All Irish surnames have a unique and often romantic meaning. The name Biglee 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 Biglee family
The surname Biglee 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. (O'Hart)
Early History of the Biglee family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Biglee research. Another 113 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1172, 1732 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Biglee History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Biglee Spelling Variations
Because early scribes and church officials often spelled names as they sounded, a person could have many various spellings of his name.Many different spelling variations of the surname Biglee were found in the archives researched. These included Begley, Beegley, Beeghley, Begly, Begeley, Begely, Beagley and many more.
Early Notables of the Biglee family
Another 27 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Biglee Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Migration of the Biglee family
A massive wave of Irish immigrants hit North America during the 19th century. Although many early Irish immigrants made a carefully planned decision to leave left Ireland for the promise of free land, by the 1840s immigrants were fleeing a famine stricken land in desperation. The condition of Ireland during the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s can be attributed to a rapidly expanding population and English imperial policies. Those Irish families that arrived in North America were essential to its rapid social, industrial, and economic development. Passenger and immigration lists have revealed a number of early Irish immigrants bearing the name Biglee: Charles Begley who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1855; Christopher Begley arrived there in 1854; Edward Begley in 1869; Henry Begley in 1856.
