| ![Show Contents]() McDonold History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Ireland
Etymology of McDonoldWhat does the name McDonold mean? The Hebrides islands and the west coast of Scotland are the ancestral home of the McDonold family. Their name comes from the Anglicized version of the Gaelic personal name Mac Dhomhnuill. McDonold is a patronymic surname, which belongs to the category of hereditary surnames. The surname McDonold arose from the vernacular naming tradition, whereby surnames were formed by adopting the given name of one's father, or another ancestor. This name was first found in Kintyre, where members of this family had resided for many years. Most historians note the name claims descent through the High Kings of Ireland, namely Colla Uais and Conn of the Hundred Battles. Movement between Scotland and Ireland was very frequent over the centuries. (O'Hart) McDonold Coat of Arms CreationThe story of the cross is that an ancestor of the MacDonalds helped St Patrick to establish Christianity in Ireland, and in this way had the cross associated with his name. The MacDonald motto is in Gaelic " Air muir 's air tir " ; in Latin, " Per mare per terras." Sir Walter Scott in The Lord of the Isles writes :- " Lord of the Isles, my trust's in thee As firm as Ailsa rock ; Rush on with Highland sword and targe, I with my Carrick spearmen charge, Go forward to the shock." 1 Early Origins of the McDonold familyThe surname McDonold was first found in Kintyre, and much of the Eastern islands and coast-lands where members of this Clan, descended through Somerled, Lord of the Isles and had resided for many years. Early History of the McDonold familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our McDonold research. Another 300 words (21 lines of text) covering the years 1329, 1335, 1336, 1341, 1342, 1386, 1415, 1420, 1424, 1449, 1456, 1498, 1603, 1692 and 1890 are included under the topic Early McDonold History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. McDonold Spelling VariationsMedieval translation of Gaelic names could not be referred to as an accurate process. Spelling was not yet standardized, and names in documents from that era are riddled with spelling variations. McDonold has been written as MacDonald, Macdonald, McDonald, Donaldson, MacDonny and many more. Early Notables of the McDonold familyJohn of Islay, or John MacDonald, (d. 1386), the first Lord of the Isles (1336-1386) and chief of Clan Donald. He was he was the son of Angus Og Macdonald, who died at Isla about 1329, and was buried at Icolmkill. The Macdonalds trace their descent from Donald, elder son of Refinald, second son of Sommerled of Argyll, king of the Isles. On account of a dispute with the regent regarding certain lands, John of Isla joined the party of Edward Baliol, to whom, in consideration of a grant of the lands of Mull, Skye, Isla, Gigha, Kintyre, Knapdale, &c., he...
Another 354 words (25 lines of text) are included under the topic Early McDonold Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the McDonold family to IrelandSome of the McDonold family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 66 words (5 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| McDonold migration to the United States | + |
Ancestors of many of the Dalriadan families who crossed the Atlantic still live along the east coast of the United States and Canada. Some Scottish settlers arrived in Canada during the American War of Independence as United Empire Loyalists, while others stayed south to fight for a new nation. The descendants of Scottish settlers in both countries began to rediscover their heritage in the 19th and 20th centuries through Clan societies and highland games. An inquiry into the early roots of North American families has revealed a number of immigrants bearing the name McDonold or a variant listed above:
McDonold Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Brian McDonold, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1828 2
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: Per mare per terras
Motto Translation: By sea and by land.
- Polson, Alexander, The Romance of Scottish Crests and Mottoes. Inverness: Walter Alexander, Inglis Street 1929. Print
- 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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