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Where did the Irish O'Niell family come from? What is the Irish O'Niell family crest and coat of arms? When did the O'Niell family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the O'Niell family history? Irish names tend to vary widely in their spelling and overall form. The original Gaelic form of the name O'Niell is Ó Néill, which means descendant of Niall, a personal name of Irish origin, thought to mean "champion."Many spelling variations of the surname O'Niell can be found in the archives. One reason for these variations is that ancient scribes and church officials recorded names as they were pronounced, often resulting in a single person being recorded under several different spellings. The different spellings that were found 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. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our O'Niell research. Another 215 words(15 lines of text) are included under the topic Early O'Niell History in all our PDF Extended History products. Another 23 words(2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early O'Niell Notables in all our PDF Extended History products. A great mass of Ireland's native population left the island in the 19th century, seeking relief from various forms of social, religious, and economic discrimination. This Irish exodus was primarily to North America. If the migrants survived the long ocean journey, many unfortunately would find more discrimination in the colonies of British North America and the fledgling United States of America. These newly arrived Irish were, however, wanted as a cheap source of labor for the many large agricultural and industrial projects that were essential to the development of what would become two of the wealthiest nations in the western world. Early immigration and passenger lists indicate many people bearing the O'Niell name: Captain James Neale (1615-1684) who arrived about 1635 in Maryland and received 1,000 acres of land, many of his descendants became Jesuit priests; Edward Neal settled in Boston in 1849.
The O'Niell Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The O'Niell 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 August 2011 at 14:42. ©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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