The coat of arms of Eugene McCarthy from Ireland emblazoned by me.
Blazon: Argent, a stag trippant Gules, attired and hoofed Sable, standing on a terrace in base Vert charged with a fess Or; on a chief Sable, three geese volant contourné Argent.
Motto: «An Garraí Dubh go Brách».
Design rationale: 1) The stag trippant Gules came from the arms of the MacCarthy clan, also transcribed as McCarthy, but for difference attired and hoofed Sable, this Sable reflecting the peat-coloured soil of Gerryduff. 2) The chief Sable also from Garryduff, called «An Garraí Dubh» in Irish, which means «the black garden», referring to the peat-coloured dark soil; it is the home place of Eugene McCarthy and his family for generations. 3) The three geese volant Argent from the local parish of Monagae, «the bogland of the geese», and they are flying to sinister as the Irish people from the US return to their Ireland, flying east across the Atlantic Ocean, this symbolism also evokes the famous «Wild Geese» Irish of previous centuries who emigrated to mainland Europe and further afield to serve in the armies of France, Spain, and Austria, many of the name McCarthy included. 4) A terrace in base Vert with a fess Or because these are the colours of the local GAA* football and hurling club, established in 1896 [* GAA means Gaelic Athletic Association]. 5) And the motto «An Garraí Dubh go Brách» means «Garryduff Forever».