| ![Show Contents]() Heardagane History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Ireland The spelling and overall form of Irish names tend to vary widely over time. The original Gaelic form of the name Heardagane is Ó hArtigain, which connotes a descendant of Art. 1 Early Origins of the Heardagane familyThe surname Heardagane was first found in counties Clare and Limerick (Irish: Luimneach) located in Southwestern Ireland, in the province of Munster, where they held a family seat from ancient times. 2 One of the first records of the family was of Cineth O'Hartigan (died 975), an Irish poet from the north of Ireland, perhaps best known for his "Dinnsenchus," a work which relates the legendary history of the duns, lakes, plains and mountains of Ireland. It gives a prose account of each place, followed by an account in verse. 3 Early History of the Heardagane familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Heardagane research. Another 80 words (6 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Heardagane History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Heardagane Spelling VariationsThe general population of Ireland, like those of Europe and Britain during the Middle Ages, scribes recorded people's names as they saw fit. As a result, surnames often had many spelling variations. For Heardagane some of these variations included: Hartigan, O'Hartigan, Hartagan, Hartegan, Hartigon, Hartagon and many more. Early Notables of the Heardagane familyMore information is included under the topic Early Heardagane Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Heardagane familyThe 18th and 19th centuries saw many Irish families immigrate to North America in search of land and opportunities. The largest influx of Irish immigrants to the United States and British North America came during the 1840s when the Great Potato Famine laid waste to their homeland. Hundreds of thousands left the island in an attempt to escape the starvation and disease it brought. Although the arrival of such a large number of destitute Irish was not welcomed by the established population in the United States and what would become known as Canada at the time, these Irish were an essential element to the rapid development of these growing industrial nations. They filled the demand for the cheap labor needed for the work in factories and in the construction of bridges, roads, canals, and railways. An examination of passenger and immigration lists has revealed many immigrants bearing the name of Heardagane or one of its variants: James, Michael, Patrick and Thomas Hartigan arrived in Canada in 1839; Michael Hartigan arrived in Baltimore with his wife and five children in 1820. In Newfoundland, Denis settled in St. John's in 1804.
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