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  Cremin Family Crest / Cremin Coat of ArmsThis surname CREMIN is exclusively a west Munster surname, almost all the families so called are resident in counties Kerry and Cork or have recently migrated from there, though in the 1659 'census' they were more numerous in the county Limerick barony of Connelloe, which adjoins these two counties. The tradition is that they are a branch of the MacCarthy's and in that connexion in the Bantry district the name is inter-changeable with MacCarthy. 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. In various sixteenth century records such as the Fiants and the Composition Book of Connaught the name MacCremon, and MacKremin often appear in County Galway. This, however, must not be confused with Cremin of Munster, being in fact a clerk's misspelling of MacRedmond, and one of the many aliases of the Burkes of Connacht, and still extant. It has long been a matter of doubt when the bearing of coats of arms first became hereditary and it was not until the Crusades that Heraldry came into general use. Men went into battle heavily armed and were difficult to recognise. It became the custom for them to adorn their helmets with distinctive crests, and to paint their shields with animals and the like. Coats of arms accompanied the development of surnames, becoming hereditary in the same way. |
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