Monday, 19 August 2019

ENFIELD - LEGENDARY AND HERALDIC BEAST

The enfield is the heraldic beast on the coat of arms of the family of Ó Ceallaigh, kings of Ui Maine in Ireland.  King Tadhg Mor (died 1014) was killed at the Battle of Clontarf and, so the legend goes, out of the sea came the Enfield, to protect his body.


The Enfield has been used in various other coats of arms.

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