Images Dated 7th March 2013

Coat of arms Lord Blaney Monaghan

Engraving of the coat of arms of Blaney, Lord Blaney, item 103 in an 18th century publication. Text on this engraving, including motto, reads: 103 Blaney, Lord Blaney (Blayney) INTEGRA MENS AUGUSTISSIMA POSSESSIO (An honest mind is the most glorious possession). Edward Blayney (Blainey or Blaney) (1570-1629?) was the 1st Baron Blayney. A Welsh soldier in Ireland, he became Baron Blayney of Monaghan in the Peerage of Ireland. Monaghan is the county town of County Monaghan. Source: The Peerage of Ireland or A Genealogical History of the Present Nobility of that Kingdom, with engravings of their paternal coats of arms by John Lodge, Deputy Keeper of the Records in Birmingham Tower. Published 1789

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Coat of arms Sherard Lord Leitrim 18th century

Engraving of the coat of arms of Sherard, Lord Letrim (Leitrim), item 109 in an 18th century publication. Text on this engraving, including motto, reads: 109. Sherard, Lord Letrim (Leitrim). HOSTIS HONORI INVIDIA (Envy is the foe of honour). Bennet Sherard was created 1st Baron Leitrim in 1627. The baronetcy became extinct in 1859. Baron Leitrim was also Earl of Harborough. Leitrim is in County Leitrim, part of the province of Connacht in Ireland. Source: The Peerage of Ireland or A Genealogical History of the Present Nobility of that Kingdom, with engravings of their paternal coats of arms by John Lodge, Deputy Keeper of the Records in Birmingham Tower. Published 1789

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Albania, Tirana, Sculpture of National Hero Skanderbeg mounted on his horse with sword below the national flag

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