Hallahan History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

To escape the religious and political discrimination they experienced primarily at the hands of the English, thousands of Irish left their homeland in the 19th century. These migrants typically settled in communities throughout the East Coast of North America, but also joined the wagon trains moving out to the Midwest. Ironically, when the American War of Independence began, many Irish settlers took the side of England, and at the war's conclusion moved north to Canada. These United Empire Loyalists, were granted land along the St. Lawrence River and the Niagara Peninsula. Other Irish immigrants settled in Newfoundland, the Ottawa Valley, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. The greatest influx of Irish immigrants, however, came to North America during the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s. Thousands left Ireland at this time for North America and Australia. Many of those numbers, however, did not live through the long sea passage. These Irish settlers to North America were immediately put to work building railroads, coal mines, bridges, and canals. Irish settlers made an inestimable contribution to the building of the New World. Early North American immigration records have revealed a number of people bearing the Irish name Hallahan or a variant listed above, including:

Hallahan Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

• James Hallahan, aged 24, who arrived in Boston, Maas in 1851 1
• John Hallahan, who landed in St Clair County in 1864 1
• Bridget Hallahan, aged 17, who settled in America from Co. Waterford, in 1892
• Mary Hallahan, aged 20, who settled in America from Queenstown, in 1892
• Mary Hallahan, aged 42, who landed in America from Liverpool, in 1898
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Hallahan Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

• John Hallahan, aged 25, who landed in America from Timoleague, Ireland, in 1907
• Mary Hallahan, aged 26, who immigrated to America from Carrick on Sinn, Ireland, in 1907
• Hannah Hallahan, aged 16, who landed in America from Dromore, Ireland, in 1910
• Eugene Hallahan, aged 28, who landed in America from Castlebyons, Ireland, in 1912
• Maggie Hallahan, aged 21, who settled in America from Fermoy, Ireland, in 1912
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Hallahan Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

• Patrick Hallahan, aged 22, a labourer, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick in 1834 aboard the brig "Matilda" from Cork, Ireland
• Nancy Hallahan, aged 27, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick in 1834 aboard the brig "Matilda" from Cork, Ireland
• Miss. Julia Hallahan, aged 2 who was emigrating through Grosse Isle Quarantine Station, Quebec aboard the ship "Lord Sandon" departing 11th May 1847 from Cork, Ireland; the ship arrived on 26th June 1847 but she died on board 2

Hallahan Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

• Thomas Hallahan, aged 23, a labourer, who arrived in Nelson, New Zealand aboard the ship "Adamant" in 1874 3

• Patrick Hallahan (b. 1978), American drummer
• Charles Hallahan (1943-1997), American actor
• William Anthony "Wild Bill" Hallahan (1902-1981), American Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher
• Margaret Mary Hallahan (1803-1868), English Catholic nun who founded the Dominican Congregation of St. Catherine of Siena 4