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Where did the Irish MacHale family come from? What is the Irish MacHale family crest and coat of arms? When did the MacHale family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the MacHale family history? The Gaelic name used by the MacHale family in ancient Ireland was Mac Ciele, which is derived from the word ciele, which means companion.The recording of names in Ireland in the Middle Ages was an inconsistent endeavor at best. The many regional dialects and the predominate illiteracy would have made common surnames appear unrelated to the scribes of the period. Research into the name MacHale revealed spelling variations, including MacHale, McHale, MacHail, McHail, McCale, MacCale and others. First found in County Mayo, from before the 12th century. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our MacHale research. Another 197 words(14 lines of text) are included under the topic Early MacHale History in all our PDF Extended History products. More information is included under the topic Early MacHale Notables in all our PDF Extended History products. Irish families began to immigrate to British North America and the United States in the 18th century, but the greatest influx of Irish immigrants came during the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s. The earlier settlers came to North America after a great deal of consideration and by paying relatively high fees for their passage. These settlers were primarily drawn by the promise of land. Those later settlers that came during the 1840's were trying to escape the conditions of poverty, starvation, disease, and death that had stricken Ireland. Due to the enormity of their numbers and the late date of their arrival, these immigrants primarily became hired laborers instead of homesteading settlers like their predecessors. An exhaustive search of immigration and passenger lists has revealed many Irish immigrants North America bearing the name MacHale: MacHale Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
The MacHale Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The MacHale 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 13:48. ©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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