All Irish surnames have a unique and often romantic meaning. The name Beeghley originally appeared in Gaelic as Ó Beaglaoich where beag means little, and laoch means hero. 1 First Anglicized as O'Begley, it now appears mostly as Begley, and occasionally Bagley.
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Early Origins of the Beeghley family
The surname Beeghley was first found in the counties of Cork and Donegal (Irish: Dún na nGall), northwest Ireland in the province of Ulster, sometimes referred to as County Tyrconnel, where they held considerable territories as an important Irish sept directly descended from the line of the Heber Irish Kings. 2
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Early History of the Beeghley family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Beeghley research. Another 112 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1172, 1732 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Beeghley History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Beeghley Spelling Variations
In the Middle Ages many people were recorded under different spellings each time their name was written down. Research on the Beeghley family name revealed numerous spelling variations, including Begley, Beegley, Beeghley, Begly, Begeley, Begely, Beagley and many more.
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Early Notables of the Beeghley family
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Migration of the Beeghley family
The 18th century saw the slow yet steady emigration of Irish families to British North America and the United States. Those early Irish settlers that left their homeland were typically moderately well off: they were enticed by the promise of a sizable plot of land. However, by the 1840s, this pattern of immigration was gone: immigrants to North America were seeking refuge from the starvation and disease that the Great Potato Famine of that decade brought. The great numbers of Irish that arrived to the United States and the soon to be Canada were instrumental in their quick development as powerful industrial nations. An examination of early immigration and passenger lists uncovered many early immigrants bearing the name Beeghley: Charles Begley who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1855; Christopher Begley arrived there in 1854; Edward Begley in 1869; Henry Begley in 1856.
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