| ![Show Contents]() McCague History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Ireland The original Gaelic form of McCague was Mac Taidh or Ó Taidhg. Early Origins of the McCague familyThe surname McCague was first found in County Galway (Irish: Gaillimh) part of the province of Connacht, located on the west coast of the Island, where they held a family seat from ancient times. Early History of the McCague familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our McCague research. Another 95 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1172, 1493, 1583, 1589, 1772 and 1810 are included under the topic Early McCague History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. McCague Spelling VariationsPeople who were accounted for by scribes and church officials often had their name recorded many different ways because pronunciation was the only guide those scribes and church officials had to go by. This resulted in the problem of one person's name being recorded under several different variations, creating the illusion of more than one person. Among the many spelling variations of the surname McCague that are preserved in archival documents are MacTeige, McTeige, MacTigue, McTigue, MacCaig, MacCaige, McCaig, McCaige, MacKaig, McKaig, MacKeague, McKeague, McKeage, MacTague and many more. Early Notables of the McCague familyAnother 41 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early McCague Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 McCague migration to the United States | + |
Irish families left their homeland in astonishing numbers during the 19th century in search of a better life. Although individual reasons vary, most of these Irish families suffered from extreme poverty, lack of work opportunities, and exorbitant rents in their homeland. Many decided to travel to Australia or North America in the hopes of finding greater opportunities and land. The Irish immigrants that came to North America initially settled on the East Coast, often in major centers such as Boston or New York. But like the many other cultures to settle in North America, the Irish traveled to almost any region they felt held greater promise; as a result, many Irish with gold fever moved all the way out to the Pacific coast. Others before that time left for land along the St. Lawrence River and the Niagara Peninsula, or the Maritimes as United Empire Loyalists, for many Irish did choose to side with the English during the American War of Independence. The earliest wave of Irish migration, however, occurred during the Great Potato Famine of the 1840s. An examination of early immigration and passenger lists has revealed many people bearing the McCague name:
McCague Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Patrick McCague, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1811 1
- Thomas McCague, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1857 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name McCague (post 1700) | + |
- Seán McCague (1944-1945), Irish Gaelic games administrator, footballer, referee and manager who served as the 33rd president of the Gaelic Athletic Association (2000–2003)
- Zelda McCague (1888-2001), Canadian supercentenarian
- Seán McCague, Scottish President of the Gaelic Athletic Association (2000–2003)
- George R. McCague (1929-2014), Canadian politician who served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1975 to 1990, Minister of Transportation and Communications (1985)
- Martin John McCague (b. 1969), Northern Ireland cricketer
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: Summum nec metuam diem nec optem
Motto Translation: May I neither dread nor desire the last day.
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
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McCague migration to the United States 
