| ![Show Contents]() Neligan History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Ireland
Etymology of NeliganWhat does the name Neligan mean? The Irish form of the surname Neligan is Ó Niallagain, from the Christian name Niall. 1 Early Origins of the Neligan familyThe surname Neligan was first found in south Leinster, where in 1315, Richard Nelgan, a follower of the Kavanaghs, was an interpreter between Richard II and the Irish chiefs. In the city of Kilkenny, John Neligan was a merchant and Nicholas Neligan a householder. Ballynelligan, named for the family, is near Lismore, County Waterford. The name is most frequent in Counties Cork and Kerry. 1 Early History of the Neligan familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Neligan research. Another 31 words (2 lines of text) covering the years 1815 and 1863 are included under the topic Early Neligan History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Neligan Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Neligan, O'Neligan, Nelligan and others. Early Notables of the Neligan family- John Moore Neligan (1815-1863), an Irish physician who wrote a standard book on medicines. He was the son of a medical practitioner and was born at Clonmel, co. Tipperary, in 1815. 2
- John Hopley Neligan, was a character in The Adventure of Black Peter, a Sherlock Holmes story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
| Neligan migration to the United States | + |
Neligan Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- John Neligan, who was naturalized in Missouri in 1840
- John Neligan, aged 36, who arrived in Missouri in 1840 3
- William Neligan, who was naturalized in Pennsylvania in 1848
| Contemporary Notables of the name Neligan (post 1700) | + |
- David Neligan (1899-1983), better known as "The Spy in the Castle" in the Irish War of Independence 1919-1921
- Maurice Neligan (1937-2010), Irish heart surgeon, activist, newspaper columnist and media commentator, performed Ireland's first heart transplant
- Rev. Moore Richard Neligan (1863-1922), noted Irish-born Anglican bishop
- Lieutenant Colonel Maurice Neligan (1886-1923), British-born Australian soldier, recipient of the Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George, a Distinguished Service Order & Bar, a Distinguished Conduct Medal and five Mention in Dispatches
- MacLysaght, Edward, More Irish Families. Dublin: Irish Academic Press, 1982. Print. (ISBN 0-7165-0126-0)
- Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. 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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