The name Scahil is an Anglicization of the sept name "Mac Sgaithghil." The "Mac" prefix over time was changed to an "O" prefix, but neither are currently in use.
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Early Origins of the Scahil family
The surname Scahil was first found in O'Dugan's Topographical Poem written about 1365. In the poem the Mac Sgaithghil sept was referred to as "of beautiful studs" and "over Corca Mogha." Corca Mogha, or Corcamoe, was the area originally held by the sept and is equated with the current parish of Kilkerrin in east County Galway (Irish: Gaillimh) part of the province of Connacht, located on the west coast of the Island. The Mac Sgaithghil sept, however, was dispossessed of its lands in the 12th century by the Concannons.
Early History of the Scahil family
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Scahil Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Scahill, Scahil, Mac Scahill, O Scahill and others.
Early Notables of the Scahil family
the Scahill family of Galway
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Migration of the Scahil family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Margaret Scahill, who arrived in Boston in 1850 as a bonded passenger; James Scahill and his family, who landed in New Orleans in 1851; Martin Scahill, who was naturalized in Pennsylvania in 1860.
