Reference: “Early Nolan Presence in Newfoundland”, by Roger Nowlan; Nolan Clan Newsletter, Spring 2004 From time immemorial, the Micmac Indians of Nova Scotia regularly crossed over to Newfoundland each summer to fish along the South Shore of Newfoundland. Already starting in the early 1500’s, French Basque ports and ports in Normandy, Brittany and along the … Read More
With the arrival of the Anglo-Normans in the 12th century, Nolans in Leinster began to wander farther afield. Some are believed to have distanced themselves ending up, for example, in County Galway, while others, especially in the context of the Crusades, may have sought closer ties ending up, for example, in France. The “De Nollent” … Read More
Table of Contents 1922-1923 CIVIL WAR CASUALTIES (collected by Chris A. Nolan of the Nolan Clan) James Nolan of Kenyon Street, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary,an anti-Treaty soldier was killed on Monday August 14, 1922, when a mine he was planting at Nenagh Barracks exploded prematurely. The dead man was a 32 year old father of one. Patrick Nolan of … Read More
Table of Contents Introduction This article focuses on the history of the Knights Templar and explores possible early links between it, the O’Nolans of Ireland and the De Nollent family of France with known origins in Normandy. In the process possible links to families bearing variants of the Nolan family name are also identified. Early … Read More
In large part, emigration from Ireland was precipitated by ongoing tensions between, on the one hand, the native Irish and Old English (Cambro-Norman descendants), and, on the other, the English Planters and those who sought to impose Protestant parliamentary rule over Ireland. In 1601, the Irish chiefs lost a major battle against the English in … Read More
