Byrnesys Blabberings

I have never much been into geneology and felt very little family affinity with my second name as it was my dad’s who hot footed it off when I was about 5, and indeed a while ago in my youth had a go at switching it back to my Mum’s maiden name, but alas it didnt stick.

For every reason why I may not feel any particular pride or sense of meaning in my surname I have decided to re-write its meaning for my generations.

Enough reflection, whilst procrastinating on facebook I found some interesting info on the name BYRNES and its history, I post it here for future reference.

The Crest 

the red means military strength, the chevron (arrow thingy) means protection, that builders or others who have accomplished some work of faithful service, the hands mean pledge of faith, sincerity, and justice. The helmet means wisdom and security in defense; strength, protection, invulnerability. The motto is "I have fought and conquered." the mermaid means eloquence.

Name Origin Displayed: Irish

The surname Byrnes was "O Broin," in its Gaelic form, which means descendant of Bran. The family is descended from Bran, the king of Leinster who died in 1052, who, along with King Conn of the Hundred Battles descended from Cathair Mor, an earlier king of Leinster.
Spelling variations include: Byrne, Byrnes, O’Byrne, O’Byrnes and others.

First found in Leinster, where they were descended from Bran, the King of Leinster who died in 1052. He was descended from Cathair Mor King of Leinster, who was also Monarch of all Ireland about 200 A.D.

Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: Dinnis Byrne, who settled in the Barbados in 1679; Adam O’Byrne, who settled in Jamaica in 1734; James and Patrick O’Byrne, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1806.