Mermaid Crest

**Larry124** · 4th February 08, 08:49 AM

I’ve added a mermaid avatar. I hope that this particular example is not too risqué.

The crest is from the arms of the Irish Family O’Broin (Byrne).
I notice that one of the Clan Murray crests is also a mermaid.

Might this signify that a prominent member of the families was a seafarer?
Or is it a caution against the vice of vanity?
Are mermaids a successor to the Homeric Sirens?

Are there any other clans or families that use the mermaid?

I’d like to have a mermaid kilt pin.
You would think that mermaid pins would be easy to find on the internet.
Well yes and no.
Most of them are not of the “comb and mirror” variety.
Any leads would be appreciated.

**pipesndrumsnun** · 4th February 08, 08:53 AM

You could always put a tiny X-marks t-shirt on her!

**pipesndrumsnun** · 4th February 08, 09:10 AM

Hmmm...perhaps I spent too much time in the elementary school classroom?!

**Sean_the_Kilted** · 4th February 08, 01:20 PM

I don't see any issue with it.

**McClef** · 4th February 08, 01:47 PM

Doesn't look any more risqué that what you see in Walt Disney's Fantasia

**Beertigger** · 4th February 08, 05:53 PM

You need one of these:

"The Sheillah was worn on the kepis of the men of the Fighting 69th and the Irish Brigade during the Civil War."

You can find them here.

They're a bit weighty, but not too bad. Mine definitely holds down my apron. Except when curious teenagers in Glasgow Central Station swoop in for a lift.

But that's another tale....

**Larry124** · 4th February 08, 07:35 PM

Originally Posted by Beertigger

You need one of these:
...
"The Sheillah was worn on the kepis of the men of the Fighting 69th and the Irish Brigade during the Civil War."
You can find them here.
They're a bit weighty, but not too bad. Mine definitely holds down my apron. Except when curious teenagers in Glasgow Central Station swoop in for a lift.
But that's another tale....

Thank you!
Were you the first to post that item a few months ago?
I do have one and yes it's a little heavy but I love it.

**Beertigger** · 4th February 08, 08:45 PM

I wasn't the first, don't recall who brought 'em up originally, but I did rush in my order not long after she first surfaced here.

One of these days I'll find a nice weathered brass buckle to compliment it.

**Riverkilt** · 4th February 08, 08:51 PM

I'm sooo jealous!

How could a seafaring clan like the Macdonalds chose a fish for their shield over a mermaid?

Probably too cold for mermaids in the waters off Skye.

Grumble grumble...

Ron