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The Conway Legacy

Conway is not a single unified Scottish clan but a surname with several independent origins: Irish Gaelic septs (Mac Connmhaigh / Ó Conbhuidhe) associated with Ireland, a Welsh form taken from Conwy, an English place-name probably meaning 'crooked river,' and a distinct Scottish record of 'Coneway' (1215) from a hamlet near Beauly, Inverness-shire, possibly an anglicization of the Gaelic 'coinmheadh' ('free quarter,' referring to billeted troops).

The earliest recorded spelling, 'John de Conweye,' appears in 1268 in the Chartulary of Glastonbury, Somerset. On the Irish side, Gillabrighde MacConmidhe (fl. 1260) was a noted hereditary poet to the O'Neills; the Annals of the Four Masters record the death of Gillangnaer O Connmhaigh in 1360. The Scottish record of 'Coneway' near Beauly dates to 1215.

Clan Facts

LandsNo clan lands of its own in Scotland. A place called Conway/Conveth exists near Beauly, possibly from Gaelic "coinmheadh" (billeting/free quarters), but most Scottish bearers of the Conway surname (concentrated in industrial Lanarkshire by the 1881 census) descend from 19th-century Irish immigration rather than from a native Scottish territory.
Clan ChiefNo recognized Scottish clan or chief; Conway does not appear as a clan or sept under the Lord Lyon. It is a name of mixed Welsh, Irish, and Scottish origin with no unified clan structure in Scotland.

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Clan Conway: Frequently Asked Questions

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What is the Clan Conway motto?
The Clan Conway motto is “Fide et amore”.
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