Clan Profile
- Related surnames
- Today there are numerous surnames that are Anglicisations of the Gaelic Mac Suibhne, a patronymic name meaning "son of Suibhne". Suibne was a Gaelic epithet meaning "well-disposed" or "pleasant". Related names may include: MacSweeney, MacSweeny, MacSwiney, MacSwiny, McSweeney, McSweeny, McSwiney, McSwiny, Sweeney, Sweeny, Sweny, Swain, Swiney, Swinney, and Swinnea.
- Tartan
- Clan Sweeney doesn't have a specific recorded tartan, however sweeneyclan.com encourages the use of the Scottish Clan MacQueen tartan. The MacQueen's also derive their name from the Gaelic MacSuibhne. This tartan was first recorded, in 1842, in the book Vestiarium Scoticum authored by the dubious 'Sobieski Stuarts', under Clan Revan, named after Revan Macmulmor MacAngus MacQueen. The 'Sobieski Stuarts', who claimed to be descendants of Bonnie Prince Charlie, maintained Vestiarium Scoticum was a reproduction of a sixteenth century manuscript, though they never provided their sources. The claims of the 'Sobieski Stuarts' were attacked and have been proved to be a forgery.
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