| ![Show Contents]() Creaghan History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Ireland The Irish name Creaghan has a long Gaelic heritage to its credit. The original Gaelic form of the name Creaghan is Ó Croidheagain, from the word "croidhe," which means "heart." 1 Early Origins of the Creaghan familyThe surname Creaghan was first found in Donegal (Irish: Dún na nGall), northwest Ireland in the province of Ulster, sometimes referred to as County Tyrconnel, where they held a family seat from ancient times. Early History of the Creaghan familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Creaghan research. Another 65 words (5 lines of text) covering the year 1616 is included under the topic Early Creaghan History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Creaghan Spelling VariationsIrish names were rarely spelled consistently in the Middle Ages. Spelling variations of the name Creaghan dating from that time include Cregan, Crean, O'Crean, O'Cryan, Creaghan, Creegan, Creahan, Crehan, Creane and many more. Early Notables of the Creaghan familyMore information is included under the topic Early Creaghan Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Creaghan migration to the United States | + |
The 19th century saw a great wave of Irish families leaving Ireland for the distant shores of North America and Australia. These families often left their homeland hungry, penniless, and destitute due to the policies of England. Those Irish immigrants that survived the long sea passage initially settled on the eastern seaboard of the continent. Some, however, moved north to a then infant Canada as United Empire Loyalists after ironically serving with the English in the American War of Independence. Others that remained in America later joined the westward migration in search of land. The greatest influx of Irish immigrants, though, came to North America during the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s. Thousands left Ireland at this time for North America, and those who arrived were immediately put to work building railroads, coal mines, bridges, and canals. In fact, the foundations of today's powerful nations of the United States and Canada were to a larger degree built by the Irish. Archival documents indicate that members of the Creaghan family relocated to North American shores quite early:
Creaghan Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Patrick John Creaghan, who landed in Savanna(h), Georgia in 1859 2
| Contemporary Notables of the name Creaghan (post 1700) | + |
- John A. Creaghan, American politician, U.S. Consular Agent in Newcastle, 1926-29 3
The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Cor mundum crea in me, Deus
Motto Translation: Create in me a clean heart, O God.
- 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)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 28) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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Creaghan migration to the United States 
