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Patrick McGillycuddy Stoker

Montréal, Quebec
Registration of Arms
September 2, 1998
Vol. III, p. 271

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Blazon

Arms

Gyronny of six Argent and Vert three popinjays proper;

Crest

A Druid's head in profile wreathed with a chaplet of oak leaves proper vested Gules charged with a trefoil slipped Or;

Motto

QUID VERUM ATQUE DECENS. This Latin phrase means "What is true and becoming".


Symbolism

In general, the symbolism of emblems prior to 2000 does not exist in an appropriate format for the online Register.


Background

Canada Gazette Information

The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on October 29, 2005, in Volume 139, page 3450 of the Canada Gazette.


Artist Information

Creator(s)
Not available

Painter
Debra MacGarvie

Calligrapher
* Not applicable / Sans objet


Recipient Information

Individual

View all Letters Patent for Patrick McGillycuddy Stoker

The recipient’s emblems were originally recorded in the records of the Office of Arms, Dublin, Ireland, 4 February 1909.