State Heraldic Museum
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The State Heraldic Museum in Kildare St., Dublin was founded in 1909 and is one of the first and oldest such museums in the world. It is housed in part of the building occupied by the Office of the Chief Herald of Ireland
. Among its many exhibits are representations of corporate and civic arms and the heraldic banners of the Chiefs of the Name
.
Office of the Chief Herald of Ireland
The Genealogical Office is an office of the Government of Ireland containing genealogical records. It includes the Office of the Chief Herald of Ireland , the authority in the Republic of Ireland for heraldry. The Chief Herald authorises the granting of arms to Irish bodies and Irish people,...
. Among its many exhibits are representations of corporate and civic arms and the heraldic banners of the Chiefs of the Name
Chiefs of the Name
The Chief of the Name, or in older English usage Captain of his Nation, is the recognised head of a family or clan...
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