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Where did the Irish Driscol family come from? What is the Irish Driscol family crest and coat of arms? When did the Driscol family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Driscol family history? Before Irish names were translated into English, Driscol had a Gaelic form of O hEidersceoil, from the word eidirsceol, which means an intermediary.One name was often recorded under several different spellings during the life of its bearer. Scribes typically spelt the surname as they saw fit. Spelling variations revealed in the search for the origin of the Driscol family name include Driscoll, O'Driscoll and others. First found in County Cork, where they held a family seat from very ancient times. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Driscol research. Another 341 words(24 lines of text) covering the years 1460, 1698, and 1707 are included under the topic Early Driscol History in all our PDF Extended History products. More information is included under the topic Early Driscol Notables in all our PDF Extended History products. Irish families fled the English-colonized Ireland in record numbers during the 19th century for North America. Many of those destitute families died from disease during, and even shortly after, the long journey. Although those that immigrated before the Great Potato Famine of the 1840s often were granted a tract of land, those that arrived later were generally accommodated in urban centers or in work camps. Those in the urban centers would labor in the manufacturing sector, whereas those in work camps would to build critical infrastructures such as bridges, canals, roads, and railways. Regardless of when these Irish immigrants came to North America, they were critical for the rapid development of the young nations of the United States and Canada. Early immigration and passenger lists have recorded many early immigrants bearing the name of Driscol: Driscol Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
The Driscol Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Driscol 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 11 January 2011 at 09:23. ©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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