arms based on those recorded by Richard Carney.

[7] In all cases these arms became obsolete with the abolition of county councils by the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972.