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Over 1800 FREE
coats of arms from Ireland and around the world in GIF format. Of
necessity, these of of smaller size and lower resolution that
graphics I create to order.
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Featured coat
of arms. Each week or so I add a new feature page for one family
which includes a full graphic of the coat of arms and as much family
history as I can find. Enter |
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A Gallery to
display samples
of the products I supply to order.
Out of necessity, the graphics on this web site are of smaller size
and lower resolution than those produced to order. They may also be
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Articles
relating to Proto-Heraldry in Early Christian Ireland, Heraldry in
Ireland, Gaelic Irish Heraldry and Heraldic Practice, The Coats of
Arms of Irish Septs, The "Meaning" of Coats of Arms, Clans
and Chieftains in Ireland, Mac and O in Irish Surnames, The
Distortion of Irish Surnames, Irish Personal Names and Spurious Coats
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The customs and
practice of heraldry (otherwise known as Heraldry 101). Enter |
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The Irish
Language as I use it to display the Irish (Gaelic) version of
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Testimonials,
Help, Links (including link request and how to link to here) and Awards. Enter |
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WWW.ARALTAS.COM,
the Internet Heraldry Shop, where you can order research, graphics,
prints and other heraldic products including etched glass, plaques,
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If
you want to use any of the graphics on this site for any purpose,
please read the copyright
and terms of use
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This
website is, by nature, heavily graphics intensive and pages may be
slow to load. The graphics pages are all located on my web space at eircom.net
which server is located in Ireland. As a result, page loading times
may slow considerably during periods of heavy traffic over the
inter-continental Internet lines. This is not something over which I
have any control. I have tried setting up mirror sites on US servers,
but because of the large size of this site, uploading updates has
become next to impossible. If you experience any excessive delays
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Copyright
and summary terms of use.
The coat
of arms graphics I create are copyright © Eddie Geoghegan and
are subject to legal protection worldwide. You are free to display,
copy and distribute them for non-commercial purposes, including
website display (a link back to this site would would be nice)
provided no more than 10 images are displayed per project. You are
also free to use them for non-profit business purposes (for example,
letterheads, society / clan / family stationary and the like) i.e.
where the graphic is used for adornment and not as a sales
inducement. They may also be used for events such as family occasions
and clan gatherings and reproduced on related memorabilia provided
that such items are sold on a non-profit basis.
If you
do use a graphic on a website, within the above terms, copy it to
your own site and do not link directly to the file on this site.
Specifically
prohibited is reselling of the images or their reproduction for use
on items for sale for profit (including prints, tee-shirts, badges,
collectibles, etc.). Neither may the graphics be offered free of
charge as an inducement to attract sales of other commercial
products. Wholesale reproduction of this graphics collection, i.e.
more than 10 graphics per project, is also prohibited. It took a lot
of time and effort to create these and I am not in the business of
providing free content to other people. If in doubt as to the
acceptability of any proposed use please contact me. Commercial use
of my graphics requires my written agreement and an appropriate fee
and / or royalty payment.
Although
the vast majority of armorial bearings are hundreds of years old and
not subject to regulation, certain coats of arms, badges, crests etc.
may also be subject separate copyright restrictions. For example the
copyright of national, regional, municipal and organizational arms
may lie with a government, local government, organisation or other
body. It is your responsibility to obey all national and
international laws and regulations regarding the display of such graphics. |
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