The original Gaelic form of Torly was Ó Maoltuile or Mac Maoltuile. While tuile means flood, this element of the name, in this case probably represents toile, the genitive form of toil which means will. Thus the name probably means the will of God.
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Early Origins of the Torly family
The surname Torly 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 Torly family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Torly research. Another 143 words (10 lines of text) covering the year 1691 is included under the topic Early Torly History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Torly Spelling Variations
Within the archives researched, many different spelling variations of the surname Torly were found. These included One reason for the many variations is that scribes and church officials often spelled an individual's name as it sounded. This imprecise method often led to many versions. MacAtilla, MacTully, Tully, Multilly, MacTorley and many more.
Early Notables of the Torly family
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Migration of the Torly family
The 19th century saw a great wave of Irish families leaving Ireland for the distant shores of North America and Australia. These families often left their homeland hungry, penniless, and destitute due to the policies of England. Those Irish immigrants that survived the long sea passage initially settled on the eastern seaboard of the continent. Some, however, moved north to a then infant Canada as United Empire Loyalists after ironically serving with the English in the American War of Independence. Others that remained in America later joined the westward migration in search of land. The greatest influx of Irish immigrants, though, came to North America during the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s. Thousands left Ireland at this time for North America, and those who arrived were immediately put to work building railroads, coal mines, bridges, and canals. In fact, the foundations of today's powerful nations of the United States and Canada were to a larger degree built by the Irish. Archival documents indicate that members of the Torly family relocated to North American shores quite early: Phillip MacTorley who settled in Philadelphia in 1828; Charles, David, Edward, James, John, Patrick, Thomas and William Tully all arrived in Philadelphia between 1840 and 1860..
