Show bloody hand coat of arm the bloody hand or red hand of ulster forms part of the coat of arms of the former province now no W northern ireland it is supposed to commemorate comme morat e the daring of a bold adaven adventurer who V vowed owed to be b the first to touch ouch t the shore of ireland finding the boat in which he was rowed outstripped by others he cut oft off his hand and flung it to shore S boreto to touch it before those in advance could land when james I 1 forfeited forleiter the estates estate s in 1611 and new ne W baronets baranets baro nets on payment created of a thousand pounds each ostensibly for the amelioration of ulster he allowed them to place their on coat armor the open red hand up to that airn time e borne hy by the coneiles ON eiles |