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Origins Available: Irish, Scottish Where did the Irish MacIlroy family come from? What is the Irish MacIlroy family crest and coat of arms? When did the MacIlroy family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the MacIlroy family history? The name MacIlroy has seen many modifications since the time in which it was first devised. In Gaelic it appeared as Mac Giolla Rua, which means son of the red-haired youth.Pronunciation, rather than spelling, was what guided scribes and church officials in recording names, a practice that often led to the misleading result of one person's name being recorded under several different spellings. Numerous spelling variations of the surname MacIlroy are preserved in documents that were examined for evidence of the family's history. The various spellings of MacIlroy included Gilroy, Kilroy, MacGilroy, MacElroy, MacGreevy, Greevy, MacGilrea, McGilroy, McElroy, McGreevy, McGilrea, MacIlrea, McIlrea, Magilroy, Magilrea, MacElry, McElry, MacIlree and many more. First found in County Clare, where they held a family seat from ancient times, and were directly descended from Irial, the ancient King of Ulster. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our MacIlroy research. Another 282 words(20 lines of text) covering the years 1376, 1638, and 1640 are included under the topic Early MacIlroy History in all our PDF Extended History products. More information is included under the topic Early MacIlroy Notables in all our PDF Extended History products. In the 18th and 19th centuries, hundreds of thousands of Irish immigrants landed on North American shores. Although many of them were merely looking for a free plot of land and living of their very own, many later immigrants were desperately fleeing an overcrowded land that did not have sufficient food for its inhabitants. The exodus from Ireland was greatest during the 1840s when the Great Potato Famine had stricken the island. Although this large influx of Irish was unpopular with the great majority of people already established within the major centers, these Irish were critical to the speedy development of the United States and those colonies that would eventually become known as Canada. These immigrants provided the cheap labor required to build modern roads, bridges, canals, and railways. Research of passenger and immigration lists has shown a number of immigrants to North America baring the name of MacIlroy: John MacElroy, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1798.
The MacIlroy Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The MacIlroy 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 13:36. ©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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