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![Show Contents]() Gurck History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The name Gurck has changed considerably in the time that has passed since its genesis. It originally appeared in Gaelic as Mag Oirc. Early Origins of the Gurck familyThe surname Gurck was first found in County Tyrone (Irish:Tír Eoghain), the ancient territory of the O'Neills, now in the Province of Ulster, central Northern Ireland. They were descended from King Niall of the Nine Hostages, who died in France in the year 365 A.D. McGurk meant "son of Corc.". Early History of the Gurck familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gurck research. Another 169 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1294, 1314, 1542 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Gurck History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Gurck Spelling VariationsScribes and church officials, lacking today's standardized spelling rules, recorded names by how they were pronounced. This imprecise guide often led to the misleading result of one person's name being recorded under several different spellings. Numerous spelling variations of the surname Gurck are preserved in documents of the family history. The various spellings of the name that were found include McGurk, McGurrk, McGuirk, MacGuirk, MacGurk and many more. Early Notables of the Gurck familyMore information is included under the topic Early Gurck Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Gurck familyIn the 18th and 19th centuries, thousands of Irish families fled an Ireland that was forcibly held through by England through its imperialistic policies. A large portion of these families crossed the Atlantic to the shores of North America. The fate of these families depended on when they immigrated and the political allegiances they showed after they arrived. Settlers that arrived before the American War of Independence may have moved north to Canada at the war's conclusion as United Empire Loyalists. Such Loyalists were granted land along the St. Lawrence River and the Niagara Peninsula. Those that fought for the revolution occasionally gained the land that the fleeing Loyalist vacated. After this period, free land and an agrarian lifestyle were not so easy to come by in the East. So when seemingly innumerable Irish immigrants arrived during the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s, free land for all was out of the question. These settlers were instead put to work building railroads, coal mines, bridges, and canals. Whenever they came, 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 Gurck or a variant listed above, including: James and John McGurk landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1799; followed by Alexander, Charles, Cornelius, Daniel, Edward, Francis, James, John, Matthew, Michael, Neal, Patrick, Peter, Philip, Thomas and William McGurk, also landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania between 1832 and 1880.
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.
Motto: Lamh dearg Eirinn
Motto Translation: The red hand for Ireland.
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