| ![Show Contents]() Farel History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Ireland
Etymology of FarelWhat does the name Farel mean? The Farel surname comes from the Irish Gaelic name Ó Fearghail, which means "a valiant warrior." (O'Hart) Early Origins of the Farel familyThe surname Farel was first found in Leinster, where they were found mainly in County Longford. Feargal, Prince of Annaly appears number 105 on the "Line of Ir" descendants. Ir was the fifth son of Milesius of Spain. This Feargal was slain fighting on the aide of Brian Boru at the Battle of Clontarf in 1014. However, some writers doubt this claim. From this progenitor, rose O'Farrell Ban, O'Farrell of Rathline, O'Farrell, the Chiefs of Clanhugh, O'Farrell of Mugh Treagha, O'Farrell of Kenagh and O'Farrell, Chiefs of Clanawley. (O'Hart) Early History of the Farel familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Farel research. Another 185 words (13 lines of text) covering the years 1235, 1248 and 1659 are included under the topic Early Farel History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Farel Spelling VariationsIndividual scribes in the Ireland during the Middle Ages would often record a person's name various ways. How the name was recorded depended on what that particular scribe believed the proper spelling for the name pronounced to him was. Spelling variations revealed in the search for the origin of the Farel family name include Ferrell, Farrell, O'Ferrall, O'Farrell, Farrelly, Fraleigh, Frawley, Frahill and many more. Early Notables of the Farel familyJean François Ferrel, a musician in Paris about the middle of the 17th century, wrote a small pamphlet 'A savoir que les maistres de dance, qui sont de vrays maistres larrons à l'endroit des violons de France, n'ont pas royale commission...
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| Farel migration to the United States | + |
In the late 18th century, Irish families began emigrating to North America in the search of a plot of land to call their own. This pattern of emigration grew steadily until the 1840s when the Great Potato Famine of the 1840s cause thousands of Irish to flee the death and disease that accompanied the disaster. Those that made it alive to the shores of the United States and British North America (later to become Canada) were, however, instrumental in the development of those two powerful nations. Many of these Irish immigrants proudly bore the name of Farel:
Farel Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Michael Farel, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1773 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Farel (post 1700) | + |
- Guillaume Farel (1489-1565), French reformer
- Farel Dalrymple (b. 1972), award-winning American artist and alternative comics creator
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: Cu reabtha
Motto Translation: The rampaging dog.
- 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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