Descendants of Ambrose Geoghegan 1753

The Descendants of Ambrose Geoghegan

The Geoghegan Coat of Arms

Heraldic Description of the Geoghegan Coat of Arms

Edward MacLysaght, first Chief Herald of Ireland, gives the blazon (heraldic description) of the MacGeoghegan coat of arms as "Argent a lion rampant between three dexter hands couped at the wrist gules. Crest: A greyhound passant or." In simple English this translates to "on a silver or white shield, a red lion attacking, between three red hands severed at the wrist. Crest - a gold or yellow greyhound walking." The motto "semper patriae servire praesto" is not recorded in Ireland, may be found in Burke's General Armory. It means "always ready to serve my country". I personally believe that "semper praesto servire" or "always ready to serve", a motto that appears on some Geoghegan coats of arms, is older and more generally applicable.

"If you teach them where they come from, they won't need as much help finding where they are going!"

Cordelia Carothers " Aunt Dee" Geoghegan (1894-1987)

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