Show ContentsFoggarty History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The original Gaelic form of Foggarty was Ó Fogartaigh, meaning exiled. [1]

Early Origins of the Foggarty family

The surname Foggarty was first found in County Tipperary (Irish: Thiobraid Árann), established in the 13th century in South-central Ireland, in the province of Munster, where they held a family seat from ancient times.

Early History of the Foggarty family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Foggarty research. Another 53 words (4 lines of text) covering the year 1072 is included under the topic Early Foggarty History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Foggarty Spelling Variations

The archives that survive today demonstrate the difficulty experienced by the scribes of the Middle Ages in their attempts to record these names in writing. Spelling variations of the name Foggarty dating from that time include Fogarty, O'Fogarty, Foggarty, Fogherty, Foguety, Foggerty, Fogerty and many more.

Early Notables of the Foggarty family

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Australia Foggarty migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Foggarty Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • Mr. William Foggarty, Irish convict who was convicted in Ireland, transported aboard the "Cadet" on 9th April 1844, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) [2]


  1. MacLysaght, Edward, The Surnames of Ireland. Ireland: Irish Academic Press, sixth edition, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-7165-2366-3)
  2. Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 17th November 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/cadet/


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