02 / The crest
A familiar name.
A distinctive emblem.
The Connolly illustration chosen for this family website.
Family-supplied illustrationA name carried with pride.
The updated family-supplied illustration places the Connolly name beneath a silver shield and a bold black diagonal cross, known in heraldry as a saltire.
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The shield
Five silver scallop shells sit on a black saltire across the silver shield. Its strong contrast is echoed in the black-and-white palette of this site.
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The helmet and mantling
A helmet sits above the shield, framed by blue-and-silver mantling. The Connolly name appears on the scroll below.
This image is displayed as the family’s selected emblem. We have not verified an armorial grant linking this particular design to our Connacht ancestry.