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Where did the Irish O'Carroll family come from? What is the Irish O'Carroll family crest and coat of arms? When did the O'Carroll family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the O'Carroll family history? The name O'Carroll has undergone many variations in the time that has passed since its genesis. In Gaelic it appeared as Cearbhaill, which is derived from the name of Cearbhal, the Lord of Ely who helped King Brian Boru lead the Irish to victory over the Danes at the Battle of Clontarf in 1014.Lacking standardized spellings, scribes and church officials recorded people's name according to how they sounded. This practice often led to the misleading result of one person's name being recorded under several different spellings. Numerous spelling variations of the surname O'Carroll are preserved in the archival documents of the period. The various spellings of the name that were found include O'Carroll, Carroll, Carrel, Carrell, Carrill, Carrol, Carroll, Caryll, Garvil, Garvill and many more. First found in counties Tipperary, Offaly, Monaghan and Louth, where they held a family seat from very ancient times. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our O'Carroll research. Another 205 words(15 lines of text) covering the years 1014, 1172, 1451, 1735, 1737, 1789, 1792, 1815, and 1832 are included under the topic Early O'Carroll History in all our PDF Extended History products. Another 58 words(4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early O'Carroll Notables in all our PDF Extended History products. Suffering from poverty and racial discrimination, thousands of Irish families left the island in the 19th century for North America aboard cramped passenger ships. The early migrants became settlers of small tracts of land, and those that came later were often employed in the new cities or transitional work camps. The largest influx of Irish settlers occurred with Great Potato Famine during the late 1840s. Although the immigrants from this period were often maligned when they arrived in the United States, they provided the cheap labor that was necessary for the development of that country as an industrial power. Early immigration and passenger lists have revealed many immigrants bearing the name O'Carroll: John Carroll who settled in Nova Scotia in 1776; Mary Carroll (6 months old) who arrived in Quebec in 1849; Thomas Carroll and his family who arrived in Quebec in 1849.
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 Fide et in Bello Fortis Motto Translation: Strong in both faith and war.
The O'Carroll Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The O'Carroll 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 7 December 2011 at 23:35. ©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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