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![Show Contents]() O'Hartigant 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 O'Hartigant is Ó hArtigain, which connotes a descendant of Art. 1 Early Origins of the O'Hartigant familyThe surname O'Hartigant 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 O'Hartigant familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our O'Hartigant research. Another 80 words (6 lines of text) are included under the topic Early O'Hartigant History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. O'Hartigant Spelling VariationsWithin archives, many different spelling variations exist for the surname O'Hartigant. Ancient scribes and church officials recorded names as they were pronounced, often resulting in the name of the single person being recorded under several different spellings. Different spellings that were found include Hartigan, O'Hartigan, Hartagan, Hartegan, Hartigon, Hartagon and many more. Early Notables of the O'Hartigant familyMore information is included under the topic Early O'Hartigant Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the O'Hartigant familyIrish families fled the English-colonized Ireland in record numbers during the 19th century for North America. Many of those destitute families died from disease during, and even shortly after, the long journey. Although those that immigrated before the Great Potato Famine of the 1840s often were granted a tract of land, those that arrived later were generally accommodated in urban centers or in work camps. Those in the urban centers would labor in the manufacturing sector, whereas those in work camps would to build critical infrastructures such as bridges, canals, roads, and railways. Regardless of when these Irish immigrants came to North America, they were critical for the rapid development of the young nations of the United States and Canada. Early immigration and passenger lists have recorded many early immigrants bearing the name of O'Hartigant: 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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- Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
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