Orme Heraldry
The coats of arms shown here have all at some time belonged to an individual with the name Orme. There is no such animal as a 'Family Coat of Arms', a coat of arms is awarded to an individual and, in the UK, is granted by either the College of Arms in London or the Court of the Lord Lyon in Edinburgh; these two organisations are courts, so not only do they require proof of entitlement but they can also prosecute anybody who uses a coat of arms that is not their own.
Coats of Arms
Ireland - Owenmore, Enniscrone, Crossmolina.
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Quartered, eagle and poleaxes in 1 and 3, chevron and escallops in
2 and 4 . Colours: The eagle and poleaxes are gold on a sky-blue
background; the chevron and escallops are red on a silver background;
the mantling is is sky-blue and gold; The dolphin crest is sky-blue
with gold fins and tail.
Motto: Fortis et Fidelis (Strong and Faithful).
These arms belonged to the following people in Ireland:
Robert Orme, Esq., J.P., D.L., of Owenmore and Enniscrone, 1815 -
1877
Christopher Guy Orme, Esq., J.P., D.L., High Sheriff, of County Mayo,
1858 - 1907
Robert William Martin Orme, Gentleman, 1908 - ? . Seats - Owenmore,
Crossmolina, County Mayo; Inniscrone, Ballina, County Sligo
England - Northamptonshire.
A red chevron between three red escallops on a silver background. Crest - A silver dolphin with gold fins, tail, and tusk. Motto - Fortis et Fidelis.
England - Staffordshire (Hanch Hall, Stafford - arms granted by Dugdale).
A gold eagle between three gold erect poleaxes on a sky-blue background. Crest - A sky-blue dolphin with gold fins and tail, and a spear in its mouth. Motto - Fortis et Fidelis.
Ireland - Abbeytown - County Mayo (Confirmed by Betham, Ulster, to William Henry Orme Esquire of that place).
A gold eagle between three gold erect poleaxes on a sky-blue background. Crest - A sky-blue dolphin with gold fins and tail, surmounted by a poleaxe. Motto - Fortis et Fidelis.
Ireland - Glenmore - County Mayo.
A gold eagle between three gold erect poleaxes on a sky-blue background. Crest - A sky-blue dolphin with gold fins and tail, surmounted by a poleaxe and a crescent. Motto - Fortis et Fidelis.
Ireland - Owenmore - County Mayo.
A gold eagle between three gold erect poleaxes on a sky-blue background. Crest - A sky-blue dolphin with gold fins and tail, surmounted by a poleaxe. Motto - Fortis et Fidelis.
Ireland - Ballycorroon - County Mayo.
A gold eagle between three gold erect poleaxes on a sky-blue background. Crest - A sky-blue dolphin with gold fins and tail, surmounted by a poleaxe. Motto - Fortis et Fidelis.
Crests.
A crest is part of a coat of arms, it belongs only to the person entitled to the arms, though in Scotland members of a clan may use the crest in a modified form.
England - Hanch Hall, Staffordshire.
A sky-blue dolphin with gold fins and tail, and a spear in its mouth. Motto - Fortis et Fidelis.
Ireland - Abbeytown - County Mayo.
A sky-blue dolphin with gold fins and tail, surmounted by a poleaxe. Motto - Fortis et Fidelis.
England - Northamptonshire.
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A silver dolphin with gold fins and tail. Motto - Fortis et Fidelis.
Scotland.
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A purple dragon.
Scotland.
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A red griffin.
Scotland.
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A silver demi-griffin.
The arms that were associated with the Scottish crests have not been traced.
A word of caution: There are some commercial web sites that offer a 'Scottish' coat of arms, but they appear to be interested in sales rather than accuracy. They will even tell you that Lancashire is in Scotland and that all Ormes come from there. The fictitious information is purported to come from the 'Harlean Manuscripts', which are a fairly random collection of old documents once belonging to a Mr. and Mrs. Harley, many of the documents in the collection are in fact recipes - so we should take what they say with a pinch of salt.