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Where did the Irish Mahany family come from? What is the Irish Mahany family crest and coat of arms? When did the Mahany family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Mahany family history? The many Irish surnames in use today have long rich histories behind them. The name Mahany originally appeared in Gaelic as O Mathghamhna, which is derived from the word mathghamhan, which means bear. The modern spelling is O Mahúna.The scribes who created documents long before either the Gaelic or English language resembled their standardized versions of today recorded words as they sounded. Consequently, in the Middle Ages the names of many people were recorded under different spellings each time they were written down. Research on the Mahany family name revealed numerous spelling variations, including Mahoney, O'Mahoney, O'Mahony, Mahony and others. First found in County Cork, where they held a family seat from ancient times. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Mahany research. Another 313 words(22 lines of text) covering the year 1014 is included under the topic Early Mahany History in all our PDF Extended History products. More information is included under the topic Early Mahany Notables in all our PDF Extended History products. Irish immigrants began to leave the English-controlled Ireland in sizable numbers during the late 18th century. Many of these Irish immigrated to British North America or the United States in the hopes of gaining their own tract of farmland. This pattern of migration grew steadily until the 1840s when the Great Potato Famine caused a great exodus of immigrants to North America. These immigrants differed from their predecessors in that they were desperately fleeing the disease and starvation that plagued their homeland, and many were entirely destitute when they arrived in North America. Although these penniless immigrants were not warmly welcomed when they arrived, they were critical to the rapid development of the United States and what would become known as Canada. Many went to populate the western frontiers and others provided the cheap labor the new manufacturing sector and the building of bridges, roads, railways, and canals required. A thorough examination of immigration and passenger lists has revealed some of the earliest people to arrive in North America with name Mahany or one of its variants: Mahany Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
Mahany Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
The Mahany Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Mahany 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 21 December 2011 at 00:03. ©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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