Foggerty History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Ireland

Etymology of Foggerty

What does the name Foggerty mean?

The original Gaelic form of Foggerty was Ó Fogartaigh, meaning exiled. 1

Early Origins of the Foggerty family

The surname Foggerty was first found in County Tipperary (Irish: Thiobraid Árann), established in the 13th century in South-central Ireland, in the province of Munster, where they held a family seat from ancient times.

Early History of the Foggerty family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Foggerty research. Another 53 words (4 lines of text) covering the year 1072 is included under the topic Early Foggerty History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Foggerty Spelling Variations

The spelling of names in Ireland during the Middle Ages was rarely consistent. This inconsistency was due to the scribes and church officials' attempts to record orally defined names in writing. The common practice of recording names as they sounded resulted in spelling variations such as Fogarty, O'Fogarty, Foggarty, Fogherty, Foguety, Foggerty, Fogerty and many more.

Early Notables of the Foggerty family

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Foggerty migration to Australia +

Foggerty Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. John Foggerty, English convict who was convicted in London, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Bangalore" on 28th March 1848, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) from Bermuda 2

The Foggerty Motto +

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: Fleadh Agus Failte

Sources +

MacLysaght, Edward, The Surnames of Ireland. Ireland: Irish Academic Press, sixth edition, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-7165-2366-3)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 15th September 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/bangalore