O'Culane History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Ireland

Etymology of O'Culane

What does the name O'Culane mean?

Although Collins is a common English name, O'Culane is also an indigenous Irish name, derived from the Irish Gaelic "O'Coileain."

Early Origins of the O'Culane family

The surname O'Culane was first found in North Desmond the ancient Kingdom of Deis Muin (Desmond), located on the southwest coast of Ireland in the province of Munster, later part of County Limerick, where they were lords of the baronies of Connello and lords of Eighter Conghalach (Lower Connello). By the 13th century, they had moved south and settled in West Cork, having been driven out of their original territories by the Geraldines.

Early History of the O'Culane family

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O'Culane Spelling Variations

The spelling of one's surname was not as important as it is today. Names were recorded as they sounded and in many cases, one's surname changed with each listing. As a result, surnames often had many spelling variations. For O'Culane some of these variations included: Collins, Colins, O'Cullane, Cullane and others.

Early Notables of the O'Culane family

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Migration of the O'Culane family

Irish families fled the English-colonized Ireland in record numbers during the 19th century for North America. Many of those destitute families died from disease during, and even shortly after, the long journey. Although those that immigrated before the Great Potato Famine of the 1840s often were granted a tract of land, those that arrived later were generally accommodated in urban centers or in work camps. Those in the urban centers would labor in the manufacturing sector, whereas those in work camps would to build critical infrastructures such as bridges, canals, roads, and railways. Regardless of when these Irish immigrants came to North America, they were critical for the rapid development of the young nations of the United States and Canada. Early immigration and passenger lists have recorded many early immigrants bearing the name of O'Culane: Ann Collins, who arrived in Boston in 1767; Peter Collins, who arrived in Virginia in 1774; Thomas Collins, who arrived in Baltimore in 1831; Mich. Collins, who came to New York in 1832.