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Coat of Arms
Arms: Argent, fretty sable, in each interstice a crescent
gules.
Crest: A griffin sejant per pale argent and sable, winged or.
The coat of arms is Irish in origin and applies to Creevy,
Creevey, McCreevy and McCreevey.
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| Argent =
silver (denoting peace and sincerity) |
| Sable =
black fretty = fretwork (depicting constancy and sometimes grief) |
| Or = gold |
| Gules = red
(denoting military fortitude) |
| The
Crescent was associated with faith and hope |
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