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Where did the Irish Currah family come from? What is the Irish Currah family crest and coat of arms? When did the Currah family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Currah family history? The origin of the name Currah is uncertain. It may be a toponymic name derived from one of the places in Ireland called Curragh, the most famous of which is the Curragh of Kildare. The Gaelic word "curach" meaning "champion" or "hero" could also have been the origin of the name. Finally, in some cases, the name is of Scottish origin and is the Irish form of MacCurrach, a sept of the MacPherson clan.Spelling variations of this family name include: Curragh, Curra, Currah and others. First found in the southern part of County Down, and the northern part of Louth, where Thomas Curragh, a farmer of Kilpatrick, was recorded in 1428 in a case in Archbishop Swayne's register. In the following century the name was found in and near Dublin. Richard Curragh was a farmer of Raheny in 1561, and another Richard Curragh was a member of the Merchant Tailor's Guild, and was made a freeman of Dublin city in 1589. The Curragh of Kildare is an expanse of plains land, famed for horse riding and races, that has been used for military purposes since antiquity. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Currah research. Another 135 words(10 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Currah History in all our PDF Extended History products. More information is included under the topic Early Currah Notables in all our PDF Extended History products. Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Henry Curragh, who was naturalized in Ohio in 1855; Joseph Curra and his family, who arrived in New York in 1867; and Fanny Curragh, who landed in New York in 1882..
The Currah Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Currah Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname. This page was last modified on 23 September 2010 at 15:40. ©2000-2012 Swyrich Corporation. See Terms of Use for details. houseofnames.com is an internet property owned by Swyrich Corporation. Tools
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