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Flag divided vertically green and red, with shield on centre. The county flag
bears the official crest. The official Mayo shield consists
of nine yew trees (that used on the sporting flag only has 8), a Patriarchal
Cross and three Passion Crosses, with a ship and waves. The word Maigh Eo (Mayo)
means "the plain of the yews", and the nine yew trees express that fact, with
one for each barony of the county. The Patriarchal Cross (a cross with two bars)
symbolises the Catholic Archdiocese of Tuam and the three Passion Crosses
represent the other three Catholic dioceses in Mayo, i.e. Achonry, Killala, and
Galway-Kilmacduagh-Kilfenora. Mayo is a maritime county and that fact is
represented by the ship and waves. The colour scheme of the crest incorporates
the Mayo Gaelic Athletic Association (G.A.A.) colours, green and red. The motto
"Dia is Muire Linn" translates as "God and Mary be with us". The rose represents
the gold rose presented to Knock Shrine by Pope John Paul 11 during his visit in
1979.
Patrick Devers, 3 September 2005
by Michael Baynes, 15 March 2000
The armorial bearings granted to the Mayo County Council on 10th March 1981.
Laurence Jones, 4 September 2005
This "county flag" is used by supporters of Gaelic Athletics (Gaelic
Football, Hurling etc.) teams. There are as many versions of these as there
are manufacturers, and none of these have official status. What is consistent
is the county colours. The device on the centre is the
unofficial arms used by the town of Longford until 1978 when they got a proper
grant of arms (I believe it is based on the arms of Lord Longford).
Laurence Jones, 2 November 2005
image provided by Valentin Poposki, 11 November 2005
Source:
http://www.castlebar.ie/news/article_2130.shtml
This is a banner of the arms granted by the Chief Herald of Ireland on 20th August 1953.
"Gules, on a saltire argent between in chief a castle and in fesse two yew trees all proper, five crosses patonce vert on a canton or two pikes in saltire gules, with the motto: AR AGHAIDH."