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t. e. The Kale (also Kalá, Valshanange; Welsh: Roma yng Nghymru, Sipsiwn Cymreig, Cale) are a group of Romani people in Wales. Many claim to be descendants of Abram Wood, who was the first Rom to reside permanently and exclusively in Wales in the early 18th century, although Romanichal Travellers have appeared in Wales since the 16th century. [2]
Welcome from the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media. I am very pleased to welcome you to irishgenealogy.ie the website dedicated to helping you search for family history records for past generations. The website is now home to the historic records of Births, Marriages and Deaths of the General Register Office.
The first known Irish surnames date back to the 11th century and were originally patronymic, meaning they were based on the father’s name. The most common prefixes in these early surnames were “O” and “Mac,” indicating “descendant of” and “son of,” respectively.
Jul 14, 2012 · Gaelic Surnames: Source of “Mac” and “Ó”. Many of the Irish surnames with which you are familiar — Murphy, Sweeny, Ryan, etc. — come from the culture of the Gaels: The Celts that populated Ireland (and ultimately Scotland and the Isle of Man). Gaelic surnames are “patronymics,” that is, they indicate patrilineal descent.
Nolan is a surname, of Irish origin from Ó Nualláin, derived from Irish nuall meaning "noble, famous" combined with a diminutive suffix. According to historian C. Thomas Cairney, the O'Nolans in Ireland were one of the chiefly families of the Loígis tribe who in turn came from the Cruthin tribe who were the first Celts to settle in Ireland from between 800 and 500 BC.
Some Irish-language names derive from English names, e.g. Éamonn from Edmund. Some Irish-language names have English equivalents, both deriving from a common source, e.g Irish Máire (anglicised Maura ), Máirín ( Máire + - ín "a diminutive suffix"; anglicised Maureen) and English Mary all derive from French: Marie, which ultimately derives ...
The Ocean Plague: or, A Voyage to Quebec in an Irish Emigrant Vessel is based upon the diary of Robert Whyte who, in 1847, crossed the Atlantic from Dublin to Quebec in an Irish emigrant ship. His account of the journey provides invaluable eyewitness testimony to the trauma and tragedy that many emigrants had to face en route to their new lives ...
