Usher


Usher households in mid-nineteenth century Ireland


Household numbers by county in Griffith's (1847-64), as on the map

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Surname Dictionary

Uiséir Usher: líon beag: Lár na Tíre & rl. Angla-Normannaigh sa 13 céad; bhí cáil orthu mar eaglaisigh agus lucht léinn. D'fhoillsigh John Ussher (1529-90), Méara Bhaile Átha Cliath, an chéad leabhar riamh clóbhuailte i nGaeilge.
Usher Quite numerous: Midlands, Dublin, Belfast. Ir. Uiséir. Anglo-Normans, 14 cent. A family notable for churchmen and literati. John Ussher (1529-90) Mayor of Dublin, published the first book printed in Irish. MIF.
Ussher fairly rare: Derry-N Antrim, Dublin, Belfast. As Usher.

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