Re: Irvine Clan Heraldry

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1 total messages Started by Tim Mon, 16 Nov 1992 13:58

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Author: Tim
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 13:58

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 BI> 1.  How can I properly describe the coat of arms for the Irvine Clan?
 BI>      In non-heraldic terms it is:

 BI>           A white field, with a wide red stripe horizontally in the middle
 BI>           with clusters of Holly (2 equally spaced apart above the red, 
 BI>           and one centered below the red stripe).

 Well, to begin with, this design is not "the coat of arms for the Irvine
 Clan". The "Irvine clan" as such doesn't have a coat of arms; the base
 coat for the Irvines is that of their Chief, Irvine of Drum, which is
 "Argent three sheaves of as many holly leaves vert banded gules",
 illustrated on plate VII of Sir Thomas Innes of Learney's "Scots
 Heraldry". Each cadet of the family must matriculate a properly
 differenced coat with the Lord Lyon. The closest I've been able to find to
 the above design is Irvine of Newton (Lyon Ordinary v. I #2435), which
 uses an azure fess charged with three argent mullets (perhaps some
 connection with the Murrays...).

    Tim of Angle

 * Origin: Herald's Point * Steppes/Ansteorra * 214-699-0057 (1:124/4229)

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