Walsh
Walsh households in mid-nineteenth century Ireland
Household numbers by county in Griffith's (1847-64), as on the map
Click on a county to see more detail| 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. |
- Walsh in 1659.
- Walsh births mapped 1864-1913
- Walsh 1901 census map
- Walsh 1911 census map
- Walsh Roman Catholic baptisms
- Walsh Roman Catholic marriages NEW!
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