I was looking for my family crest "Flynn". I found many photos (all of which vary a bit from each other) and found an animal with three yellow circles above him. Can someone please tell me what animal this is supposed to be and also maybe what the three yellow globes represent. I have searched all over the internet but have yet to find info on this as there are many many crests. Thanks and I hope someone can answer my question.
2007-08-07 18:44:40 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
On www.allfamilycrests.com, it shows the Flynn family crest as being in shades of blue (which stood for strength and loyalty) and gold (generosity) with either a silver (sincerity and peace) dog (courage, fidelity, and loyalty) OR wolf (perseverance in siege or effort). The beast is standing in the "passant" position or one forefoot raised as if walking.
On http://michaelflynnfamily.com, he shows the same design but in silver and gold, including the leaves or feathers at the sides (the blue one has them in blue/silver). The helmet is of a knight. However, I could not find out what the globes represented, as it was not mentioned among the symbols. Michael's site also tells what the family motto is and what it means.
2007-08-07 20:17:50 · answer #1 · answered by jan51601 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Flynn Family Crest
2016-11-11 03:09:02 · answer #2 · answered by siemens 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
O'Floinn (Flynn) Family Crest or Coat of Arms
Motto: "Non sine periculo" (Not without danger)
Arms: Azure, a wolf passant argent, in chief three bezants.
Crest: A dexter hand erect couped, holding a serpent, head to the sinister, all proper.
Thats what I found - but a lot of the sites require signing up. Seems the animal is a wolf!
2007-08-07 18:50:07 · answer #3 · answered by Sal*UK 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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"Flynn" Irish Family Crest - what is the beast?
I was looking for my family crest "Flynn". I found many photos (all of which vary a bit from each other) and found an animal with three yellow circles above him. Can someone please tell me what animal this is supposed to be and also maybe what the three yellow globes represent. I have...
2015-08-06 07:57:18 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Flynn Coat Of Arms
2016-12-29 10:08:46 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The beast is actually a wolfhound, symbolizing the role the Flynn s played through history as The Predator of The Predator, in service, protecting the flock.
2015-08-07 16:43:40 · answer #6 · answered by ? 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
See the link below re Irish coats of arms
http://www.heraldry.ws/info/article10.html
Crest is a misnomer for coat of arms. Please see the links below
http://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/Faq.htm
http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/comconsumerpsst.cfm
The peddlers who sell these on the internet could risk prosecution for mail fraud if they solicited your business through the U. S. mail.
Coats of Arms were originally for knights and the crest was the plume on the knights helmet. After the Norman conquest, people were given surnames and coats of arms were granted to noblemen and they were passed on to their sons.
I understand the Irish by and large had disdain for coats of arms. Some Irish did have one. However, these companies on the internet and the ones that sell them at malls and airports often time will take an English or Norwegian etc and sell it as a Irish coat of arms.
Also not everyone with the same surname comes from the same root person. Flynn is the Anglicized form of the Gaelic O'Floinn, descendant of Flann. No doubt there was more than one Flann that had descendant and they were not all related. So if there is a coat of Arms for Flynn, you would have to be in the direct male line descendancy of the nobleman it was granted to for it to belong to you.
The prefix O means descendant of. Mac, Mc and Fitz means son of.
2007-08-07 20:39:53 · answer #7 · answered by Shirley T 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
My mother's maiden name is McNamee! I am currently researching the McNamee coat of arms and am trying to replicate it. I run a little eBay shop that sell Irish gifts including Coats of Arms, if you get in touch then I'll send you the arms as an image file. Annie.
2016-03-22 15:33:48 · answer #8 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have a look at the link below it Flynn has a really nice "coat of arms"
http://www.houseofnames.com/fc.asp?sId=&s=Flynn
I thought you might find this other Irish look up site useful.
http://rmhh.co.uk/ireland.html
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2007-08-08 01:50:41 · answer #9 · answered by itsjustme 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
--->> Tips---> https://trimurl.im/g4/-quot-flynn-quot-irish-family-crest-what-is-the-beast
2015-08-04 09:29:44 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋