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Rh The Officers of the Order are (the Archbishop of Armagh);  (the Archbishop of Dublin);  (the Dean of St. Patrick's); ; ; ; ;  and.

consists of the Cross of St. Patrick gules, on a field argent, surmounted by a trefoil vert, charged with three imperial crowns within a circle of azure containing the motto 'Quis Separabit," and the date "MDCCLXXXIII" in letters of gold, the whole encircled by four greater and two lesser rays of silver.

is of gold, of an oval form, surrounded with a wreath of Shamrock, within which is a circle of sky blue enamel containing the, encircling on a field argent the Cross of St. Patrick gu. charged with a trefoil vert, having on each of its leaves an Imperial Crown, or.; in some of the present Badges, however, the field is left open or pierced, The Badge is suspended to the Collar from the neck, but, when the Collar is not used, it is attached to the ribbon and hangs on the left side.

is of gold, composed of roses and of Harps alternate, tied together with a knot of gold, the roses being enamelled alternately, white leaves within red, and red leaves within white, and in the centre an Imperial Crown, surmounting a harp of gold, from which the Badge hangs. The Collar is worn on all great and solemn feasts, and especially on {{Smallcaps|St. Patrick's Day, the 17th of March.

{{Smallcaps|The Ribbon, four inches wide, is light blue, and is worn over the right shoulder.

{{Smallcaps|The Mantle}} is made of rich sky-blue tabinet, lined with white silk, and has on the right shoulder a hood of blue tabinet also lined with white silk. It is fastened by a cordon of blue