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Where did the Irish O'Neill family come from? What is the Irish O'Neill family crest and coat of arms? When did the O'Neill family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the O'Neill family history?
Irish names tend to vary widely in their spelling and overall form. The original Gaelic form of the name O'Neill 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'Neill 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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Death and immigration greatly reduced Ireland's population in the 19th century. For the native Irish people poverty, hunger, and racial prejudice was common. Therefore, thousands left their homeland to seek opportunity in North America. Those who survived the journey and the quarantine camps to which they arrived, were instrumental towards building the strong developing nations of the United States and the future Canada. By far, the largest influx of Irish settlers occurred with Great Potato Famine during the late 1840s. These were employed as construction or factory workers. An examination of passenger and immigration lists has shown early immigrants bearing the name O'Neill:
O'Neill Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Arthur, Bernard, Charles, Denis, Edward, Felix, James, John, Mark, Michael, Patrick, Terence, Thomas, and William O'Neill all arrived in Philadelphia between 1840 and 1860
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- Thomas Phillip "Tip" O'Neill Jr. (1912-1994), former US Congressman and Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1977 to 1987 and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
- Eugene Gladstone O'Neill (1888-1953), American playwright, and Nobel laureate (1936) in Literature and was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1920, 1922, 1928, and 1957
- Sergeant Richard William O'Neill (1898-1982), American soldier who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during World War I
- William Atchison O'Neill (1930-2007), American Governor of Connecticut from 1980 to 1991
- Rose Cecil O'Neill (1874-1944), American illustrator who created the character "Kewpie" best known as the "Kewpie Doll"
- Michael O'Neill (1909-1976), Irish politician in the United Kingdom
- Patrick O'Neill (d. 1938), Irish nationalist politician and hotel proprietor
- Robert Torrens O'Neill DL, JP (1845-1910), Irish Unionist politician and Justice of the Peace for County Antrim, Deputy Lieutenant for County Londonderry, and was High Sheriff in 1871
- Maire O'Neill (1885-1952), Irish stage and film actress
- Terence Marne O'Neill PC (1914-1990), Baron O'Neill of the Maine, the fourth Prime Minister of Northern Ireland
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- Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
- Matthews, John. Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. London: John Matthews, 1911. Print.
- The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X).
- Somerset Fry, Peter and Fiona Somerset Fry. A History of Ireland. New York: Barnes and Noble, 1993. Print. (ISBN 1-56619-215-3).
- MacLysaght, Edward. Irish Families Their Names, Arms and Origins 4th Edition. Dublin: Irish Academic, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-7165-2364-7).
- MacLysaght, Edward. Mores Irish Familes. Dublin: Irish Academic, 1982. Print. (ISBN 0-7165-0126-0).
- Tepper, Michael Ed & Elizabeth P. Bentley Transcriber. Passenger Arrivals at the Port of Philadelphia 1800-1819. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1986. Print.
- MacLysaght, Edward. The Surnames of Ireland 3rd Edition. Dublin: Irish Academic, 1978. Print. (ISBN 0-7165-2278-0).
- O'Hart, John. Irish Pedigress 5th Edition in 2 Volumes. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1976. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0737-4).
- Burke, Sir Bernard. General Armory Of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. Ramsbury: Heraldry Today. Print.
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