The spelling and overall form of Irish names tend to vary widely over time. The original Gaelic form of the name Glent is Mag Flhloinn, which is derived from the word "flann," which means "ruddy."
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Early Origins of the Glent family
The surname Glent was first found in county Athlone, where they held a family seat from ancient times.
Early History of the Glent family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Glent research. Another 98 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1014 and 1172 are included under the topic Early Glent History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Glent Spelling Variations
Within archives, many different spelling variations exist for the surname Glent. Ancient scribes and church officials recorded names as they were pronounced, often resulting in the name of the single person being recorded under several different spellings. Different spellings that were found include MacGlynn, MacGlinn, McGlynn, McGlinn and others.
Early Notables of the Glent family
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Migration of the Glent family
In the 18th and 19th centuries hundreds of thousands of Irish people immigrated to North American shores. The early settlers were enticed by the promise of their own land, but they were moderately well off in Ireland when they decided to emigrate. Therefore, they were merely carrying out a long and carefully thought out decision. The 1840s saw the emergence of a very different trend: thousands of extremely desperate people crammed into passenger boats hoping to find any type of opportunity. The Irish of this decade had seen their homeland severely stricken by crop failures which resulted in widespread disease and starvation. At whatever time the Irish immigrants came to North America, they were instrumental in the rapid development of the emerging nations of the United States and what would become known as Canada. An exhaustive search of passenger and immigration lists has revealed many persons bearing the name Glent, or one of its variants: Patrick MacGlyn settled in Philadelphia in 1851; Thomas MacGlynn settled in Philadelphia in 1871; the McGlinns landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania between 1830 and 1871.
