Red Hand of Ulster

The Red Hand of Ulster, dexter and sinister versions

The Red Hand of Ulster (Irish: Lámh Dhearg Uladhcode: ga is deprecated ) is a symbol used in heraldry to represent the Irish province of Ulster.

Design

It is an open hand coloured red, the fingers are pointing upwards and the thumb is parallel to the fingers, while the palm is facing forward. The red hand is usually shown as a right hand, but is sometimes a left hand, such as in the coats of arms of baronets.

Red Hand Of Ulster Media

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  Original red hand seal of Ó Néill

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  Monaghan county arms

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  The arms of the Viscount Brookeborough indicate the viscount is also a baronet: Or, a cross engrailed per pale gules and sable, a crescent for difference.

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  Coat of arms of Kingdom of Galicia in Miltenberg armorial, c. 1486–1500.

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  Coat of arms of Galicia in Sammelband mehrerer Wappenbücher, c. 1530.

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  Coat of arms of Galicia in Hofkleiderbuch, 1508–1551.

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  Coat of arms of Galicia in another German armorial, 17th century

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  The flag of the province of Ulster

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  Four Provinces Flag of Ireland

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  The flag of the Northern Ireland parliament (1953–1972)