Turlough History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Turlough

What does the name Turlough mean?

The Turlough surname is an Anglicization, derived from the Irish Gaelic "Mac Toirdhealbhaigh."

Early Origins of the Turlough family

The surname Turlough was first found in Leinster, where they held a family seat as chiefs of Hy-Cinselagh. Irish history, after the Norman Conquest of England, was strongly influenced by the invasion of Strongbow in 1172, almost equal to the enormous Irish cultural impact on England Scotland, Wales and the whole of Europe before the Norman Conquest from the 1st to 7th centuries. Many Irish clanns, sept names were intermixed and family groupings became almost indistinguishable. This family name was found later in Armagh and Down to the north where the name also became a Christian Name.

Early History of the Turlough family

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Turlough Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: McTurley, Turley, McTirlay, Turlough, McTurlogh, McTorrilogh, Torley, McTerrelly, Terrance, Terence, Terry, McTorrilogh, McTirloch and many more.

Early Notables of the Turlough family

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Migration of the Turlough family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Edward Turley, who received a land patent in Maryland in 1674; Francis Turley, who came to Virginia in 1682; James Turley, who arrived in Charles Town [Charleston], South Carolina from Ireland in 1791 aboard the brig ".

Contemporary Notables of the name Turlough (post 1700) +

Séamus Turlough McElwaine (1960-1986), Irish volunteer in the South Fermanagh Brigade of IRA killed by the Special Air Service in 1986