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Arms of the University of Dublin

The arms of the University of Dublin in Dublin, Ireland, are blazoned: Quarterly azure and ermine. First quarter a book open proper, bound gules, clasped or, and in fourth quarter a castle of two towers argent, flamant proper. Overall in the centre point the harp of Ireland ensigned with the royal crown. Or in layman's terms:


The arms were granted at the 1576 visitation of the County of Cambridge undertaken by Robert Cooke, a graduate of St John's College and the then Clarenceaux King of Arms. The motto is not a fixed or necessary component of the arms, but the motto generally used by the University is Hinc lucem et pocula sacra, Latin for "From here, light and sacred draughts" or less literally "From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge".[1]

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  1. ^ University of Cambridge Communications Team (2012). Identity Guidelines (PDF) (5th ed.). Cambridge: University of Cambridge. pp. 4–5.
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