The most important aspect of this book is that he shows that often a surname in ulster can be of scottish, irish, or english background. However if you think the family is scottish and find it in a scottish surname book. The foundation has online records and publications available to help you discover your irish and scotsirish ancestors. Buy the book of ulster surnames new edition by robert bell isbn. After the war was over, many of their soldiers settled permanently in eastern ulster. Brigham this is the place genealogy with dna applied peace on the border to help the ulster genealogist, find family, by r j hunter c.
More than 4,000 gaelic, norman and angloirish surnames are listed in this book, giving a wealth of information on the background and location of irish families. Surnames which occurred more than once in a county are. Though racially distinct, etymologically this is the same as oflaverty, the initial f in the case of the ulster sept being aspirated. Buy the book of ulster surnames scotsirish family names by robert bell online at alibris. Click download or read online button to get surnames of ulster scottish origin book now. It gives a history of each name, its original form, where it came from ireland, scotland, england, wales or france and why it changed to what it is today. The ulster scottish population in ireland was further augmented during the subsequent irish confederate wars, when a scottish covenanter army was landed in the province to protect the ulster scottish settlers from native irish landowners.
Dublin institute for advanced studies, 1967 and volume 6 edited by anne osullivan. Two excellent books on surnames are edward maclysaght, surnames of ireland and robert bell, book of ulster surnames. Would recommend it to anyone who is interested in surname origins and where they are historically found. It is the descendants of these scotsirish or rather ulster scots who would go on to shape the united states of america. Most scottish surnames have a celtic origin, but there was also a borrowing of names from all the groups that became scots and the etymological origin. The book of ulster surnames by robert bell and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. In ulster, a kelly sept, claiming descent from colla, the 4th century king of ulster, was based in south derry. First ever plantation surnames of ireland map irish.
Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. The book of ulster surnames by bell, robert, 1988, blackstaff press edition, in english. The book of ulster surnames by robert bell, 9780856404160, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. This site does not support the current version of your web browser.
The traditional territory of the ui briuin breifne was known as the kingdom of breifne, which included the modern irish counties of leitrim and cavan, along with parts of county sligo. This is the same book as the book of scotsirish family names. The descendants of the scots, english and welsh plus later palintines who poured into ireland from the beginning of the 16th century, can still be found farming the lands that their ancestors first settled hundreds of years ago. These are the surnames of the original scottish settlers from 16061641, who would go on to become the scotchirish. It also includes notes on famous bearers of the name and where in ulster the name is now most common. Kelly was known as a surname in scotland long before the 19th century immigration really established the name there. The plantation of ulster in the 17th century led to many scottish people settling in ireland. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. It is speculated that breffny derives its name from a preceltic substrate language spoken in ireland meaning ring or loop.
The book of ulster surnames by bell, robert and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Ie genealogical research is required to determine family origin. This booklet will introduce you to the ulster scots story. With the exception of faloon, i believe the rest hail from scotland during the 17th century. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. This book has entries for over 500 of the most common surnames of the province, with references to thousands more. He is available for speaking engagements on the topics relating to ulster, scottish, and scotsirish, history, and irish and scottish genetic genealogy. These are the surnames of the original scottish settlers from 16061641, who. Produced by the ulster historical foundation in conjunction with tourism ireland and the ulster scots agency for the stone mountain games in atlanta, georgia in october 2008. Discover your irish and scotsirish ancestry with ulster historical foundation. Explore the worlds largest collection of free family trees, genealogy records and resources. The book of ulster surnames 1988 edition open library.
Search our irish genealogy databases ulster historical. Each book is carefully proofed and professionally reset to provide a quality product. Although the map features surnames of scottish, english, welsh, pallantine and gaelic irish origin, it is the scottish surnames that dominate in both number and frequency. The book of ulster surnames by bell, robert, 1997, blackstaff press edition, in english. The book of ulster surnames 1997 edition open library. The book of ulster surnames scotsirish family names has 1 available editions to buy at half price books. Orr is a surname common throughout the englishspeaking world, but especially in scotland, ulster, the united states, canada, and northern england. It includes a list of surnames of the first scottish settlers in ulster, and shows some of the buildings that they established. Book of leinster the following is a translation of the book of leinster into english based upon the gaelic diplomatic edition edited by r. Antrim, armagh, cavan, donegal, down, fermanagh, londonderry, monaghan, and tyrone. The book of ulster surnames scotsirish family names by.
The book of ulster surnames by robert bell 19971231. Surnames of ulster scottish origin download ebook pdf. The following is a list of scottish surnames, contained on muster rolls and estate maps of the eight plantation counties of ulster for the period 1607 1633, which was the initial phase of the plantation scheme. The province of ulster contains the following counties. The plantation surnames of ireland scotsirish map is now available to purchase this is the first ever of its kind. From the book the surnames of ireland, by edward maclysaght, 1964, p. Scots in ulster surname map ulster historical foundation. Armstrong, elliot, crozier, nixon, johnson, graham. The book of ulster surnames 9780856406027 by robert bell and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. The lowland scottish names draw very heavily from the western seaboard counties of the lowlands, with many families from ayrshire, wigtown, kirkcudbright, and renfrew using the older county names. Scottish names in ulster news newspapers books scholar jstor february 2020. The book of ulster surnames by robert bell, 9780856406027, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
Mccain is available as a genetic genealogy consultant for families of irish and scottish ancestry and he specializes in ulster, west highlands, hebrides, and western lowland scotland research. To this core group of celtic scots small groups of norse, normans also norse in ancestry, border english, flemish, and a few others settled and became scots. The book of ulster surnames scotsirish family names. It gives a history of each name, its original form, where it came from and why it changed to what it is today. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Most of the lowland scottish families migrated to ireland post 1609. This volume has over 500 entries of the most common family names of the province of ulster, with reference to thousands more. A while back i ordered this book via borders with the hope of finding information about the ulster surnames in my family within. These a1 folding to a5 maps list over 400 names of the first wave of scottish settlers who migrated to ulster between 1606 and 1641, all researched from the.