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LTC
Lawrence King Casey,
Jr. (AUS-Ret)
BSChE,
MBA
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Registered:
The
International Register
of Arms, 1st June 2015.
Registration No. 0330
(Vol.2)
Arms:
Per fess embattled Or
and Vert a crane in his
vigilance
counterchanged.
Crest:
A distillatory Or the
fire proper.
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1)
above the shield:
Tairgeann Dua Sean
Agus Fad Saoil. |
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2)
below the shield:
Tairgeann Dua Rath |
Badge
1:
Enfiling a sprig of
laurel Proper an ancient
crown Or.
Badge
2: A
polled bull rampant Or
ringed Gules.
Badge
3: An
eagle with two heads
facing to the dexter
wings overture Or.
Grant:
The Chief Herald of
Ireland, Volume Aa,
Folio 64, Dublin
Ireland, 30th March
2015.
During
the petition process,
the heraldic design was
done by Micheal Comain,
and the art by Philip
Mackey, both of the
Office of the Chief
Herald of Ireland,
Colette O' Flaherty.
The field of the shield
is parted per fess
embattled to reflect
Lieutenant Colonel
Casey's military career.
The single charge is a
very exact reference to
his name.
Casey/O'Casey/Cathasaigh
which derives from
cathasach
meaning
"watchful".
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The
crane, in
legend, stands
holding a rock
in one foot so
that should he
sleep the rock
will fall and
wake him. He is,
then, the symbol
of watchfulness
and is known
heraldically as
a crane in his
vigilance.
The
armiger's
eligibility to
bear Irish arms
is based on his
dual Irish
citizenship and
lineal descent
from his father
Lawrence King
Casey of
Portland in the
State of Maine
(USA), the
grandson of
William Henry
Casey of
Cahirciveen in
the county of
Kerry, and his
great-grandfather
Daniel Casey
(1833-1936) of
Cahirciveen in
the county of
Kerry.
The crest is a
distillatory -
in everyday
language, a
still and
alludes to the
chemical
engineering
familiar in
Ireland.
Above
the shield is
the motto
Tairgeann Dua
Sean Agus Fad
Saoil (Hard work
produces
prosperity/blessing
and a long
life), and
beneath the
shield Tairgeann
dua rath (Hard
work produces
good fortune).
These mottoes
are based on a
statement by
great
grandfather
Daniel Casey of
Cahirciveen, who
became at the
time Irelands
oldest farmer,
and when asked
to what he
contributed his
longevity he
replied "hard
work in the open
air".
The armiger
possesses three
badges, the
first: Enfiling
a sprig of
laurel Proper an
ancient crown Or
represents the
families of
Lawrence/Laurence
and King.
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The
surname Lawrence
or Laurence
derives from
laurel, so the
armiger chose
sprig of laurel
enfiled by
(passing
through) an
ancient crown
representing the
name of King. A
reminder of the
armigers
paternal great
grandmother
Anastasia
Lawrence of
county Kilkenny,
and great
grandfather
Patrick King of
county Clare.
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