Possibly the oldest Irish instance of the use of the harp device on a green field was the flag of Eoghan Ruadh Ó Néill (Owen Roe O'Neill). Owen Roe, nephew of Aodh (Hugh O'Neill), had entered the Spanish service after his uncle's defeat at Kinsale in 1601. Owen rose to prominence in the Spanish army, and in 1642 returned to Ireland to assist the Irish Confederation in the war that broke out the previous year. It is recorded that his ship, the St Francis, as she lay at anchor at Dunkirk, flew from her mast top "the Irish harp in a green field, in a flag".[1] Because the confederation's headquarters were located in Kilkenny – the principal city of Leinster "without the pale" – his flag may have had a special significance for that province. The Confederation seal also incorporated, among a number of other motifs, a representation of the Irish harp. When Eoghan Ruadh died in 1649 the hopes of the Irish Confederation died with him.[2]
The early 17th century arms of the vice-admirals of Ireland seem to have incorporated the arms of the respective provinces. Thus, the arms of Leinster were, at least in that period, Azure three crescents, two and one, or.[3]
Present forms and uses
The flag is used by the Leinster GAA and its representative teams. It was formerly used by the Leinster rugby team, which now has a copyrighted design crest incorporating elements of it. The flag or arms are often displayed alongside or combined with those of the other provinces to represent the whole island of Ireland.
^MacLysaght, Edward (1949). "Some Observations on the Arms of the Four Provinces". The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland. 79 (1/2): 60–63.
coat, arms, leinster, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, octob. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Coat of arms of Leinster news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message The flag of the Irish province of Leinster is a banner with the provincial coat of arms a gold Irish harp with silver strings on a green field blazon vert a harp or stringed argent These arms are similar to the arms of Ireland which have the same device on a field of blue rather than green Coat of arms of LeinsterVersionsThe banner of arms which serves as provincial flagArmigerLeinsterBlazonVert a Harp Or stringed Argent1651 depiction of the arms of Leinster The arms Vert a Harp Or stringed Argent is believed to have likely evolved from the arms of Ireland itself with a change of tincture Contents 1 History 2 Present forms and uses 3 References 4 See alsoHistory EditPossibly the oldest Irish instance of the use of the harp device on a green field was the flag of Eoghan Ruadh o Neill Owen Roe O Neill Owen Roe nephew of Aodh Hugh O Neill had entered the Spanish service after his uncle s defeat at Kinsale in 1601 Owen rose to prominence in the Spanish army and in 1642 returned to Ireland to assist the Irish Confederation in the war that broke out the previous year It is recorded that his ship the St Francis as she lay at anchor at Dunkirk flew from her mast top the Irish harp in a green field in a flag 1 Because the confederation s headquarters were located in Kilkenny the principal city of Leinster without the pale his flag may have had a special significance for that province The Confederation seal also incorporated among a number of other motifs a representation of the Irish harp When Eoghan Ruadh died in 1649 the hopes of the Irish Confederation died with him 2 The early 17th century arms of the vice admirals of Ireland seem to have incorporated the arms of the respective provinces Thus the arms of Leinster were at least in that period Azure three crescents two and one or 3 Present forms and uses EditThe flag is used by the Leinster GAA and its representative teams It was formerly used by the Leinster rugby team which now has a copyrighted design crest incorporating elements of it The flag or arms are often displayed alongside or combined with those of the other provinces to represent the whole island of Ireland Further information Four Provinces Flag of Ireland Four Provinces Flag of Ireland Ireland Rugby Union Flag Flag of the Irish Hockey TeamReferences Edit Prof Brian o Cuiv Studia Hibernica 1978 The National Library of Ireland MacLysaght Edward 1949 Some Observations on the Arms of the Four Provinces The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 79 1 2 60 63 See also EditCoat of arms of Ireland Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Coat of arms of Leinster amp oldid 1078397951, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
