Surnames of Irish origin have experienced many changes in their spellings and forms. Before being translated into English, Nammarra appeared as Mac Conmara, which means "hound of the sea" or "warrior of the sea."
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Early Origins of the Nammarra family
The surname Nammarra was first found in County Clare (Irish: An Clár) located on the west coast of Ireland in the province of Munster, where MacConmara or MacNamara was chief of the territory of Clan Caisin, now the barony of Tullagh. The family was also sometimes styled chiefs of Clan Cuilean; derived from Cuilean, one of their chiefs in the eighth century. This ancient family have traditionally held the high office of hereditary marshals of Thomond.
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Early History of the Nammarra family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Nammarra research. Another 136 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1402, 1426, 1768, 1797 and 1826 are included under the topic Early Nammarra History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Nammarra Spelling Variations
One must realize that attempting to record a Gaelic name in English was a daunting task. Even today the translation is a difficult one. Accordingly, spelling variations were the norm. Variations found include McNamara, McNamar, McNamarra, McNamard, Sheedy and many more.
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Early Notables of the Nammarra family
Another 44 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Nammarra Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Migration of the Nammarra family
A great wave of Irish migration occurred during the 19th century as a direct result of English colonial rule and tight-fisted absentee landlords. Many of these Irish immigrants boarded passenger ships bound for North America. Those who migrated early enough were given land in either British North America or the United States; those who came in the late 19th century were typically employed in industrial centers as laborers. At whatever age they undertook the dangerous passage to North America, those Irish immigrants were essential to the speedy development of the two infant nations to which they arrived, whether they broke and settled land, helped build canals, bridges, and railroads, or produced products for consumer consumption. An examination of immigration and passenger lists has uncovered a large number of immigrants bearing the name Nammarra or one of its variants: Augustine McNamara who arrived in St. John's Newfoundland in 1794; Bridget, Elizabeth, James, John, Martin, Mathew, Michael, Patrick, Timothy and William McNamara, who all arrived in Philadelphia between 1840 and 1860..
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