McTernan / Coat of Arms, Family Crest and McTernan / Family History
McTernan / Family History
The names McTernan, Ternan and Tiernan in Ireland are derived from the native Gaelic Mac Tighearnain Sept, taken from a Gaelic word meaning 'lord'. This Sept was located in Counties Cavan and Leitrim and it is here that the majority of descendants bearing these names can still today be found.
A Sept or Clan is a collective term describing a group of persons whose immediate ancestors had a common surname and all inhabited the same lands.
Meaning of Symbols & Colors on the McTernan / Coat of Arms
| Ermine | Associated with the robes and crowns of Royal and Noble Personages | |
| Gules/Red | 'The Martyr's colour', signifies Military Fortitude and Magnanimity. | |
| The Lion | Emblem of Deathless Courage |
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