My family coat of arms. My father explains the Color of the figures skin this way:
"This is the Conway coat of arms. One of you may be particularly taken by the somewhat "dark" fellow on the center. Well. . . . .this is probably an influence of what had become known as the "Black Irish." The origins, and genetic history, of the term are shrouded in the mists of an uncertain history. Some say the term "Black Irish" came to refer to the genetic influence as the result of the wreck of a large Spanish Armada off the coat of Ireland in 1588 and others say it refers to Phoenician genes floating around the British Isles from way back when. In any event, it kinda looks like we are descended from the "black Irish" whatever that means".
No green beer here. Just eyes!
where did you go to find your family crest? what web site.
ReplyDeleteMy Fathers research. And my Aunts. Years of work. German on the other side.
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