The original Gaelic versions of today's Irish names demonstrate a proud, ancient past. The original Gaelic form of the name Cartill is Mac Ardghail, from the word "ardghal," which means "high valor."
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Early Origins of the Cartill family
The surname Cartill was first found in County Louth (Irish: Lú) the smallest county in Ireland, located on the East coast, in the Province of Leinster, where they held a family seat from very ancient times.
Early History of the Cartill family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cartill research. Another 118 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1172 and 1592 are included under the topic Early Cartill History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Cartill Spelling Variations
The Middle Ages saw a great number of spelling variations for surnames common to the Irish landscape. One reason for these variations is the fact that surnames were not rigidly fixed by this period. The following variations for the name Cartill were encountered in the archives: Cardle, McCardle, Cardell, McCardel, McCardell and others.
Early Notables of the Cartill family
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Migration of the Cartill family
In the 19th century, thousands of Irish left their English-occupied homeland for North America. Like most new world settlers, the Irish initially settled on the eastern shores of the continent but began to move westward with the promise of owning land. The height of this Irish migration came during the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s. With apparently nothing to lose, Irish people left on ships bound for North America and Australia. Unfortunately a great many of these passengers lost their lives - the only thing many had left - to disease, starvation, and accidents during the long and dangerous journey. Those who did safely arrive in "the land of opportunities" were often used for the hard labor of building railroads, coal mines, bridges, and canals. The Irish were critical to the quick development of the infrastructure of the United States and Canada. Passenger and immigration lists indicate that members of the Cartill family came to North America quite early: Arthur, Edward, Henry, James, William Cardell all settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania between 1840 and 1860; James McCardle, also Michael, Owen, Patrick, Philip, Thomas, and James McArdy all settled in Philadelphia between 1840 and 1860. Arthur, Peter, Philip and Mary McCardel settled in Pennsylvania between 1773 and 1845.
