Gaelic is at the heart of all the Irish surnames that can be found throughout the world today. The original Gaelic form of the name Gillycuddy is Mac Giolla Chuda, which perhaps denotes a devotee of St. Mochuda.
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Early Origins of the Gillycuddy family
The surname Gillycuddy was first found in County Kerry (Irish:Ciarraí) part of the former County Desmond (14th-17th centuries), located in Southwestern Ireland, in Munster province, where The McGillycuddy of the Reeks (Irish: Mac Giolla Mochuda) was one of the hereditary chiefs of the name of Ireland.
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Early History of the Gillycuddy family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gillycuddy research. Another 75 words (5 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Gillycuddy History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Gillycuddy Spelling Variations
In the Middle Ages many people were recorded under different spellings each time their name was written down. Research on the Gillycuddy family name revealed numerous spelling variations, including Gillycuddy, McGillycuddy, Gillecuddy, Gillacuddy, Gillicuddy, McGillicuddy, McGillecuddy, McGillacuddy, McGullucuddy, MacGillicudy, McGillicudy and many more.
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Early Notables of the Gillycuddy family
Notable amongst the family name at this time was
Colonel Denis McGillycuddy, Commander of the Irish Brigade in the French Army
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Migration of the Gillycuddy family
Ireland saw an enormous decrease in its population in the 19th century due to immigration and death. This pattern of immigration began slowly in the late 18th century and gradually grew throughout the early portion of the 19th century. However, a dramatic increase in the country's immigration numbers occurred when the Great Potato Famine struck in the 1840s. The early immigrants to North America were primarily destined to be farmers tending to their own plot of land, those that came later initially settled within pre-established urban centers. These urban immigrants provided the cheap labor that the fast developing United States and soon to be Canada required. Regardless of their new lifestyle in North America, the Irish immigrants to the United States and Canada made invaluable contributions to their newly adopted societies. An investigation of immigrant and passenger lists revealed many Gillycuddys: Catherine McGillycuddy who settled in Boston in 1749; Phillip McGillicuddy arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1845; and Timothy Magillacuddy settled in New York State in 1849..
The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
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