Enhancing Beach and Seaside Management: Lessons from Global Tourism Destinations
Introduction: Beaches and seaside areas are among the most sought-after destinations for tourists worldwide. The management of these...
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Huginn and Muninn, The Ravens. This beautiful illustration by local Artist Alison O’Grady. We commissioned the very talented artist to design our logo and we are very impressed.
The Raven a longtime symbol of things Fingalian do you know where it came from?
We found this extract from Norse Mythology “Two ravens sit on his (Odin’s) shoulders and whisper all the news which they see and hear into his ear; they are called Huginn and Muninn. He sends them out in the morning to fly around the whole world, and by breakfast they are back again. Thus, he finds out many new things and this is why he is called ‘raven-god’”
Fingal Arms
The arms show a Viking longboat and a raven (a Norse emblem which appeared on the arms of the old Dublin County Council), both of which recall the Norse settlement of Fingal in the 9th and 10th centuries - the Irish form of the placename, Fine Gall, means "foreign tribe".
The Fingal raven itself can be traced back to the defeat of the Vikings at Battle of Clontarf in 1014. The region derives its name from the Gaelic words 'Fine Gall' meaning 'land of the fair haired stranger' in reference to the Vikings who settled in the area from the 8th century onwards. At the Battle of Clontarf 1014, during which the Irish Kings famously defeated the Viking invaders, the Viking flag was captured and the black raven featured on the flag remains the symbol of Fingal today.
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