Walsh

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

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Antrim:	78	Armagh:	40	Belfast city:	32	Carlow:	115
Cavan:	41	Clare:	179	Cork:	1218	Cork city:	139
Derry:	42	Donegal:	71	Down:	114	Dublin:	250
Dublin city:	154	Fermanagh:	33	Galway:	672	Kerry:	360
Kildare:	190	Kilkenny:	1420	Laois:	214	Leitrim:	48
Limerick:	396	Limerick city:	42	Longford:	40	Louth:	66
Mayo:	1092	Meath:	121	Monaghan:	87	Offaly:	134
Roscommon:	81	Sligo:	255	Tipperary:	657	Tyrone:	27
Waterford:	835	Westmeath:	91	Wexford:	453	Wicklow:	59

Surname Dictionary

Branagh	Quite numerous: N Down. Ir. Breatnach (a Welsh person). The large Welsh contingent in the Norman invasion were called Breatnaigh by the Irish. Now they are usually Walsh.
Breatnach	fairly numerous: throughout the south. Ir.Lang. a Welsh person.
Breatnach	Brannagh, Walsh,-e: Tá Brannagh le fáil fós in Ultaibh ach is Walsh atá ar a bhformhór i mBéarla. An téarma ba ghnách ag Gaeil ar na h-Ionrathóirí (a tháinig ón mBreatain Bhig, dar ndó). Tá an sloinne an-líonmhar anois gach aird. IF.
Walshe	Very numerous: (4th most common) all areas, especially South East. Ir. Breatnach, Welsh. A name common amongst the Norman invaders, many of whom came from Wales. It was not attached to any particular sept. Also as Welch & Welsh. IF.
Welch	Quite numerous: Belfast area, Cork etc. See Walsh.
Welsh	fairly numerous: mainly Belfast area. Perhaps a particular immigration from Wales. See Walsh.

Maps

The surname

Family histories: 16

Parishes where Walsh and a second surname are found together

Variants in Griffith's
& total households

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Branagh: 17
Brannagh: 6
Walsh: 9848
Walshe: 6
Waslh: 2
Welch: 7
Welsh: 26

Non-Griffith's Variants

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