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Burgee 1939 - 1949.
Pennant: 9:13 (print image). White field charged with
the heraldic arms of Cork (in black) on a on a red St. George's cross (2 units
wide) centred 3 units from hoist.
Source: St. Leger, Alicia. A History of the
Royal Cork Yacht Club.
Crosshaven, Ireland, 2005.
Peter Edwards,
14 October 2018
image located by Peter Edwards, 14 October 2018
The arms of Cork City were officially registered by the Chief Herald on 23rd
August 1949 and are described as follows: "Órdha ar thonntracha mara long
trí-chrann fá lántseol dualdaite idir dhá thúr dhearg ar charraigeacha
dualdaite ar gach túr bratach airgid maisithe le sailtír dheirg" Leis an Rosc "Statio
Bene Fide Carinis."
“Or, on waves of the sea a ship three masts in full
sail proper between two towers gules upon rocks also proper each tower
surmounted by a flag argent charged with a saltire of the third" with the Motto
"Statio Bene Fide Carinis.”
The flags in the modern Arms have the red
x-shaped cross of St. Patrick. The ship and towers motif is of ancient origin,
and examples survive from the 17th Century. It is possible that the Coat of Arms
was originally derived from the ancient Common Seal of the City. It is popularly
thought that the towers represent the King’s and Queen’s Castles of the original
harbour of Cork, which was situated in the present day Castle Street area. The
motto ‘Statio Bene Fide Carinis’ ‘A Safe Harbour for Ships’ is a later
addition, and is an adaptation of a line from Virgil’s Aeneas.*
https://www.corkcity.ie/lordmayor/historicalinformation/corkcoatofarms/
Cork City Council website
*Adapted from Virgil's Aeneid (II, 23: "statio
male fida carinis", "an unsafe harbour" [Troy]) but corrupted for unknown
reasons to "fide".
The coat of arms also appears, in a different
rendition and without motto, on Cork County colors.
Ivan Sache, 14 October 2018