Three shuttoned castles
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Jump to navigationJump to search- three ... castles: Dublin's coat of arms displays 3 blazing castles (the fire supposedly symbolizes the ardent loyalty of the citizens!). On the following page - page 23 - there is reference to Dublin's Latin motto, which appears under the castles: of the burger felicitates the whole of the polis, or “Obedienta Civium Urbis Felicitas”, which can be translated as “Happy the city where the citizens are obedient”
- Sutton: the Isthmus of Sutton connects the Howth Peninsula to the mainland of County Dublin
- thrice shut castle
