Recently, I stumbled across a listing on Scotweb for Irish clan crests and among those listed was the MacSweeney (MacSuibhne) crest. I was excited. I immediately emailed them to see what the difference was between the MacSweeney clan crest and the MacQueen clan crest and received and email stating that they had discontinued the MacSweeney clan crest. What a revolting development!

Aside from asking if anyone knows of an alternative source, I still wonder if there is a difference. Scotweb says the MacQueen clan crest features a rampant lion but the MacSween "animal" was the boar. I am under the impression that MacQueen is a variation or derivation of MacSween and I would expect (hope?) the clan crests to be similar.

anyone?