Irish Coats of Arms, Crests, Family Tartans, Heraldry

Irish heraldry, the truth and misconceptions, based in part upon the Irish Book of Arms. Crests, shields, in color and black and white from 1500 entries in that source.

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[Mickthebridge]

The office of the Chief Herald in Dublin, Ireland is one place to look for Arms of record. You can also go to the old heraldic works from centuries past (Burke, Kimber, etc...), many of which are available today. Be aware not all families have individuals who were issued coats of arms. I went back several hundred years and included all I could find in the 'Irish Book of Arms' a few years back. (pictured in this video short).

[Mickthebridge]

The Irish did not have family Tartans, ( plaids ), never did. Tartans are a Scottish custom. Some folks selling tartan cloth have tried to assign tartans to Irish names, which is entirely fabricated.

[gaelicscots]

The irish never wore kilts. Irish kilts are a modern invention for the american market.

[Mickthebridge]

That is just what the video says about Irish family tartans - a commercial endeavor...

[segano1]

Now what we need is truth about Irish history, otherwise the Irish are just going to look like cheap rip offs of Scotland.

I wouldn't fall for the Celtic romanticised rubbish either, a lot of later rubbish was written about that also.

Thanks to the seminal works of Simon James (1999) and Brian Sykes (2006) the term Celtic with all it's redefined modern definitions can now be understood for the Victorian romanticised idiocy that it is, time to stop the romance a bit now people and be true now.

[AngelBiLove]

if there is such a thang

the fact that americans need to learn about european hiraldry from youtube (which probably is the peak of their studying at that) is a sad commentary even on itself...

[Jedimindtrickitis]

all Gaels wore great kilts but the plaid idea comes from the scots most eires wore a mustardy yellow flat colour great kilt that could also be used as a robe.

[mavenGamer]

your wrong actualy.

Kilts were worn by the irish. and when the gails went over to scotland. and than united all the scotish groups. the kilt was warn because the gails where teh leaders. and they brought it over from ireland.

[systemisdisturbed]

Murphy proud

[systemisdisturbed]

Murphy proud

[MrThingy3]

The Saffron kilt was actually developed by the Scots and over time became a symbol of Ireland by the usage of Irish nationalists and the British Army. The Saffron kilt was devised for the Ulster Scots, I think it is you who is deluded. For the record I am a member of the Irish Kilt Society, if you are trying to say that you have more knowledge on the subject that the Kilt Society and the various historians from various backgrounds, then I think you are surely either ignorant or stupid...!