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The
design is based on the
traditional
MacCarthy/McCarthy Arms
– ‘Argent, a Stag
Trippant Gules attired
and unguled Or’,
however, for difference
certain elements were
included to reflect the
homeplace of the armiger
as follows:
The use of the Chief
Sable is to signify
‘Garryduff’ (“black
garden”), the Townland
(smallest Irish land
division) where the
armiger’s ancestral
homestead is located.
The
geese refer to the name
of the local parish,
Monagea (“bogland of the
geese”) and the colours
of Monagea GAA (hurling
and Gaelic football
club), founded in 1896,
are shown in the base.
The antlers and hooves
of the stag are rendered
in black to reflect the
homeplace of Garryduff –
the black refers to the
peaty soil of the area.
The geese flying also
represents those who
emigrated from the
homestead. The direction
is to signify the
migratory journey of the
geese as many of the
Garryduff McCarthys
living overseas
frequently return home
for family occasions.
This symbolism also
evokes the famous “Wild
Geese” Irish of previous
centuries who emigrated
to mainland Europe and
further afield to serve
in the armies of France,
Spain, and Austria –
many of the name
McCarthy included.
The armiger assumed
these Arms for himself
and his descendants, and
the descendants of his
grandparents, Patrick
McCarthy and Mary
Sheehy, of Garryduff,
Monagea, Newcastle West,
Co. Limerick, Ireland.
The
Motto, An
Garraí Dubh go Brách,
means Garryduff
Forever.
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