| ![Show Contents]() McTighe History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
- Origins Available:
 Ireland The original Gaelic form of McTighe was Mac Taidh or Ó Taidhg. Early Origins of the McTighe familyThe surname McTighe was first found in County Galway (Irish: Gaillimh) part of the province of Connacht, located on the west coast of the Island, where they held a family seat from ancient times. Early History of the McTighe familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our McTighe research. Another 95 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1172, 1493, 1583, 1589, 1772 and 1810 are included under the topic Early McTighe History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. McTighe Spelling VariationsPronunciation, rather than spelling, guided scribes and church officials when recording names during the Middle Ages. This practice often resulted in one person's name being recorded under several different spellings. Numerous spelling variations of the surname McTighe are preserved in these old documents. The various spellings of the name that were found include MacTeige, McTeige, MacTigue, McTigue, MacCaig, MacCaige, McCaig, McCaige, MacKaig, McKaig, MacKeague, McKeague, McKeage, MacTague and many more. Early Notables of the McTighe familyAnother 41 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early McTighe Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 McTighe migration to the United States | + |
A massive amount of Ireland's native population left the island in the 19th century for North America and Australia in hopes of finding more opportunities and an escape from discrimination and oppression. A great portion of these migrants arrived on the eastern shores of the North American continent. Although they were generally poor and destitute, and, therefore, again discriminated against, these Irish people were heartily welcomed for the hard labor involved in the construction of railroads, canals, roadways, and buildings. Many others were put to work in the newly established factories or agricultural projects that were so essential to the development of what would become two of the wealthiest nations in the world. The Great Potato Famine during the late 1840s initiated the largest wave of Iris immigration. Early North American immigration and passenger lists have revealed a number of people bearing the name McTighe or a variant listed above:
McTighe Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Thomas McTighe, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1878 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name McTighe (post 1700) | + |
- John P. McTighe, American politician, Member of Pennsylvania State House of Representatives from Allegheny County, 1901 2
- The Very Rev. Robert McTighe MA (1950-1958), English cleric, Dean of Clogher
- Pete McTighe, British writer and actor who has worked on various TV and film productions in the UK and Australia
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: Summum nec metuam diem nec optem
Motto Translation: May I neither dread nor desire the last day.
- 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)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 14) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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McTighe migration to the United States 
