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![Show Contents]() Cahalane History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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The name Cahalane comes from the Irish Gaelic name Ó Cathalain. The Gaelic versions of today's Irish names demonstrate a link to a proud, ancient past. The name is possibly derived from Cathalan, King of Farney slain in 1028, whose name means Little Charles. Cathalan was in turn descended from Coleman Mor, King of Meath and (the 133rd Monarch of Ireland). 1 Early Origins of the Cahalane familyThe surname Cahalane was first found in County Roscommon (Irish: Ros Comáin) located in central Ireland in the province of Connacht, where they held a family seat from very ancient times. Caillin (fl. 560), was an Irish saint, "son of Niata, descended from Rudraighe, whose grandson, Fergus Mac Roigh, flourished at the beginning of the Christian era. His mother was Deighe, granddaughter of Dubhthach, chief poet of King Laogaire in the time of St. Patrick. The authority for the history of St. Caillin is the ancient ‘Book of Fenagh,’ a series of poetical rhapsodies, written about 1400, a copy of which with a connecting narrative in prose was made in 1516. we may gather the following facts of St. Caillin's history from this curious repertory of ancient traditions: ‘The descendants of Medbh and Fergus, viz. the children of Conmac, Ciar, and Corc, grew and multiplied throughout Ireland. The children of Conmac especially were in Connaught.’ Those were the Conmaicne of Dunmor, kinsmen of Caillin's. Resolved to remedy the congestion of the population by killing each other, the Conmaicne would no doubt have carried out their plan but for the interference of St. Caillin. By the advice of an angel they sent messengers to him at Rome, whither he had gone for his education." 2 Early History of the Cahalane familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cahalane research. Another 149 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1027 and 1280 are included under the topic Early Cahalane History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Cahalane Spelling VariationsNames from the Middle Ages demonstrate many spelling variations. This is because the recording scribe or church official often decided as to how a person's name was spelt and in what language. Research into the name Cahalane revealed many variations, including Callan, Callanan, Caillan, Calan, Calanan, Callen, Callin, Callon, Callinan, Callinon and many more. Early Notables of the Cahalane familyMore information is included under the topic Early Cahalane Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Cahalane migration to the United States | + |
To escape the religious and political discrimination they experienced primarily at the hands of the English, thousands of Irish left their homeland in the 19th century. These migrants typically settled in communities throughout the East Coast of North America, but also joined the wagon trains moving out to the Midwest. Ironically, when the American War of Independence began, many Irish settlers took the side of England, and at the war's conclusion moved north to Canada. These United Empire Loyalists, were granted land along the St. Lawrence River and the Niagara Peninsula. Other Irish immigrants settled in Newfoundland, the Ottawa Valley, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. The greatest influx of Irish immigrants, however, came to North America during the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s. Thousands left Ireland at this time for North America and Australia. Many of those numbers, however, did not live through the long sea passage. These Irish settlers to North America were immediately put to work building railroads, coal mines, bridges, and canals. Irish settlers made an inestimable contribution to the building of the New World. Early North American immigration records have revealed a number of people bearing the Irish name Cahalane or a variant listed above, including:
Cahalane Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Johanna Cahalane, aged 48, who settled in America from Drinagh Co Cork, in 1897
Cahalane Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Timothy Cahalane, aged 23, who immigrated to the United States from Dunmanway, Ireland, in 1907
- Julia Cahalane, aged 22, who immigrated to the United States from Skibbereen, Ireland, in 1910
- Elizabeth Cahalane, aged 23, who immigrated to the United States from Macroom, Ireland, in 1911
- Ellen Cahalane, aged 30, who landed in America from Dunnanway, Ireland, in 1912
- Patrick Cahalane, aged 45, who immigrated to America from Tuan Ireland, in 1913
- ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
| Cahalane migration to Canada | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Cahalane Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century- Mrs. Judith Cahalane, aged 30 who immigrated to Canada, arriving at the Grosse Isle Quarantine Station in Quebec aboard the ship "Bee" departing from the port of Cork, Ireland but died on Grosse Isle in June 1847 3
Cahalane Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century- Thomas J. Cahalane, aged 50, who immigrated to Halifax, Canada, in 1916
- Wilhelmina Cahalane, aged 44, who settled in Halifax, Canada, in 1916
| Contemporary Notables of the name Cahalane (post 1700) | + |
- Sinéad Cahalane, Irish camogie player, winner of All Star awards in 2005 and 2008
- Niall Cahalane (b. 1963), Irish retired footballer from Castlehaven, County Cork
- O'Hart, John, Irish Pedigrees 5th Edition in 2 Volumes. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1976. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0737-4)
- Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
- Charbonneau, André, and Doris Drolet-Dubé. A Register of Deceased Persons at Sea and on Grosse Île in 1847. The Minister of Canadian Heritage, 1997. ISBN: 0-660-198/1-1997E (p. 16)
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Cahalane migration to the United States 
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