In large part, emigration from Ireland was precipitated by continuing troubles between, on the one hand, the native Irish and Old English (Cambro-Norman descendants), and on the other, the English Planters and those who wished to impose Protestant parliamentary rule over Ireland. In 1601, the Irish chiefs lost a major battle against the English in … Read More
Table of Contents Settlement in Arkansas and Iowa Excerpt from Wexford Wanderings (reference 1) “Thomas Hoare (aka Hore) was born in the late 1790’s and grew up in Coldblow County in Wexford, Ireland. His calling to the priesthood began at an early age and in preparation he entered St. Kieran’s College. When his friend and … Read More
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
After several centuries of immigration and secondary migration, individuals and families carrying the Nolan family name or variants thereof (i.e. Nowlan, Nowlin, Nolin, Nolen, etc.) are now found throughout the world, albeit predominantly in English-speaking countries. ‘Nolan‘ is, by far, the most common variant spelling accounting for about 85-90% of all descendant Nolan households. However, this does … 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
According to the Annals of the Four Masters, some Nolans in Co. Cork descend from a tribe of Leinster (i.e. Corca Laoidhe) dating back to the first millenium. Based upon what is known about early known Nolan family i.e. banishment from Tara of brothers Eochaidh and Fiachra from Tara and subsequent settlement further south (e.g. … Read More
Reference: “Galway’s First Nolan Family – An Overview” by Roger Nowlan,p. 4 , Nolan Clan Newsletter, March 2009 Starting in the Middle Ages, as English became more and more the language of business and administration, Gaelic family names were gradually simplified and made more pronounceable and recordable in English. In the old Kingdom of Thomond … Read More
Reference: Nolan world domination – part 2, Nolan Clan Newsletter, Spring 2004 NOTE: Due to migration, city areas tend to have much higher concentrations of a surname irrespective of whether the surname has its origins in this area or not. Areas coloured Grey above have no occurrence of the Nolan surname. CAVEAT: The above information was … Read More
Table of Contents Various Origin Stories for the Kerry Nolans According to page 224 of the Nolan book “O’Nolan -The History of a People” by Rev John Nolan and Art Kavanagh published under the auspices of the Nolan Clan in the Millenium year, the O’Nolan’s were moved from county Leix to county Kerry at the behest … Read More
