▁Category : 1 8 4 0 ▁death s ▁Category : I r ish ▁MP s ▁ 1 7 8 3 – 1 7 9 0 ▁Category : I r ish ▁MP s ▁ 1 7 9 0 – 1 7 9 7 ▁Category : I r ish ▁MP s ▁ 1 7 9 8 – 1 8 0 0 ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁Ireland ▁( pre - 1 8 0 1 ) ▁for ▁County ▁Long ford ▁constitu encies <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁College ▁of ▁Ar ms , ▁or ▁Her ald s ' ▁College , ▁is ▁a ▁royal ▁corpor ation ▁consisting ▁of ▁professional ▁officers ▁of ▁arms , ▁with ▁juris diction ▁over ▁England , ▁Wales , ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁and ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁The ▁her ald s ▁are ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁S over eign ▁and ▁are ▁deleg ated ▁authority ▁to ▁act ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁the ▁Crown ▁in ▁all ▁matters ▁of ▁her ald ry , ▁the ▁grant ing ▁of ▁new ▁co ats ▁of ▁arms , ▁gene alog ical ▁research ▁and ▁the ▁recording ▁of ▁pedig rees . ▁The ▁College ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁official ▁body ▁responsible ▁for ▁matters ▁rel ating ▁to ▁the ▁flying ▁of ▁flags ▁on ▁land , ▁and ▁it ▁maintain s ▁the ▁official ▁registers ▁of ▁flags ▁and ▁other ▁national ▁symbols . ▁Though ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁House hold ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁the ▁College ▁is ▁self - fin anced , ▁un supported ▁by ▁any ▁public ▁funds . ▁ ▁F ounded ▁by ▁royal ▁char ter ▁in ▁ 1 4 8 4 ▁by ▁King