Part of the province of Leinster, bordered by Meath, Kildare, Wicklow, and the Irish Sea, is County Dublin. Ireland’s most populous county is divided into the local government areas of Dublin City, Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Fingal, and South Dublin; the latter three were created in 1994. Discoveries of inhabitants dating back to the late Mesolithic period make this county the oldest in Ireland. With a rich history from the Vikings through to expansion in the 1960’s it is clear to see why there is a strong influence on tourism, but don’t underestimate the new draws such as the Guinness Storehouse.","Local names, which are also referred to as toponymic surnames, were given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. They were also sometimes used to denote a person's nationality.","By the latter half of the 18th century, the residents of Britain's American colonies began to grow increasingly disenchanted with life under the rule of their imperial overlords. The colonists were attempting to build a fairer, more egalitarian society than that of their mother country; a land of opportunity where success could be achieved through hard work, rather than through accident of birth.","The Irish Potato Famine, also known as The Great Famine or Great Hunger lasted from 1845 to 1850 and resulted in a great exodus of Irish refugees fleeing to Britain, Australia, and North America, one of the most dramatic waves of Irish migration in history. It was one of the world's worst disasters in world history - over one million people died in a five year span.","Founded in 1788, New South Wales (NSW) was the first penal colony for England. British explorer, Captain James Cook, first discovered the east coast of Australia while attempting to examine the planet Venus in order to determine the distance from the Earth to the Sun in 1770, he first named it New Wales, then later New South Wales.","The First Fleet departed from Portsmouth, on the south coast of England, on May 13, 1787 and sailed for around 250 days. The fleet was comprised of eleven ships - six prison ships, three equipment ships, and two navy ships, Sirius and Supply. After an extremely long journey, the First Fleet finally arrived at Botany Bay, located in Sydney, New South Wales, between January 18 and 20, 1788.","County Kilkenny (Kilkenny, Contae Chill Chainnigh)
Located in the South East region, it is part of the province of Leinster and bordered by Tipperary, Waterford, Carlow, Wexford, and Laois. County Kilkenny was based on the historic Gaelic kingdom of Ossory (Osraighe). Kilkenny is the anglicized version of the Irish Cill Chainnigh, meaning Church (Cell) of Cainneach or Canice, believed to be related to the church and round tower, now St Canice's Cathedral. The Kingdom of Ossory existed from the 2nd century until the 13th century AD. There are many beautiful architectural buildings and attractions within the County of Kilkenny to explore.","Wales, or Cymru a region of rugged mountains, Moors and forests, is noted for its large coal deposits. Its people are known for their strong Celtic heritage and renowned choral groups. This region was originally populated by an Iberian people, who were overrun by the Celts in the 6th century BC.","County Sligo, (Sligo, Contae Shligigh)
Located in the province of Connacht, County Sligo has a lovely shoreline and borders County Mayo, County Roscommon, and County Leitrim. Initially formed in 1585, County Sligo did not come into effect until 1603. Its boundaries reflect the Ó Conchobhair Sligigh confederation of Lower Connacht (Irish: Íochtar Connacht) as it was, at the time, of the Elizabethan conquest. The Caves of Kesh, famous in Irish mythology, are in south County Sligo. The recently uncovered work of Marinus of Tyre and Ptolemy shows Sligo as the likely location of Nagnata, an important place of assembly in the Iron Age.","In America, those who took up arms for the Crown and fought for a United Empire longed to see the English people united under a common flag and sovereign. These largely forgotten U. E. Loyalists (United Empire Loyalists) who resolved not to live under any flag but the British flag were often driven out of the United States.","Located on the South East side of England, Kent is considered one of the Home Counties. Bordered by Greater London, Surrey, East Sussex and Essex it also runs across the estuary of the River Thames and the Strait of Dover.","County Londonderry (Londonderry, County Derry, Derry and Strabane, Causeway Coast and Glens, Mid-Ulster, County Coleraine, Coontie Lunnonderrie)
County Londonderry was one of the counties of the Kingdom of Ireland from 1613 onward and then of the United Kingdom after the Acts of Union 1800. County Londonderry's name is a subject of dispute; "Londonderry" is generally preferred by the unionists and "Derry" by the nationalists. The county was formed mainly from the old County Coleraine. The place name Derry is an anglicization of the Old Irish Daire (Modern Irish Doire), meaning "oak-grove" or "oak-wood." County Coleraine was one of the counties from 1585 to 1613 named after the town Coleraine, established between the rivers Bann and Foyle in 1585 during the reign of Elizabeth. It was later replaced mainly by County Londonderry but kept the town name Coleraine in 1613.","Cumberland was succeeded by Cumbria in 1974. Cumberland was located in the North West, with its borders touching Northumberland, County Durham, Westmorland (Cumbria), Lancashire and the Scottish Counties of Dumfriesshire and Roxburghshire. It was part of the Kingdom of Strathclyde in the Hen Ogledd or “Old North”, people spoke the language of Brittonic now called Cumbric.","Lancashire (Lancs) didn’t exist in 1086 for the Domesday Book but was first created in 1182, a historic, ceremonial and non-metropolitan county. Originally two separate parts which included Manchester and Liverpool along the northwestern edge of England.","This historic county of Yorkshire (County of York) is located in Northern England and is the largest in the whole England and the United Kingdom. Full of large stretches of countryside including well known Yorkshire Dales, North York Moors and the Peak District it is now surprise it was nicknamed “God’s own Country”.","With coast line along the English Channel and access routes to the Isle of Wright, Hampshire (Hants) has two of the largest cities well known in history, Southampton and Portsmouth which are administered separately. Originally named after Southampton which was a settlement, it is now one of the most affluent counties in England. Home to famous writers Jane Austen and Charles Dickens, as well as the childhood home of Florence Nightingale and birth place of Isambard Kingdom Brunel. It has been occupied since the end of the last Ice Age around 12,000 BCE when sea levels were lower and the land bridge was too attached to Europe. ","Scotland or Gaelic: Alba or Alban is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. As the northernmost country of the UK, its land mass covers more than a third of the island of Great Britain","Cheshire is located in the North West of England, the history can be traced back to the Hoxnian interglacial (400,000 and 380,00 Years BP), stone age remains have been found showing permanent habitation in the Neolithic period.","Archaically known as Somersetshire, its name is derived from old English Sumortūnsǣte, the first use of the name is in law code at the time of the Saxon King of Wessex King Ine (688 to 726 CE). That makes Somerset one of the oldest extant units of local government in the league of Hampshire, Wiltshire and Dorset.","County Kildare (Kildare, Contae Chill Dara)
County Kildare is part of Leinster's province and the Easter and Midland Regions, bordered by Carlow, Laois, Meath, Offaly, South Dublin, and Wicklow. County Kildare was shired in 1297 and assumed its present borders in 1832, following amendments to remove several enclaves and exclaves. It was home to the powerful Fitzgerald family. The largest forest in Kildare is the Coillte run Donadea Forest Park which covers over 259 hectares ","Most Welsh surnames are patronymic; that is, they are derived from a personal name of an ancestor. In the Middle Ages, the prefixes ap, ab (son of) and ferch (daughter of) were commonly found in Welsh surnames.",null],"lnksHoverSummaryImgURL":[null,"/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/books2.webp?pos=floatRight","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/books.webp?pos=floatRight","","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/castle1.webp","","","","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/dounty_dublin.webp?pos=floatRight","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/books2.webp","","","","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/first_fleet_ship.webp?pos=floatRight","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/county_kilkenny.webp?pos=floatRight","","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/island_of_ireland_sligo.webp?pos=floatRight","","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/Kent England.webp?pos=floatRight","","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/Cumberland England.webp?pos=floatRight","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/Lancashire England.webp?pos=floatRight","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/Yorkshire England.webp?pos=floatRight","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/Hampshire England.webp?pos=floatRight","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/scotland-med2.webp","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/Cheshire England.webp?pos=floatRight","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/Somerset England.webp?pos=floatRight","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/county_kildare.webp?pos=floatRight","",null],"mode":"f","s":"Kelly","sU":"KELLY","oC":"IR","o":"Irish","o2":null,"cOk":true,"c":"/dpreview/KELLY/IR/Kelly/family-crest-coat-of-arms.png","c2":"/dpreview/ANDERSON/SC/Anderson/family-crest-coat-of-arms.png","v":"1","sections":["","SettlersUS","SettlersCA","SettlersAU","SettlersNZ","SettlersZA","SettlersWI","Settlers","ContemporaryNotable","ContemporaryNotables","HistoricEvents","RelatedStories","Motto","SuggestedReading","Citations",""]}
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