I have been researching the Harney surname for over 40 years. I have extensive information on various branches of the Harney family and will be glad to share this with other Harney descendants.
The question often arises "Is there a Harney coat-of-arms?"
From "The Hall of Names", Dublin, in 1994: "We found that the family name Harney was first recorded in Connacht where they had been seated from very ancient times. . . They branched to the counties of Limerick and Kerry in mediaeval times, and also to county Cork where the name was spelt Hartnett. Their Irish Gaelic name being O'Harney, they were strong allies and neighbours of the distinguished Scanlon clan. Their ancient seat was at Ballyhenry in county Kerry but they also held lands in counties Roscommon and Tipperary. Notable amoungst the family at this time was O'Harney of Connacht." hharney.jpg (14571 bytes)
The coat-of-arms is described as follows: Argent a chevron sable guttee d'or. Crest - a stags head couped sable guttee d'or armed or. No motto was recorded.
Sources
First-hand information. Entered by Linda Harney MacDonald at registration.
Years of research on microfilm at the Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Years of on-line research of original records from Ireland, England, United States, Canada, Australia, and other countries as needed.
Printouts of the Harney surname b/m/d records from received from Heritage Groups in Ireland.
My Harney library includes Census records; land records, Naturalization; State vital records (birth, marriage, death); obits & cemetery records; Military; parish records; etc. Also many years of correspondence with Harneys around the world.
I published the "Harney Update" family newsletter from January 1987 thru Dec 2003, which had worldwide distribution to Harney descendants.
References about the Harney Surname as described above:
Burke's General Armory, 1842 & 1884;
In Irish Pedigrees, by John O'Hart, 1976, O'Harney is listed as a Chief in County Kerry. This agrees with the Annals of the Four Masters.
The Annals of Ireland, translated from the original Irish by The Four Masters, by Owen Connellan, Esq.
The Armoire of England, Scotland & Ireland, by Crawfurd;
Boutell's Heraldry, 1983, revised by J.P. Brooke-Little; Heraldry: Historical & Popular, by Rev. Charles Boutell, 1863;
Fairbairn's Crests, by James Fairbairn, 1911;
Irish Names and Surnames, by Rev. Patrick Woulfe, 1969, says Harney is a different name (from Hartnet, Harknett and Harnedy). The surname Harney comes from O'hAthairne alias Haherney, which belongs originally to south Roscommon, but is now also found in Counties Tipperary and Waterford.
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Hi Linda, I notice you are a Harney by birth and have done a lot of research on the family. I'm going to remove myself from the profiles and let you take over.
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