Quinn Coat of Arms & Family Crest - Symbols, Bearers, History

Quinn “Family Crest” or Coat of Arms (Quin, O'Quin) - Quinn Family History & Surname
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1) formerly O’Coinn, Chiefs of Muintir-Ifearnain, a territory extending around Corofin, in the barony of Inchiquin, co. Clare, Ireland - Niall O’Cuinn was one of those killed in the Battle of Clontarf in 1014 when Brian Boru’s Irish army defeated the Danes - Gules a hand couped below the wrist grasping a sword all proper between in chief two crescents argent and in base as many serpents erect and respecting each other, tails nowed or. Crest: A boar’s head erased and erect argent langued gules.
2) Earl of Dunraven was a title in the Peerage of Ireland created in 1822 for
Valentine Richard Quin (1752-1824), son of Windham Quin
Quin had already been created a Baronet, of Adare in County Limerick, in the Baronetage of Ireland, in 1781, Baron Adare, of Adare in the County of Limerick, on 31 July 1800, and Viscount Mount-Earl on 3 February 1816. He was made Viscount Adare in 1822 at the same time as he was given the earldom. He was succeeded by his son, Windham Henry Quin (1782-1850), 2nd Earl
The Earl of Dunraven wishing to perpetuate the more ancient arms of his ancestors, the O’Quins, of Munster, obtained from the present Ulster King of Arms the right to bear them, instead of those assigned to his ancestor, Thady Quin, Esq., of Adare, by Carney, Ulster, 29 Nov. 1688
3) formerly O’Cuinn, Chiefs of Muintir-Gillagan, a territory extending over the present baronies of Ardagh, Moydon, and Shrule, co. Longford, Ireland - The Chief of the Sept had his residence at Rathcline - Vert a pegasus passant wings elevated argent a chief or.
4) Granted in 1775 to Patrick O’Quin, of Galway, son of John Valentine O’Quin, of Bordeaux, who was descended from Thomas O’Quin of co. Longford (fl. 1387) - Same Arms. Crest-A wolf’s head erased erm. Motto-Quo sursum volo videre.
5) granted in 1688, to Thady Quin Esq., of Adare (c. 1645-1725, Justice of the Peace for co. Limerick, son of Donogh Oge Quin (c. 1615-1671) - Vert a pegasus ermine a chief or. Crest-A wolf’s head erased ermine. Motto-Quæ sursum volo videre.
6) Quin of Quinsborough, co. Clare - exemplified to Lord George Taylor, second son of Thomas first Marquess of Headfort, by Mary Quin, his wife, only daughter and heir of George Quin Esq. of Quinsborough, upon his assuming, by royal licence, 1813, the surname of Quin - Vert a pegasus courant, wings endorsed erm. a chief or, a crescent for difference. Crest-A wolf’s head erased erm. Motto-Quæ sursum volo videre.
7) granted in 1690 to Thomas Quin, Captain in the Dublin Militia, and High Sheriff of the city - Per pale or and azure a pegasus ermine rising from a mount proper. Crest-A wolf’s head erased gules charged with a cinquefoil or.
8) Elinor Quin (d. 1620) of Dublin, Ireland, daughter of John Quin, and wife of Robert Barnewall - Vert a pegasus passant ermine wings elevated gules.
9) Quin of Galway, Ireland - Vert a pegasus ermine. Crest-A demi pegasus ermine.

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