(O)Sullivan;
Variant Spellings; Gulivan, Shorelahan, Soolivan, Soraghan, Sorahan, Soran, Sulavan, Sulevan, Sulivan, Sullavan, Sullevan.
O'Sullivan is the third most common name in Ireland and is mainly to be found in Munster.
The two major septs of the O'Sullivans, O'Sullivan Mor and O' Sullivan Beare live in what is arguably the most beautiful part of the country, the Beare and Bantry area.
In Irish the name is O Suileabhain meaning descended from the one-eyed or black-eyed one.
Donald O'Sullivan Beare (1560-1618) was the hero of the siege of Dunboy Castle and of a hazardous and courageous march to Ulster. His nephew (1590-1660), the historian was in the army of Spain, while Col. John William O'Sullivan was with Bonnie Prince Charlie in the '45.
Owen Roe O'Sullivan and Tadgh Caolach O'Sullivan were Gaelic poets of the eighteenth century. Barry Sullivan (1842-1900) was a famous actor as is Maureen O'Sullivan today. Sir Arthur Sullivan of Gilbert and Sullivan fame was of Irish descent. John L. Sullivan (1858-1918) was a world champion heavyweight boxer.
The motto of the O'Sullivans is 'Lamh Foisteanach Abu'.
Coat of Arms
(O)Sullivan Beare
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Where the Family Lived (Blue Area)
Addresses for More Information
Ireland
Centre for Irish Genealogical and Local Studies, Carraig, Cliff Road, Windgates, Bray, Co. Wicklow, Ireland. (Sean Murphy, MA, Director)
General Register Office, 8-11 Lombard Street East, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Telephone (01) 671 1000
Website http://www.doh.ie/manual/chap4/gere.htm
National Archives, Bishop Street, Dublin 8, Ireland.
Telephone (01) 478 3711
National Library of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Telephone (01) 603 0200
Website www.heanet.ie/natlib
Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, 66 Balmoral Street, Belfast BT9 6NYY, Northern Ireland
Telephone (01232) 251319.
Website http://proni.nics.gov.uk/index.htm
University College Dublin, Adult Education Office, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Website http://www.ucd.ie/delltti
Britain
Family Records Centre, London, England.
Website http://pro.gov.uk/about/frc/default.htm
Public Records Office, Kew, Surrey, England.
Website http://www.pro.gov.uk
General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Website http://www.open.gov.uk/index.html
National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, Wales.
Website http://www.llgc.org.uk/index.htm
North America
Church of Jesus Christ of latter-day Saints, Family History Information, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
Website http://lds.org/en/ 2 how do I begin/0- how do I begin.html
Family Tree Maker’s Genealogy Site
Website http://www.familytreemaker.com/index.html
The Irish Ancestral Research Association (TIARA), P.O. Box 619 Sudbury, MA 01776, USA.
Website http://tiari.ie
Irish Genealogical Society International, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA.
Website http://www.rootsweb.com irish/index.html
New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston Massachusetts, USA.
Website http://nehgs.org/main-01.htm
Australasia
Genealogical Society of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
Website http://www.alphalink.com/au/esv
National Archives of Australia, Canberra, Australia.
Website http://www.aa.gov.au/AA_WWW/AA_Home_Page.html
National Archives of New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand
Website http://www.archives.dia.gov.nz
List of Links
Cyndi’s List of Genealogical Sites on the Internet: Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Website http://www.cyndilist.com/ireland.htm
UK and Ireland Genealogical Information Service.
Website http://www.genuki.org.uk
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