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Where did the Irish McGonigle family come from? What is the Irish McGonigle family crest and coat of arms? When did the McGonigle family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the McGonigle family history?Irish names tend to vary widely in their spelling and overall form. The original Gaelic form of the name McGonigle is Mag Congail, which means son of the most valorous one.
Before widespread literacy came to Ireland, a name was often recorded under several different variations during the life of its bearer. Accordingly, numerous spelling variations were revealed in the search for the origin of the name McGonigle family name. Variations found include MacGonigle, MacGonagle, Magonagle, Magonigele and many more.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our McGonigle research. Another 217 words(16 lines of text) are included under the topic Early McGonigle History in all our PDF Extended History products.
More information is included under the topic Early McGonigle Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.
During the 19th century thousands of impoverished Irish families made the long journey to British North America and the United States. These people were leaving a land that had become beset with poverty, lack of opportunity, and hunger. In North America, they hoped to find land, work, and political and religious freedoms. Although the majority of the immigrants that survived the long sea passage did make these discoveries, it was not without much perseverance and hard work: by the mid-19th century land suitable for agriculture was short supply, especially in British North America, in the east; the work available was generally low paying and physically taxing construction or factory work; and the English stereotypes concerning the Irish, although less frequent and vehement, were, nevertheless, present in the land of freedom, liberty, and equality for all men. The largest influx of Irish settlers occurred with Great Potato Famine during the late 1840s. Research into passenger and immigration lists has brought forth evidence of the early members of the McGonigle family in North America:
McGonigle Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
McGonigle Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
McGonigle Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
The McGonigle Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The McGonigle Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.
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