FAMILY MAC COLGAN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Mac colgan

Coat of arms and family crest of Mac colgan.

Genealogy of family Mac colgan, origin of Mac colgan, provenance of the family name Mac colgan.

History and meaning for Mac colgan.

Mac colgan is a family name that we know that there is information about its heraldry, its history and its genealogy.

And here we make available to students of the family name Mac colgan an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.

The surname Mac colgan is of Scottish patronymic origin of the proper name of colgan.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Mac colgan:

1) The origin of the family name Mac colgan.

2) The meaning of the family name Mac colgan.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Mac colgan.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Mac colgan.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Mac colgan have or have been established, among other places, in:

* England, Scotland, Wales or Ireland.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Mac colgan:

* The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, by Sir Bernard Burke, King of Arms.

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The family Mac colgan appears in the "General The Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales" written by Sir Bernard Burke appeared for the first time in the year 1842. This book contains about 60,000 names as Mac colgan and are the most comprehensive Collection of Arms, including the Bearings Armorial of Noblemen and Gentlemen of the British Empire, and diverse coats that were seen in churches, familiar mansions, tombs, etc. This book is very valued by who investigate on its ancestors and want to conserve their memory, by means of the history of its well-known actions and the representation of its symbols. Therefore, the name Mac colgan is from England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, or radicated in some of these countries.

One of the most distinctive qualities of heraldry is the use of a limited palette of colours and patterns, usually referred to as tinctures. These are divided into three categories, known as metals, colours, and furs.

Next we are going to see the meanings of three tinctures:

1) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

2) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

3) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:

* bandaNOusar: La Banda es símbolo del tahalí, con que los Caballeros sujetaban su espada y también de la banda de color que usaban sobre su armadura los Generales y Capitanes.

* CAULDRON: The Cauldrons along with other vessels: cups, jugs and kettles, which were used to handle victuals, were formerly the Richman brand.

* LION: The Lion symbolizes the Generously Warrior Spirit, adorned with the qualities of Vigilance, Dominion, Sovereignty, Majesty and Bravery.

* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

* TURTLE: The Turtle is one of the most noble figures, being a symbol of the Knight who retires late from combat, facing his enemy until the last moment, trusting in his own strength.

* WINDMILL: The Windmills and their Wheels are a symbol of Obedience, because they face the violence of the current and obey the movement that it prints.

* TREE: The Tree is a symbol of Ancient and Clarified Nobility.

* The family name Mac colgan appears in the list of last names of Heraldry & Crests so its complete history, crest and coat of arms or heraldic shields can be known on his website: http://www.heraldrycrests.com/

Heraldry for family name Mac colgan as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Mac colgan

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter M index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Mac codden | Go to name Mac concaled | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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