Category:Attributed arms of Saint Moluag

"The red hand holding the blue cross crossed fitchée referes to St. Moluag, whom Somerled, a powerful leader in Argyll, considered his patron saint as did the Lords of Lorne and later the Lords of the Isles. St. Moluag was most remembered for founding a hundred monasteries in the 6th century, one of which was on the Island of Lismore, where one of Gilleain na Tuaighe’s ancestors was abbot. The red hand is a common ancient symbol referring to an area in northern Ireland now known as Ulster, St. Moluag‘s birthplace; the cross crosslet fitchée is a reference to Christian evangelism. When used together in the West Highlands, it recognizes St. Moluag, the Christian evangelist from Ulster" (macleanhistory.org[1], citing: Alastair Campbell of Airds (Unicorn Pursuivant of Arms), A Closer Look at West Highland Heraldry)