Caragher History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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• Ireland

Etymology of Caragher

The name Caragher is derived from the Gaelic MacFhearchair, which means 'son of Farquhar'. Farquhar is derived from the Gaelic word Fearchar, which means 'very dear one'. So, the name means 'son of the very dear one'.

Caragher Coat of Arms Creation

According to Nisbet, the Farquharsons had a lion rampant in the shield because they were descended from MacDuff, the Earl of Fife ; a fir tree growing out of a mount because the Farquharsons' country abounded in trees; the banner of Scotland displayed because Finlay More was killed at. the battle of Pinkie holding the royal banner, and a dagger, point downwards, in remembrance of his ancestor of Rothiemurchus who joined the Macphersons in defeating Cumming of Strathbogie, the enemy of Robert the Bruce. 1

Early Origins of the Caragher family

Early History of the Caragher family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Caragher research. Another 173 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1350, 1699, 1782 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Caragher History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Caragher Spelling Variations

The arts of spelling and translation were yet in their infancies when surnames began, so there are an enormous number of spelling variations of the names in early Scottish records. This is a particular problem with Scottish names because of the numerous times a name might have been loosely translated to English from Gaelic and back. Caragher has been spelled Farquharson, Farqharson, Farquharsen, MacFhearchair (Gaelic), Caraher and many more.

Early Notables of the Caragher family

Findla Mor Farguharson who died at the Battle of Pinkie bearing the Royal Standard. John Farquharson (1699-1782), was an outlawed Scottish Jesuit priest during the era of the...
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Migration of the Caragher family to Ireland

Some of the Caragher family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Migration of the Caragher family

This oppression forced many Scots to leave their homelands. Most of these chose North America as their destination. Although the journey left many sick and poor, these immigrants were welcomed the hardy with great opportunity. Many of these settlers stood up for their newfound freedom in the American War of Independence. More recently, Scots abroad have recovered much of their collective heritage through highland games and other patriotic functions and groups. An examination of passenger and immigration lists has located various settlers bearing the name Caragher: Harry Farquharson, who came to Virginia in 1716; Alexander Farquharson, who is on record in Halifax Nova Scotia in 1795; Alexander Farquharson, along with John, Donald, Duncan, Peter and William, were among Scots banished to the American Plantations (Barbados) in 1745-7. Other records show John Farquharsen settling in Savanna, Georgia in 1822.