| ![Show Contents]() Donaghue History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Ireland The many Irish surnames in use today have long rich histories behind them. The name Donaghue originally appeared in Gaelic as Ó Donnchadha, which means son of Donnchadh or son of Donagh. 1 Early Origins of the Donaghue familyThe surname Donaghue was first found in County Kerry (Irish:Ciarraí) part of the former County Desmond (14th-17th centuries), located in Southwestern Ireland, in Munster province, where they held a family seat from very ancient times. Early History of the Donaghue familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Donaghue research. Another 76 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1172, 1640, 1811, 1812 and 1893 are included under the topic Early Donaghue History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Donaghue Spelling VariationsIrish names recorded during the Middle Ages are characterized by many spelling variations. This preponderance of variations for common names can be explained by the fact that the scribes and church officials that kept records during that period individually decided how to capture one's name. These recorders primarily based their decisions on how the name was pronounced or what it meant. Research into the name Donaghue revealed many variations, including Donoghue, Donaghoe, Donaho, Donahoe, Donough, Donahue, Donahow, Doneghoe, Donehue, Donighue, Donohoe,Donahugh, Donohough, Donohow, Donohue, Donaughue, O'Donoghue, Dunphy, Donaghie, Donaghy and many more. Early Notables of the Donaghue familyAnother 28 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Donaghue Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Donaghue migration to the United States | + |
Under the rule of England, land ownership in Ireland changed dramatically, and many native Irish families found themselves renting out land to farm from absentee owners. This was one of the prime reasons that immigration to North America began in the late 18th century: Irish farmers dreamed of owning their own parcel of land to work for themselves. At this point, the immigrants were at least of modest means for the passage across the Atlantic was often quite dear. In the 1840s the Great Potato Famine created an exodus of people of quite different means. These people were most often destitute: they either sold anything they had to gain a passage or they were sponsored by philanthropic societies. Many of these immigrants were sick from disease and starvation: as a result many did not survive the long transatlantic journey. Although those settlers that did survive were often despised and discriminated against by people already established in these nations, they were critical to rapid development of the powerful industrial nations of the United States and the country that would later become known as Canada. An examination of immigration and passenger lists shows many persons bearing the name of Donaghue or one of its variants:
Donaghue Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Catherine, Charles, Dennis, Ellen, John, Mary, Michael, Patrick, and Thomas Donaghue, who, who settled in Philadelphia, and New York State
- Matthew Donaghue, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1823 2
- Patrick Donaghue, who landed in New York in 1838 2
- Michael Donaghue, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1840 2
- Bridget Donaghue who settled in Boston Massachusetts in 1850
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| Donaghue migration to Canada | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Donaghue Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century- Anne Donaghue, aged 40, who arrived in Canada in 1823
- Katharine Donaghue, aged 7, who arrived in Canada in 1823
- Margaret Donaghue, aged 4, who landed in Canada in 1823
- Mary Donaghue, aged 2, who arrived in Canada in 1823
- Pat Donaghue, aged 44, who landed in Canada in 1823
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| Donaghue migration to Australia | + |
Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: Donaghue Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- Patrick Donaghue, aged 26, a labourer, who arrived in South Australia in 1856 aboard the ship "Violet"
- David Donaghue, aged 15, a labourer, who arrived in South Australia in 1858 aboard the ship "Sir Thomas Gresham" 3
- Michael Donaghue, aged 25, a labourer, who arrived in South Australia in 1858 aboard the ship "Sir Thomas Gresham" 3
| Donaghue migration to New Zealand | + |
Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include: Donaghue Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- M. Donaghue, aged 18, a dairymaid, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Woodlark" in 1874
- Johanna Donaghue, aged 20, a servant, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Rakaia" in 1878
| Contemporary Notables of the name Donaghue (post 1700) | + |
- L. F. Donaghue, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1912
- Kathleen Donaghue, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 2000
- 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)
- South Australian Register Monday 20th March 1854. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) Sir Thomas Gresham 1858. Retrieved http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/sirthomasgresham1858.shtml
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