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Where did the Irish Kahill family come from? What is the Irish Kahill family crest and coat of arms? When did the Kahill family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Kahill family history? The original Gaelic form of Kahill was Mac Cathail or O Cathail, while is derived from the personal name Cathal, which is generally Anglicized as Charles. Kahill is derived from the Old Irish "catu-ualos" which means "valor or powerful in battle".The spelling of names in Ireland during the Middle Ages was rarely consistent. This inconsistency was due to the scribes and church officials' attempts to record orally defined names in writing. The common practice of recording names as they sounded resulted in spelling variations such as Cahill, O'Cahill, Kahill, Cawhill, Cahille, Cahil, Cahaly, Cahell, Cahel, Caughell, Kahil, Kahel, Caill, Cail and many more. First found in County Galway, where they held a family seat from very ancient times. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Kahill research. Another 229 words(16 lines of text) covering the years 1796 and 1864 are included under the topic Early Kahill History in all our PDF Extended History products. More information is included under the topic Early Kahill Notables in all our PDF Extended History products. In the late 18th century, Irish families began emigrating to North America in the search of a plot of land to call their own. This pattern of emigration grew steadily until the 1840s when the Great Potato Famine of the 1840s cause thousands of Irish to flee the death and disease that accompanied the disaster. Those that made it alive to the shores of the United States and British North America (later to become Canada) were, however, instrumental in the development of those two powerful nations. Many of these Irish immigrants proudly bore the name of Kahill: Elizabeth Cahill, a bonded passenger, who arrived in America in 1735; Thomas Cahill, an "enforced emigrant" sent to America from Ireland in 1737; Daniel Cahill, who arrived at Marblehead, MA in 1768. 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 Domino confido Motto Translation: I trust in the Lord.
The Kahill Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Kahill 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 13:24. ©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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