FAMILY MC DONAGH: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Mc donagh

Coat of arms and family crest of Mc donagh.

Genealogy of family Mc donagh, origin of Mc donagh, provenance of the family name Mc donagh.

History and meaning for Mc donagh.

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Mc donagh.

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Mc donagh.

The family name Mc donagh is of Scottish patronymic origin of the proper name of donagh.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Mc donagh:

1) The origin of the family name Mc donagh.

2) The meaning of the family name Mc donagh.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Mc donagh.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Mc donagh.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Mc donagh 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 Mc donagh:

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

Are you proud to belong to your family? Do you want to know and have something important related to your family?. Click here

This name is the SYMBOL OF A FAMILY. If you have been invited to a wedding, event, meeting or anniversary, make a GREAT GIFT FOR WEDDINGS, ANNIVERSARIES and events..

We put at your disposal the heraldic, the coat of arms and crest for this family name in various formats: The images that appear here are examples and none of them belong to the coat of arms for the name Mc donagh:

Name Mc donagh

Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Mc donagh. Very cheap.

heraldry coats of arms on JPG and vectorial formats

Coat of arms for Mc donagh and the history and origin for the family name Mc donagh in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.

Click here to see in more detail the products displayed here and other heraldry for the family name Mc donagh

The family Mc donagh 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 Mc donagh 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 Mc donagh 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) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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

3) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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

* PORCUPINE: The Porcupine is a symbol of Strength against danger, because it closes in on itself and defends itself with its own weapons (quills).

* SHELL: The Shell symbolizes the Knight who marches to the borders of his states to widen them by fighting; it is also a symbol of Pilgrim.

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

* THISTLE: The Thistle symbolizes in Heraldry a heart nobly humble, but so careful of its honor, that it defends with its sword the luster of its lineage.

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

* SUN: The Sun is a symbol of Sovereigns and Kings, those who with their power vivify the entire State; It is an emblem of Eternity, Greatness, Power, Providence, Illustrious Nobility and Magnificence.

* ROUNDLE: The Roundles symbolize the bucklers that the soldiers carried as a defensive weapon.

* STAG: The Stag symbolizes Effortless Courage, which draws and recovers energy even on the most adverse occasions.

* The family name Mc donagh 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 Mc donagh as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Mc donagh

Related Words: Mc donagh family crest | Origin of the name Mc donagh | Genealogy of the family Mc donagh | Heraldry of the name Mc donagh | Coat of arms of Mc donagh | Genealogy of the Mc donagh | Origin of the Mc donagh | Meaning of the name Mc donagh.

Mc donagh

Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Mc donagh:

Mc donagh

Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter M index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Mc dermott | Go to name Mc donnell | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.

Origin of family name, history and coat of arms/crests