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![Show Contents]() O'Hartigyn 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'Hartigyn is Ó hArtigain, which connotes a descendant of Art. 1 Early Origins of the O'Hartigyn familyThe surname O'Hartigyn 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'Hartigyn familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our O'Hartigyn research. Another 80 words (6 lines of text) are included under the topic Early O'Hartigyn History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. O'Hartigyn Spelling VariationsMany variations of the name O'Hartigyn were found in archives from the Middle Ages. The spelling and language in which the people's names were recorded was often up to the individual scribe. Variations of the name O'Hartigyn found include Hartigan, O'Hartigan, Hartagan, Hartegan, Hartigon, Hartagon and many more. Early Notables of the O'Hartigyn familyMore information is included under the topic Early O'Hartigyn Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the O'Hartigyn familyIn the 18th and 19th centuries hundreds of thousands of Irish people immigrated to North American shores. The early settlers were enticed by the promise of their own land, but they were moderately well off in Ireland when they decided to emigrate. Therefore, they were merely carrying out a long and carefully thought out decision. The 1840s saw the emergence of a very different trend: thousands of extremely desperate people crammed into passenger boats hoping to find any type of opportunity. The Irish of this decade had seen their homeland severely stricken by crop failures which resulted in widespread disease and starvation. At whatever time the Irish immigrants came to North America, they were instrumental in the rapid development of the emerging nations of the United States and what would become known as Canada. An exhaustive search of passenger and immigration lists has revealed many persons bearing the name O'Hartigyn, or one of its variants: 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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