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  Creel Family Crest / Creel Coat of ArmsThis Irish surname of CREEL (which is also spelt CREELEY and CREELY) was of the baptismal group of surnames meaning 'the son of Raghailleach' meaning counsel, power. Ireland is one of the earliest sources of the development of patronymic names in northern Europe. Irish Clan or bynames can be traced back to the 4th century B.C. and Mac (son of) and O (grandson or ancestor of) evolved from this base, the original literal meaning of which has been lost due to the absence of written records and linguistic ambivalences which subtly but inexorably became adopted through usage. Genealogists and lexographers accept that the patronymic base does not refer to a location, quite the contrary. The use of the prefix 'Bally' (town of) attaching to the base name, identifying the location. The base root was also adopted by people residing in the demographic area without a common ancestor. These groups called 'Septs' were specially prevalent in Ireland. The first Normans arrived in Ireland in the 12th and 13th centuries to form an alliance with the King of Leinster. Under Elizabeth I in the 16th century, settlers from England established themselves around Dublin, then under English control and Presbyterian Scots emigrated to Ulster, introducing English and Scottish roots. A notable member of the name was Robert CREELEY, born in 1926, the American poet, from Arlington, Massachusetts, He was appointed to the faculty at Black Mountain College in North Carolina, and was linked with the Black Mountain school of poets. His poems have appeared in numerous collections including 'If You' (1956) 'The Whio' (1957) and 'The Island' (1963). In the Middle Ages heraldry came into use as a practical matter. It originated in the devices used to distinguish the armoured warriors in tournament and war, and was also placed on seals as marks of identity. As far as records show, true heraldry began in the middle of the 12th century, and appeared almost simultaneously in several countries of Western Europe. |
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