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FAMILY SWEENEY: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Sweeney.

Genealogy of family Sweeney, origin of Sweeney, provenance of the family name Sweeney.

History and meaning for Sweeney.

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

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Sweeney.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Sweeney:

1) The origin of the family name Sweeney.

2) The meaning of the family name Sweeney.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Sweeney.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Sweeney.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Sweeney 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 Sweeney:

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

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Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Sweeney.
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Coat of arms for Sweeney and the history and origin for the family name Sweeney in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.

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Coat of arms for the name Sweeney in sticker, and its history in other document. Or stickers of what you want, personalized.

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The family Sweeney 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 Sweeney 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 Sweeney 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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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

3) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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

* PIGEON: The Pigeon is a symbol of Health; in the coat of arms it denotes Fidelity and Love. It is the emblem of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity and, as such, adorns the currency of the French Order of the Holy Spirit.

* GOAT: The Goat symbolizes one who wins through politics rather than war.

* LAUREL: The Laurel is a symbol of Good Fame, and due to the perpetual greenness of its leaves, of Imperecedera Victoria.

* FUSIL: The Fusil is a symbol of Righteousness, Prudence and Equity and of the conveniences achieved through these virtues; it serves as a hieroglyph for those who gathered many goods using lawful and upright means.

* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.

* HAND: The Hand symbolizes Open Generosity; if it is closed, Strength, and linked with another, Friendship.

* DRAGON: The Dragon symbolizes the most exquisite Care and Vigilance.

* 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.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter S index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Swedenborg | Go to name Sweeney | 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