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Where did the Irish Delahanty family come from? What is the Irish Delahanty family crest and coat of arms? When did the Delahanty family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Delahanty family history? In its ancient Gaelic form, the Irish name Delahanty was written O Dulchaointigh, which comes from the word dulchaointeach, which refers to a satirist. The ancestor of this Irish family is said to have been Muintir Cormac or Muintir Dulchonta, which was gradually anglicized over the years, until it was rendered as Delahunt or Delahunty. Although the name appears quite French, it seems highly unlikely that there are any French origins to the name, other than the Norman influence of the clerks, who began processing Irish names, as early as the 12th century.Scribes recorded people's names as they saw fit. As a result, surnames often had many spelling variations. For Delahanty some of these variations included: Delahunt, Delahunty, DeLahunte, DeLaHunty, De-la-Hunt, Delahunt and many more. First found in Ormond, where records of the name can be found in deeds from around 1441 on. Petty's "census" of 1659 showed bearers of Delahanty in counties Offaly (King's county) and Kilkenny. The ancient and important Delahanty sept sometimes claims descent from the O'Hara Buidhe, Chiefs of Leyney in County Sligo, through Lughaidh. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Delahanty research. Another 203 words(14 lines of text) covering the years 1670 and 1735 are included under the topic Early Delahanty History in all our PDF Extended History products. Another 27 words(2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Delahanty Notables in all our PDF Extended History products. In the 18th and 19th centuries hundreds of thousands of Irish people immigrated to North American shores. The early settlers were enticed by the promise of their own land, but they were moderately well off in Ireland when they decided to emigrate. Therefore, they were merely carrying out a long and carefully thought out decision. The 1840s saw the emergence of a very different trend: thousands of extremely desperate people crammed into passenger boats hoping to find any type of opportunity. The Irish of this decade had seen their homeland severely stricken by crop failures which resulted in widespread disease and starvation. At whatever time the Irish immigrants came to North America, they were instrumental in the rapid development of the emerging nations of the United States and what would become known as Canada. An exhaustive search of passenger and immigration lists has revealed many persons bearing the name Delahanty, or one of its variants: Daniel Delahunty, who came to Maryland in 1749; Rose Delahunt, a bonded passenger who arrived in Maryland in 1755; as well as Lawrence Dulhunty, a Captain in the Royal Garrison Battalion, in 1779. 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: In fide et in bello fortes Motto Translation: Firm in faith and war.
The Delahanty Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Delahanty 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 27 October 2010 at 13:30. ©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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