I’m far too old to admit I only realised today this is a bird and not some sort of horse dragon

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  1. When I was a kid I always saw the birds wing as a smiling mouth, and the curled bits as like tentacles. Always thought it was like a strange octopus creature with a long neck and big nose.

  2. It’s Noah’s Ark. The little birdy is the dove that came back with an olive branch, meaning dry land was somewhere near.

  3. It’s a depiction of Noah’s Ark taken from Killary church in Meath. They’re more like the flood than the ark but there ya go.

  4. I always saw it as a sea monster. The curly bits at the bottom are his tentacles, the twig is his hair, the line marking the bird’s wing is his big friendly smile.

  5. Ha I only realised what it all was when they told me during my induction working for them. Its a dove on an ark apparently.

  6. I was in primary school in the 80s when this was commissioned. I think they asked the public to send in their drawings. I remember my 6th class teacher bringing it into class and we all had a massive laugh at it. He told us that anyone of us could have drawn it and burst out laughing

  7. A friendly looking Norse Dragon, definitely not a Horse Dragon.

    Sur there’s no such thing 😜

  8. My brain is recognising this logo but it’s buried and i just can’t place it! What is it from again? I know I have seen it squillions of times.

  9. It’s the AI Bird, it’s not redundant to say “AIB bank” as it stands for “allied investment birds” and pays homage to when headless birds (like chickens) were used to pick investment products and strategies.

  10. I ALWAYS thought it was a horse dragon, couldn’t see the bird until a couple years ago, a smiling horse dragon at that.

  11. You are not alone, I think I was 25 when I finally saw past the horse-dragon. I always thought it was a reference to one of those family crest things

  12. I always thought it was a seahorse harp. It was a very awkward admission a few years ago when I was informed at work that it’s a bird on a boat.
    Made even more awkward by the fact I worked for AIB at the time.

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