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Where did the Irish O'Donahue family come from? What is the Irish O'Donahue family crest and coat of arms? When did the O'Donahue family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the O'Donahue family history? The many Irish surnames in use today have long rich histories behind them. The name O'Donahue originally appeared in Gaelic as O Donnchadha, which means son of Donnchadh or son of Donagh. During the Middle Ages, scribes recorded people's names as they saw fit. As a result, surnames often had many spelling variations. For O'Donahue some of these variations included: Donoghue, Donaghoe, Donaho, Donahoe, Donough, Donahue, Donahow, Doneghoe, Donehue, Donighue, Donohoe,Donahugh, Donohough, Donohow, Donohue, Donaughue, O'Donoghue, Dunphy, Donaghie, Donaghy and many more. First found in County Kerry, where they held a family seat from very ancient times. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our O'Donahue research. Another 210 words(15 lines of text) covering the years 1172, 1640, 1811, 1812, and 1893 are included under the topic Early O'Donahue History in all our PDF Extended History products. Another 28 words(2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early O'Donahue Notables in all our PDF Extended History products. Irish families began leaving their homeland for North America in the late 18th century. These families were usually modestly well off, but they were looking forward to owning and working on a sizable tract of land of their own. This pattern of emigration continued until the 1840s when the Great Potato Famine sparked a major exodus of destitute and desperate Irish people. These people were not leaving for a grant of land in North America because by this time the East Coast had reached its saturation point and free land was scarce. They were merely looking to escape the disease, starvation, and hopelessness that Ireland had fallen into. Although these unfortunate immigrants did not receive a warm welcome by the established populations in the United States and what would become Canada, they were absolutely critical to the rapid development that these two nations enjoyed. They would help populate the western lands and provide the cheap labor required for a rapid industrialization. An examination of passenger and immigration lists has revealed many early bearers of the name O'Donahue or one of its variants: Bridget Donaghue who settled in Boston Massachusetts in 1850; along with Catherine, Charles, Dennis, Ellen, John, Mary, Michael, Patrick, Thomas, and many many more who settled in Philadelphia, and New York State..
The O'Donahue Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The O'Donahue 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 13:31. ©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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