( O)Halloran;
Variant Spellings; Hallaron, Hallorin, Halloron, Holloran, O"Hallaran, O'Halleran, O'Halleron, O'Halloran.
There are two seperate septs of the O'Hallorans. One located in Co. Galway had extensive territory near Lough Corrib, the other is to be found in Co. Clare with a spread into Co. Limerick.
In Irish the name is O hAllmhurain meaning descended from Allmhuran. The name is derived from two Gaelic words all 'beyond' and muir 'sea'. Apparently the original O'Hallorans were regarded as foreigners.
O'Hallorans of distinction are Dr. Sylvester O' Halloran (1728-1807), historian and Gaelic languge scholar and his brother Rev. Joseph Ignatius O'Halloran (1718-1843), Professor of Philosophy at Bordeaux. Sir Joseoph O'Halloran (1763-18423) served with distinction for fifty years in the British army. Laurence Haynes O'Halloran (1766-1831) poet and wanderer was transported to Australia.
The motto of the O'Hallorans is 'Clann Fearghall Abu' which is translated as 'The Clan of the Foreigner to Victory'.
Coat of Arms
(O)Halloran
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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