BELTURBET (Co. Cavan).

BELTURBET (Co. Cavan). Or, a tower with dome and pennon gules, in base waves of the sea proper ; on a chief azure, a harp of the field, between on the dexter side a rose argent, and on the sinister a thistle, also proper.

[Granted by Molyneux, Ulster King of Arms.]

There is no official record of the grant, but a very rough pen-and-ink sketch with the following note is amongst other papers [bound up in Ulster's Office and labelled " Draft Grants "]. The " waves of the sea " in the sketch are represented in the old heraldic way as barry wavy azure and argent.

" The Armes of the Toune or Borogh of Beoltirbert in the County of Cavan, set forth at the request of Stephen Butler als Botterler Eqr. first Provost of that Borogh and at the request of the free burgesses of the same for Confirmation whereof I have heere onto set my hand and Seale this 2ith of June, Ano. Dni. 1613, the eleventh yeere of the raigne of the most high and mightie Prince James by the grace of God King of greate Britaine France & Ireland, defender of the fayth &c."

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