| ![Show Contents]() Magauran History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Ireland The Magauran surname was originally the Irish Gaelic Mag Shamhrain, which is derived from the word "samhra," meaning "summer." 1 Early Origins of the Magauran familyThe surname Magauran was first found in County Cavan. The family claim descent through "Breannan, brother of Hugh Fionn who is No. 93 on the 'O'Rourke' pedigree." 1 Early History of the Magauran familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Magauran research. Another 73 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1410, 1444, 1476, 1481, 1547, 1581, 1587 and 1593 are included under the topic Early Magauran History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Magauran Spelling VariationsBefore widespread literacy came to Ireland, a name was often recorded under several different variations during the life of its bearer. Accordingly, numerous spelling variations were revealed in the search for the origin of the name Magauran family name. Variations found include MacGovern, Magauran, MacGoveran, MacGoverin and others. Early Notables of the Magauran familyNotable amongst the family name at this time was - Cormac Mác Shamhradháin (Anglicized as Cormack Magauran or McGovern) (c.1410-1476), Roman Catholic Bishop of Ardagh (1444 to 1476)
 Magauran migration to the United States | + |
To escape the religious and political discrimination they experienced primarily at the hands of the English, thousands of Irish left their homeland in the 19th century. These migrants typically settled in communities throughout the East Coast of North America, but also joined the wagon trains moving out to the Midwest. Ironically, when the American War of Independence began, many Irish settlers took the side of England, and at the war's conclusion moved north to Canada. These United Empire Loyalists, were granted land along the St. Lawrence River and the Niagara Peninsula. Other Irish immigrants settled in Newfoundland, the Ottawa Valley, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. The greatest influx of Irish immigrants, however, came to North America during the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s. Thousands left Ireland at this time for North America and Australia. Many of those numbers, however, did not live through the long sea passage. These Irish settlers to North America were immediately put to work building railroads, coal mines, bridges, and canals. Irish settlers made an inestimable contribution to the building of the New World. Early North American immigration records have revealed a number of people bearing the Irish name Magauran or a variant listed above, including:
Magauran Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- James C Magauran, aged 25, who arrived in Maryland in 1812 2
- Michael Magauran, who landed in Somerset County, Pennsylvania in 1828 2
- Hugh Magauran, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1838
- O'Hart, John, Irish Pedigrees 5th Edition in 2 Volumes. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1976. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0737-4)
- 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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Magauran migration to the United States 
