Walsh

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Maps

• Walsh in 1659.

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• Walsh births mapped 1864-1913
  

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• Walsh 1901 census map
  

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• Walsh 1911 census map
  

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• Walsh Roman Catholic baptisms new!
  

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  The surname

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• Family histories: 16

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Parishes where Walsh and a second surname are found together

Surname:

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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.

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Walsh variants in Griffith's
with total households

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

Non-Griffith's variants of Walsh

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Bhreathnach
Bhreatnach
Branoch
Breachnach
Breaknocke
Brearnac
Breathnac
Breathnach
Breatnac
Breatnach
Breatnaigh
Brenagh
Brennagh
Wailsh
Wailshe
Walch
Walche
Walish
Wallch
Wallish
Wallsh
Waylshe
Wealch
Wealsh
Weelsh
Wellch
Wellsh
Welshe
Wesh
Wilsh
Wolsh