How could you ever doubt the family Riley is not badass. There's a severed hand in the middle of our crest...A SEVERED HAND.
There is a story behind it. Here's the short version, at least as it's been told to me.
At some point in Ireland's history there was a boat race to determine ownership/rule of Irish land. The winner would be the first to touch land, and they would be given their choice of the countryside. During the race, one of the two competitors realized they were falling behind. Rather than lose the race, the competitor, a Riley, cut off his own hand and threw it to shore, allowing him to touch land first. He was declared the winner, and the rest is history.
Who knows if the story is accurate, or if my version is even the correct telling, but it's a pretty cool nonetheless.
2 comments:
that's one funky crest
We Rileys aint nuthin if we aint funky.
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