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A Geneology Collection by Debbie Mills
Sweeney Family Crest
The motto for Sweeney is “By the providence of God.”
The family’s Coat of Arms have altered considerable through the ages, and each of the septs maintained a different crest. The features that remained consistant were basic charges of boar and battle-axe.
It is thought that the lizard may relate to the fact that the family helped to build a carmelite monastry. The emblem of the Carmelites was a white chameleon
The surname Sweeney is Celtic in origin, and is found in both Ireland and Scotland. It is the anglicised version of the gaelic surname MacSuibhne, meaning “son of Suibhne”. Suibhne is pronounced SIV-na and means “pleasant” or “well going” in gaelic.
MacSuibne is an Irish Clan Name, other branches of the clan include MacSweeney, Sweeney, Sweeny, MacSweeny, MacSwiney, Swiney, Sweney. Swine, Sweny, Sevnagh.
Suibne Menn or Sweeney the Renowned was the High King of Ireland in A.D. 616-28. It is suggested that the family descended from him.
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