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Where did the Irish O'Neal family come from? What is the Irish O'Neal family crest and coat of arms? When did the O'Neal family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the O'Neal family history?
Irish names tend to vary widely in their spelling and overall form. The original Gaelic form of the name O'Neal is Ó Néill, which means descendant of Niall, a personal name of Irish origin, thought to mean "champion."
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A name was often recorded during the Middle Ages under several different spelling variations during the life of its bearer because literacy was rare there was no real push to clearly define any of the languages found in the British Isles at that time. Variations found of the name O'Neal include O'Neill, Neal, Neale, Neales, Neil, Nihill, Niell, O'Nail, O'Neil, O'Niel and many more.First found in County Tyrone, and County Clare where O'Neill was chief of Clan Dalvy and of Tradree, a district in the barony of Inchiquinn. In the 10th century, a branch of this family went to Limerick to assist in the expulsion of the Danes. After one victorious occasion they wore green boughs in their helmets and on their horses' heads signifying their victory.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name O'Neal. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Ireland became inhospitable for many native Irish families in the 19th centuries. Poverty, lack of opportunities, high rents, and discrimination forced thousands to leave the island for North America. The largest exodus of Irish settlers occurred with the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s. For these immigrants the journey to British North America and the United States was long and dangerous and many did not live to see the shores of those new lands. Those who did make it were essential to the development of what would become two of the wealthiest and most powerful nations of the world. These Irish immigrants were not only important for peopling the new settlements and cities, they also provided the manpower needed for the many industrial and agricultural projects so essential to these growing nations. Immigration and passenger lists have documented the arrival of various people bearing the name O'Neal to North America:
O'Neal Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Owen O'Neal settled in Virginia in 1751
O'Neal Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Arthur O'Neal, aged 55, who arrived at Ellis Island, in 1894
- Claude O'Neal, aged 22, who arrived at Ellis Island, in 1896
O'Neal Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century
- Dudley S. O'Neal, aged 18, who arrived at Ellis Island from Barbados, in 1903
- Edward O'Neal, aged 47, who arrived at Ellis Island, in 1910
- Charles H. O'Neal, aged 42, who arrived at Ellis Island, in 1910
- Bernard O'Neal, who arrived at Ellis Island, in 1911
- Ella O'Neal, aged 1, who arrived at Ellis Island, in 1912
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- Dave O'Neal (b. 1937), American politician, former Lieutenant Governor of Illinois
- Alexander O'Neal (b. 1953), American musician
- Maston E. O'Neal Jr. (1907-1990), American politician
- Charles O'Neal (1904-1996), American film and television screenwriter
- Ron O'Neal (1937-2004), American actor, director and screenwriter
- Edward Asbury O'Neal (1818-1890), American Confederate general during the American Civil War
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- O'Neal by Thelma O'Neal Beasley.
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- Fitzgerald, Thomas W. Ireland and Her People A Library of Irish Biography 5 Volumes. Chicago: Fitzgerald. Print.
- Donovan, George Francis. The Pre-Revolutionary Irish in Massachusetts 1620-1775. Menasha, WI: Geroge Banta Publsihing Co., 1932. Print.
- Vicars, Sir Arthur. Index to the Prerogative Wills of Ireland 1536-1810. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
- Bullock, L.G. Historical Map of Ireland. Edinburgh: Bartholomew and Son, 1969. Print.
- Johnson, Daniel F. Irish Emigration to New England Through the Port of Saint John, New Brunswick Canada 1841-1849. Baltimore, Maryland: Clearfield, 1996. Print.
- Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8).
- O'Hart, John. Irish Pedigress 5th Edition in 2 Volumes. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1976. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0737-4).
- Leyburn, James Graham. The Scotch-Irish A Social History. Chapel Hill: UNC Press, 1962. Print. (ISBN 0807842591).
- Kennedy, Patrick. Kennedy's Book of Arms. Canterbury: Achievements, 1967. Print.
- Rasmussen, Louis J. . San Francisco Ship Passenger Lists 4 Volumes Colma, California 1965 Reprint. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1978. Print.
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