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THE KERRY 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:
- A twisted circular band, broken at the four
points
- Top: Three gold crowns of Kerry the Kingdom
- Left: Footballer, in honour of Kerry's football
All-Ireland titles
- Right: Hurler, in honour of Kerry's one hurling
All-Ireland title
- Bottom: Handballer, in honour of Kerry's
handball All-Ireland titles.
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:
- The Round Tower - our heritage, the Tower of
Rattoo.
- The Harp - our traditional music, with nine
strings for the nine baronies of Kerry.
- 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.