There are many Irish surnames being used today that are almost indistingushiable from their ancient forms. McGroartay originally appeared in Gaelic as MacRobhartaigh," or "son of Robhartaigh," an old personal name derived from the Irish word "robharta" meaning "full tide."
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Early Origins of the McGroartay family
The surname McGroartay was first found in County Donegal (Irish: Dún na nGall), northwest Ireland in the province of Ulster, sometimes referred to as County Tyrconnel, where they were the coarbs (hereditary lay lords) of the church of St. Columcille in Tory Island.
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Early History of the McGroartay family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our McGroartay research. Another 223 words (16 lines of text) covering the years 1090, 1479, 1597 and 1663 are included under the topic Early McGroartay History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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McGroartay Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Roarty, O'Roarty, McRoarty, MacRoarty, Mcgroarty and many more.
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Early Notables of the McGroartay family
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Migration of the McGroartay family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: John McGroarty, who arrived in New York, NY in 1840; Hugh McGroarty, who arrived in Boston sometime between 1851 and 1853; Patrick McGroarty, who settled in Massachusetts in 1852.
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