400-year-old craftsman’s error rectified as Limerick gets ‘correct’ coat of arms

THE slip of a craftsman’s hand about 400 years ago has been rectified in Limerick when the city was presented with a correctly designed coat of arms by the chief herald of Ireland.

And it has emerged that Cork county and north Tipperary are now the only local authority areas still without a properly registered coat of arms or logo – which means their logos have no copyright.

Limerick city’s original coat of arms, dating back to the 17th century, was not heraldically correct in design, and the flaw was compounded when it was revised in the 19th century.