B41989-O'Donnell,-O'Donel,-or-O'Donell

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Name of the family:

O'Donnell, O'Donel, or O'Donell

Blason:

A shield divided per pale, the dexter field or, contains the Austrian double eagle sa. armed or, langued gu., on each head a hoop-crown or, and suspended above the Imperial erown, the eagle carries, as the escutcheon of our house, on a breast-shield gu. a bar ar. whereon the Imperial initials F.J. appear in golden capitals. The sinister field divided per saltire, or and gu. displays a passion cross gu. held in the centre palewise by an arm sleeved with cloth of gold, with naked hand issuing from the pale.

Crest(s):

two arms embowed and counterly crossed, each in golden edged armour with hand ppr.; that on the dexter side holding a heart gu., that on the sinister grasping by the hilt or, a glittering short sword pointing upwards.

Supporters:

Dexter, a lion or, langued gu, guard.; sinister, a hull sa. reguard.

Motto:

In hoc signo vinces.

Info about the family:

the present Emperor of Austria, in reward for having saved His Majesty's life from assassination at the peril of his own, by patent, dated the 28th July, 1868, conferred on General Maximilian, Count O'Donell [forty-third in descent from Connell] and his heirs

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747

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