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Where did the Irish Walsh family come from? What is the Irish Walsh family crest and coat of arms? When did the Walsh family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Walsh family history?
With the arrival of the Norman invasion of Ireland in the 11th century came new naming traditions to the eastern region of Ireland. These new naming traditions actually meshed fairly well with the pre-existing Irish traditions. Both cultures made significant use of hereditary surnames. And like the native Irish, the Strongbownians often used prefixes to build patronymic surnames, which are names based on the given name of the initial bearer's father or another older relative. Strongbow's followers often created names that were built with the prefix Fitz-, which was derived from the French word fils, and ultimately from the Latin filius, both of which mean son. They also used diminutive suffixes such as -ot, -et, -un, -in, or -el, and occasionally even two suffixes combined to form a double diminutive such as -el-in, -el-ot, -in-ot, and -et-in, to build patronymic names. The surname Walsh is derived from Breat(h)nach which literally means Welshman. Phillip Brenagh, known as "Phillip the Welshman" was likely the progenitor of the family. Phillip and his brother David arrived with Strongbow, in 1170.
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Church officials and medieval scribes often simply spelled names as they sounded. As a result, a single person's name may have been recorded a dozen different ways during his lifetime. Spelling variations for the name Walsh include: Walsh, Welsh, Welch, Brannagh and others.First found in Counties Kilkenny, Leix, and Waterford, in Ireland, where they held a family seat from 1170.
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The Irish emigration during the late 18th and 19th century contributed to the melting pot of nationalities in North America, and the building of a whole new era of industry and commerce in what was seen as a rich, new land. Ireland's Great Potato Famine resulted in the worst economic and social conditions in the island's history. And in response to the hunger, disease, and poverty, during this decade the total number of emigrants to leave for North America rivaled all the previous years combined. Those from this decade that arrived on North American shores were not warmly welcomed by the established population, but they were vital to the rapid development of the industry, agriculture, and infrastructure of the infant nations of the United States and what would become Canada. Research into early immigration and passenger lists has shown many people bearing the name Walsh:
Walsh Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- Jacob Walsh who settled in Boston Massachusetts in 1635
- Thomas Walsh settled in Virginia in 1643
- Elizabeth Walsh, who arrived in Boston, Mass in 1679
Walsh Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Jacob Walsh, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1738
- Joseph Walsh, who landed in Virginia in 1745
- Dudley Walsh, who landed in New York in 1785
- George Walsh, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1796
Walsh Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- John Walsh settled in Charles Town Massachusetts in 1803
- Alexander Walsh, aged 29, arrived in New York in 1812
- Christopher T Walsh, aged 32, arrived in New York in 1812
- Henry Walsh, aged 33, landed in New York in 1812
- Margaret Walsh, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pa in 1812
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- David Ignatius Walsh (1872-1947), American politician, Governor of Massachusetts (1914-16), Senator (1919-25, 1926-47)
- Thomas Joseph Walsh (1873-1952), 1st Catholic Archbishop of Newark (1937-1952)
- William Ernest "Bill" Walsh (b. 1931), American professional (NFL) football coach
- Joe Walsh (b. 1947), American guitarist and rock musician
- Thomas James Walsh (1859-1933), American politician, US Senator from Montana
- M Emmet Walsh (b. 1935), American actor
- Lieutenant Colonel Kenneth Ambrose Walsh (1946-1998), fourth ranking United States Marine Corps fighter ace in World War II, awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1943
- Gunnery Sergeant William Gary Walsh (1922-1945), United States Marine awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1945 for throwing himself onto a live grenade, thus saving the lives of his fellow Marines
- Dr. William Bertalan Walsh M.D. (1920-1996), Founder of Project HOPE (USA) and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
- Mary Cynthia Walsh (b. 1952), Canadian actress and comedian
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- Patrick Walsh of Seward County and Related Families by Edward V. Walsh.
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The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Transfixus sed non mortuus
Motto Translation: Transfixed but not dead.
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- Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8).
- McDonnell, Frances. Emigrants from Ireland to America 1735-1743 A Transcription of the report of the Irish House of Commons into Enforced emigration to America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-1331-5).
- Shaw, William A. Knights of England A Complete Record from the Earliest Time to the Present Day of the Knights of all the Orders of Chivalry in England, Scotland, Ireland and Knights Bachelors 2 Volumes. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print. (ISBN 080630443X).
- Burke, Sir Bernard. General Armory Of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. Ramsbury: Heraldry Today. Print.
- Heraldic Scroll and Map of Family names and Origins of Ireland. Dublin: Mullins. Print.
- Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
- Vicars, Sir Arthur. Index to the Prerogative Wills of Ireland 1536-1810. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
- Bullock, L.G. Historical Map of Ireland. Edinburgh: Bartholomew and Son, 1969. Print.
- Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
- Donovan, George Francis. The Pre-Revolutionary Irish in Massachusetts 1620-1775. Menasha, WI: Geroge Banta Publsihing Co., 1932. Print.
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