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ANTRIM AND NEWTOWNABBEY BOROUGH COUNCIL |
ARMS: No further information currently available. Motto 'IN PROSPERIATATEM COMMUNEM' - Achieving Prosperity Together. The Borough of Antrim and Newtownabbey was formed on the 1 April 2015, by the amalgamation of the Borough of Antrim and the Borough of Newtownabbey. |
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The arms include the Barbican Gate of Antrim Castle that featured in the former arms of Antrim BC, with blue and white waves in the base alluding to Lough Neagh and Six-Mile-Water. The water-wheel represents the textile industry and the bezants imply wealth and prosperity. The cogwheels with gold drops represent further industrial connections and are taken from the former arms of Newtownabbey BC. |
ARDS AND NORTH DOWN BOROUGH COUNCIL |
*ARMS: Per saltire Argent and barry wavy Argent and Azure in chief an Eagle displayed Gules and in base a Cross Moline Sable. Motto 'FIDELIS ATQUE FORTIS' - Faithful and Brave. The Borough of Ards and North Down was formed on the 1 April 2015, by the amalgamation of the Borough of Ards and the Borough of North Down. |
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The arms are composed of elements from the arms of the two former Boroughs. Like the Borough of Ards the shield is divided diagonally in the shape of St. Andrew's cross and what is popularly known as St. Patrick's cross. This partition alludes to the Scottish origin of the Montgomerys also to the Charter of 1613 granted to the Town of Newtownards by King James I. The eagle is that of the de Courcys who invaded Ulster in the twelfth century. John de Courcy built the castle round which Newtownards developed. The black cross moline is from the heraldry of the Colvilles. The white and blue waves are from the arms of the Borough of North Down and ultimately the previous Borough of Bangor. They show that Bangor is a seaside town, but are appropriate to the whole of the new Borough's coastline. |
BELFAST CITY COUNCIL |
ARMS: Party per fesse Argent and Azure in chief a Pile Vair and on a Canton Gules a Bell Argent in base a Ship with sails set Argent on Waves of the Sea proper. Motto 'PRO TANTO QUID RETRIBUAMUS' - In return for so much, what shall we give back? |
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Although only officially granted in 1890, the arms date back to 1613, when King James I granted Belfast town status. The seal was used by Belfast merchants throughout the 17th century on their signs and trade-coins. It is likely that the bell is an example here of canting heraldry, representing the first syllable of Belfast. A large stained glass window in the City Hall displays the arms, where an explanation suggests that the seahorse and the ship refer to Belfast's significant maritime history and pre-eminence as a seaport. The vair, along with the supporting wolf, are said to be taken from the arms of Sir Arthur Chichester, the founder of Belfast as it exists today, who obtained the city's charter from James I. |
CAUSEWAY COAST AND GLENS BOROUGH COUNCIL |
*ARMS: Per saltire Azure and Or two Anchors in pale the lower reversed Or and in fess two Garbs Gules. Motto 'INTEGERRIME SERVIRE' - Service with integrity. The Borough of Causeway Coast and Glens was formed was formed on the 1 April 2015, by the amalgamation of the Borough of Ballymoney, the Borough of Coleraine, the Borough of Limavady and the District of Moyle. |
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The division of the shield per saltire is derived from the arms of the Borough of Ballymoney, where it alluded to St. Andrew’s cross, and thence to Ballymoney’s connection with Scotland. The blue sections refer to the sea and sky and gold sections refer to the beaches, dunes, fields of golden wheat, Bushmills’ Distillery and the Broighter Hoard. The four part division can also be seen as referring to the four previous authorities. The wheatsheaves represent agriculture and the harvest, and prosperity more generally. Sheaves where common the arms of Ballymoney, Coleraine and Moyle. The anchors not only have nautical significance, but are also a symbol of hope and of security. |
MID AND EAST ANTRIM BOROUGH COUNCIL |
ARMS: Azure three Towers palewise in bend Or. Motto 'SIMUL ET DEINCEPS' - Together and Forwards. The Borough of Mid and East Antrim was formed on the 1 April 2015, by the amalgamation of the Ballymena Borough Council, the Carrickfergus Borough Council and the Larne Borough Council. |
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The three gold towers are a simple reference to the three predecessor authorities, but it also derives from the simple shield design in the arms of the Borough of Ballymena, which had seven such towers in a blue field. |
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