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INFORMATION
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Kerry GAA Crest
The Kerry County Board Crest was designed by Mary Johnston, Graphic
Designer, based in Tralee, Co. Kerry, at the request of Anthony O'Keeffe,
Secretary of the Kerry County Board for the Centenary Celebration of
the founding of the GAA in Kerry in 1988.
The aim of the crest is to portray all of the sports played under the umbrella of the GAA, combined with images of Kerry in a unique setting.
The final submission was accepted by the Kerry County Board and comprised of:
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A twisted circular band, broken at the four points
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Top: Three gold crowns of Kerry the Kingdom
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Left: Footballer, in honour of Kerry's football All-Ireland titles
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Right: Hurler, in honour of Kerry's one hurling All-Ireland title
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Bottom: Handballer, in honour of Kerry's handball All-Ireland titles.
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All in gold silhouette on a green background.
The dominant and central part of the crest comprises of The Wolfhound, The Harp and Round Tower; these stand for:
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The Round Tower - our heritage, the Tower of Rattoo.
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The Harp - our traditional music, with nine strings for the nine baronies of Kerry.
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The Wolfhound - the pride and heart of the people of Kerry since the time Cuchulainn travelled "The Kerry Way" to Tír na nÓg.
The background consists of the Oakwoods of Killarney,
the outline of Carrantouhill and an outline of Kerry's coastline with
the word "Ciarraí" superimposed on the map, and last
but not least four shamrock leaves at the bottom of the centre, which
are also part of the Kerry Senior Championship medals. The shamrocks
are to be found on the main gates to the Austin Stack Park, these gates
were made in 1944 and hung on the main archway into the Austin Stack
Park. The archway was demolished in the 1970's.