The Clan Cunningham motto, “Over Fork Over”, refers to a story of Malcolm Canmore, the Prince of Scotland, who was fleeing from the soldiers of King Macbeth. Whilst trying to escape, Malcolm came upon a hay farmer who is said to have buried him “over, fork over” with hay, to hide him. This may seem like an insignificant thing to base a Clan motto upon, but with his succesion to the throne King Malcolm III effectivley bestowed the Cunningham area in the Ayrshire region to the young hay farmer
The farmer’s name was Malcolm Friskin, and although he did not take up the name of Cunningham himself, it was adopted by further generations of the family. Further land was given to Clan Cunningham by Robert the Bruce for their support of him during his rising to King, the new land was mostly what is now known as Lumberton in 1319. The Clan Cunningham spread further still, through marriages between the Cunningham Clan and other families, to what it is today.
The Clan Cunningham Crest is adorned with a unicorn and the Clan motto. In ancient tradition the unicorn is meant to represent “extreme courage, strength and virtue” and Clan Cunningham has been blessed with a number of talented members who fit this description. These have included Alexander Cunningham a famed historical writer; Charles Cunningham, an artist, whose work can still be seen today; and Alexander Cunningham, a poet, who during his life enjoyed fame and upon his death a song dedicated to him by Robert Burns.
Your ancestral
Cunningham Clan Crest ring is a very powerful emblem of your heritage.
A true family heirloom, to be cherished for centuries by Your descendants.
