| ![Show Contents]() Connaghan History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Ireland The Connaghan surname comes from a proud and ancient past. The name Connaghan appeared originally in Gaelic as Ó Connachtain. 1 Early Origins of the Connaghan familyThe surname Connaghan was first found in County Sligo (Irish: Sligeach), in the province of Connacht in Northwestern Ireland, where they held a family seat from very ancient times. Early History of the Connaghan familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Connaghan research. Another 91 words (6 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Connaghan History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Connaghan Spelling VariationsThose scribes in Ireland during the Middle Ages recorded names as they sounded. Consequently, in this era many people were recorded under different spellings each time their name was written down. Research on the Connaghan family name revealed numerous spelling variations, including Cunigan, Conigan, Cunnigan, Conaghan, Conaughan, O'Cunigan, O'Conaghan, Connaghan, Connaughan, Kinneghan, Kinnegan and many more. Early Notables of the Connaghan familyMore information is included under the topic Early Connaghan Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Connaghan migration to the United States | + |
A massive amount of Ireland's native population left the island in the 19th century for North America and Australia in hopes of finding more opportunities and an escape from discrimination and oppression. A great portion of these migrants arrived on the eastern shores of the North American continent. Although they were generally poor and destitute, and, therefore, again discriminated against, these Irish people were heartily welcomed for the hard labor involved in the construction of railroads, canals, roadways, and buildings. Many others were put to work in the newly established factories or agricultural projects that were so essential to the development of what would become two of the wealthiest nations in the world. The Great Potato Famine during the late 1840s initiated the largest wave of Iris immigration. Early North American immigration and passenger lists have revealed a number of people bearing the name Connaghan or a variant listed above:
Connaghan Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- John Connaghan, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1745 2
| Contemporary Notables of the name Connaghan (post 1700) | + |
- Denis C. Connaghan (b. 1976), Scottish retired footballer
- Denis Connaghan (1945-2024), Scottish football goalkeeper
- MacLysaght, Edward, The Surnames of Ireland. Ireland: Irish Academic Press, sixth edition, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-7165-2366-3)
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
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Connaghan migration to the United States 
