A coat of arms was a distinctive heraldic design on a tunic used
to cover and protect armour, but the term is more widely applied
to mean a full heraldic achievement which consists of a shield
and certain accessories. The design is a symbol unique to a
person, family, corporation or a state. Historically coats of
arms were first used by knights and lords on battle fields as a
way to identify allied from enemy soldiers. The heraldic designs
expanded and other social classes, who never went to battle
began to use coats of arms. At first those closest to the lords
and knights such as squires used coat of arms but others also
started to use them .Priests and other dignities adopted coat of
arms as seals and insignia .A hundred years later By the mid
13th century commoners and peasants were adopting heraldic
devices. Our Coats of Arms house plaque comes in different sizes
and is made from Irish limestone quarried from Co. Kilkenny.
Irish limestone is millions of years old and is known for its
durability. Limestone