Ballina (Mayo)

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BALLINA

County : Mayo

Official blazon

Azure, on a fees wavy argent between in chief a cross within an annulet or between two pike heads proper and in base an ancient ship of the third a salmon naiant also proper.

Origin/meaning

The arms were certified to Ballina Urban District Council on 2 October, 1970.

The wavy white and blue lines represent the name and location of Ballina. Its name comes from the Irish "Béal an Átha," which means "mouth of the ford" as the town sits on the mouth of the River Moy near Killala Bay. The ship and fish symbolise commerce and fishing which helped Ballina to prosper. The cross signifies that it is the cathedral town of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killala. The two pikes reference the 1798 United Irishmen Rebellion during which a number of French troops landed at Killala to provide assistance. Literature: Image and information by Stan Zamyatin Moore.

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