Arms of the Presidents of Ireland
| Arms | Name of President and Blazon |
|---|---|
 | Douglas Hyde, President of Ireland, 1938-1945. Ancestral arms: Gules, a chevron Argent and a Chevron Or |
| Sean O'Kelly, President of Ireland, 1945-1959 Assumed arms: Azure, a Tower Argent between two Lions Argent combattant Argent, chained Or | |
| Arms of Éamon de Valera, President of Ireland, 1959-1973 Quarterly: I and IV, Gules, a Lion rampant Or; I and III[ clarification needed ][ Presumably this should be II and III? ], Or, four Crescents respectant in cross Sable; all within a Bordure Gules charged with eight Saltires couped Or. Granted by the Cronista King of Arms of Castile | |
| Arms of Erskine H. Childers, President of Ireland, 1973-1974 Ancestral arms: Argent, a Cross couped between four Buckles Gules | |
| Arms of Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh, President of Ireland, 1974-1976 Assumed arms: Per fess Argent and Vert, in chief a demi-Lion Sable, langued Gules between two hands caboshed Gules, in base the Scales of Justice Or. | |
| Arms of Patrick Hillery, President of Ireland, 1976-1990 Per fess Vert and Or, on a fess Argent between three Sprigs of medick counterchanged, a Lion passant gules armed and langued Azure Granted by the Chief Herald of Ireland | |
| Arms of Mary Robinson, President of Ireland, 1990-1997 Argent a wildcat rampant guardant proper holding in its paws a roundel Or charged with a cross Gules, on a chief Azure a Lymphad under sail oars in action Or between a dove's head erased holding in the beak a slip of oak and a stag's head erased Argent Granted by the Chief Herald of Ireland | |
 | Arms of Mary McAleese, President of Ireland, 1997-2012 Azure a fess embowed Or between a salmon naiant and a dexter hand couped proper holding a cross fitchy Argent Motto: Come to the edge Granted by the Chief Herald of Ireland |
| Michael D. Higgins, President of Ireland, 2012–present No arms known to date | |
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References
https://www.flickr.com/photos/markymark5/1886932359/ (the Arms of Éamon de Valera, from Dublin Castle)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/markymark5/1887777916/ (the Arms of Patrick Hillery, from Dublin Castle)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/pixie_bebe/2541193444/ (the Arms of Mary Robinson, from Dublin Castle)
http://homepage.eircom.net/~seanjmurphy/misc/mcaleesearms.jpg (the Arms of Mary McAleese)
