Mountmellick's Coat of Arms
The motto translates as "Friendship through Partnership". The fretted design represents Mountmellick Work, an embroidery craft unique to the town.
The bend wavy represents the Owenass river, which embraces much of the town.
The crosses reflect the foundation of the town by the Society of Friends or Quakers. These heraldic elements are crosses moline, and derive from the mill-rind, the iron centre of a millstone. They reflect an important Mountmellick industry.
The sprigs of andromeda portifolia, or bog rosemary, remind us of the name place, Mointech Milic. Mointeach means "mooreland", reclaimed bogland, and Milic means wetland.
The chief herald of Ireland assigned a coat of arms to Mountmellick Town Commission on the 16th December 1998.
Heritage Trail - Quaker Heritage - Mountmellick's Coat of Arms
