Coilin has this on his facebook page as the new Kerry GAA crest. Looks ugly to me. Did the Kerry Co. Board not have the rights to the old crest? I thought the Kerry County Crest was a different crest anyway
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Quote from: AZOffaly on November 16, 2011, 01:12:27 PM
Coilin has this on his facebook page as the new Kerry GAA crest. Looks ugly to me. Did the Kerry Co. Board not have the rights to the old crest? I thought the Kerry County Crest was a different crest anyway
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I was expecting to see a Tyrone midget rampant somewhere
Quote from: AZOffaly on November 16, 2011, 01:12:27 PM
Did the Kerry Co. Board not have the rights to the old crest?
No, they'd been trying unsuccessfully to get copyright for a few years on it.
I thought the old Kerry Crest was specifically for the County Board. Kerry's 'County' Crest is different again. In fact I thought I read that the old crest was commissioned by the GAA. Maybe they just forgot to copyright it :)
Read this on their website. It looks very much like the County Board got the old crest designed for them, but never copyrighted it properly.
Kerry GAA Crest
The Kerry County Board Crest was designed by Mary Johnston, Graphic Designer, based in Tralee, Co. Kerry, at the request of Anthony O'Keeffe, Secretary of the Kerry County Board for the Centenary Celebration of the founding of the GAA in Kerry in 1988.
The aim of the crest is to portray all of the sports played under the umbrella of the GAA, combined with images of Kerry in a unique setting.
The final submission was accepted by the Kerry County Board and comprised of:
A twisted circular band, broken at the four points
Top: Three gold crowns of Kerry the Kingdom
Left: Footballer, in honour of Kerry's football All-Ireland titles
Right: Hurler, in honour of Kerry's one hurling All-Ireland title
Bottom: Handballer, in honour of Kerry's handball All-Ireland titles.
All in gold silhouette on a green background.
The dominant and central part of the crest comprises of The Wolfhound, The Harp and Round Tower; these stand for:
The Round Tower - our heritage, the Tower of Rattoo.
The Harp - our traditional music, with nine strings for the nine baronies of Kerry.
The Wolfhound - the pride and heart of the people of Kerry since the time Cuchulainn travelled "The Kerry Way" to Tír na nÓg.
The background consists of the Oakwoods of Killarney, the outline of Carrantouhill and an outline of Kerry's coastline with the word "Ciarraí" superimposed on the map, and last but not least four shamrock leaves at the bottom of the centre, which are also part of the Kerry Senior Championship medals. The shamrocks are to be found on the main gates to the Austin Stack Park, these gates were made in 1944 and hung on the main archway into the Austin Stack Park. The archway was demolished in the 1970's.
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Oh shit! There's a bit of blue in that Crest did they run it past the cheeky Dubs first?!!
Quote from: AZOffaly on November 16, 2011, 01:12:27 PM
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Means a new jersey for Christmas as well?
Why are they so enamoured with the Munster Rugby Team and the New Zealand Rugby Team ?
I don't get it. A big lump of something too big to go down the S-bend, a headstone being taken away on a boat and a goat eating marijuana?
Quote from: Hardy on November 16, 2011, 02:35:51 PM
I don't get it. A big lump of something too big to go down the S-bend, a headstone being taken away on a boat and a goat eating marijuana?
Is that Skellig Rock as the big lump of something? looks like that's a Celtic Cross from a few of the spare All-Ireland medals that St. Brendan took on his travels when he found America or whatever it was called back in the day.
King Puck must be the goat (or maybe a reference to Paidi singing An Poc ar Buile...whether that's Paidi or the Poc is another question).
You got me on the marijuana though. Maybe that's what them boys be chewing on - and me thinking it was only rushes from the side of the boggy mountains...
Quote from: seafoid on November 16, 2011, 01:22:25 PM
Quote from: AZOffaly on November 16, 2011, 01:12:27 PM
Coilin has this on his facebook page as the new Kerry GAA crest. Looks ugly to me. Did the Kerry Co. Board not have the rights to the old crest? I thought the Kerry County Crest was a different crest anyway
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s320x320/391053_2674579026986_1331500316_3071185_1273203992_n.jpg)
I was expecting to see a Tyrone midget rampant somewhere
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Well the old one didn't bring them much luck so why not!
? they've had the old one since 1988 or something. I wish Offaly were as 'unlucky'
Quote from: Ball Hopper on November 16, 2011, 03:03:47 PM
Quote from: Hardy on November 16, 2011, 02:35:51 PM
I don't get it. A big lump of something too big to go down the S-bend, a headstone being taken away on a boat and a goat eating marijuana?
Is that Skellig Rock as the big lump of something? looks like that's a Celtic Cross from a few of the spare All-Ireland medals that St. Brendan took on his travels when he found America or whatever it was called back in the day.
King Puck must be the goat (or maybe a reference to Paidi singing An Poc ar Buile...whether that's Paidi or the Poc is another question).
You got me on the marijuana though. Maybe that's what them boys be chewing on - and me thinking it was only rushes from the side of the boggy mountains...
Mighty fine antlers on them Kerry goats.
Beats the hell out of the old one which I never liked
Big improvement in my opinion. The old one was far too fussy for something that size. The new one is a bit more simple.
Quote from: AZOffaly on November 16, 2011, 04:54:41 PM
? they've had the old one since 1988 or something. I wish Offaly were as 'unlucky'
I wasn't being serious. Think the new one looks good BTW.
Nice to see the animals acknowledged.
I liked aspects of the old one but it was still too busy. Will reserve judgement on the new one till I see it on a jersey.
Ye are getting like the soccer crowd. Never thought Kerry would go in for that bullshit.
its a deer not a goat ::)
Shame they couldn't have kept the Round Tower, Wolfhound and Harp in the new one in some way, maybe instead of the Skeillig, boat and deer! ;)
As for the fern representing the flora of Kerry - weak as feck.
Should have just simplified the old one.(//)
The old one seemed a bit odd having "Ciarraí" in Cork.
what about a nice wee picture of Paul Galvins hole?
Quote from: NaomhBridAbú on November 22, 2011, 10:20:12 AM
what about a nice wee picture of Paul Galvins hole?
Or an artistic little "86" in memory of the last time they bate Tyrone in the Championship? ;)
Quote from: Nally Stand on November 22, 2011, 11:39:58 AM
Quote from: NaomhBridAbú on November 22, 2011, 10:20:12 AM
what about a nice wee picture of Paul Galvins hole?
Or an artistic little "86" in memory of the last time they bate Tyrone in the Championship? ;)
good job - would look class
Quote from: NaomhBridAbú on November 22, 2011, 10:20:12 AM
what about a nice wee picture of Paul Galvins hole?
Tyrone gurriers bringing the tone down as usual....just a lower class of people all round.
Quote from: Mike Sheehy on November 22, 2011, 10:32:08 PM
Quote from: NaomhBridAbú on November 22, 2011, 10:20:12 AM
what about a nice wee picture of Paul Galvins hole?
Tyrone gurriers bringing the tone down as usual....just a lower class of people all round.
Animals.
Quote from: Nally Stand on November 22, 2011, 11:39:58 AM
Quote from: NaomhBridAbú on November 22, 2011, 10:20:12 AM
what about a nice wee picture of Paul Galvins hole?
Or an artistic little "86" in memory of the last time they bate Tyrone in the Championship? ;)
Well we couldn't do what some teams do and have a star for every title won as there would be a veritable galaxy on the crest. Even if we had one for each time we've successfully defended our title (tough thing to do that), its still 14....
Quote from: Ciarrai_thuaidh on November 23, 2011, 03:54:01 AM
Quote from: Nally Stand on November 22, 2011, 11:39:58 AM
Quote from: NaomhBridAbú on November 22, 2011, 10:20:12 AM
what about a nice wee picture of Paul Galvins hole?
Or an artistic little "86" in memory of the last time they bate Tyrone in the Championship? ;)
Well we couldn't do what some teams do and have a star for every title won as there would be a veritable galaxy on the crest. Even if we had one for each time we've successfully defended our title (tough thing to do that), its still 14....
I have a healthy respect for your county's pedigree and tradition - the boys of the 70's were lethal. And for what its worth, i think Galvin is brilliant as an athlete, but i dont actually make the Tyrone kit, so i cant apologise for the 3 stars...keep her lt
Layve it alone if its nat bruck ffs :P
Quote from: Nally Stand on November 22, 2011, 11:39:58 AM
Quote from: NaomhBridAbú on November 22, 2011, 10:20:12 AM
what about a nice wee picture of Paul Galvins hole?
Or an artistic little "86" in memory of the last time they bate Tyrone in the Championship? ;)
Who else can turn a discussion about a county crest into a "my da is bigger than your da" argument :-\
Quote from: 5 Sams on November 23, 2011, 11:44:35 PM
Quote from: Nally Stand on November 22, 2011, 11:39:58 AM
Quote from: NaomhBridAbú on November 22, 2011, 10:20:12 AM
what about a nice wee picture of Paul Galvins hole?
Or an artistic little "86" in memory of the last time they bate Tyrone in the Championship? ;)
Who else can turn a discussion about a county crest into a "my da is bigger than your da" argument :-\
LOST: Sense of humour.
If found, please return to 5 Sams.
Middling, prefer the old one, "Ciarraí" looks well though.
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