Mangan,Irish Genealogy
Studies
The Mangan name a dictionary I once read said
the Mangan name was of German origination. One place I saw a reference
to the name meaning "hairy." I was told as a youngster that the
name was spelled with a "O'Mangan" or "O'Mongan". The
Church of Latter Day Saints believes that there are many variations of
the Mangan name that were accidentally transcribed due to poor spelling,mispronunciation
and poor record keeping as well as poor translation by non Irish speaking
people. Some of the names they give are,McMahon,Machine,Mahoney,Manion,Maume,
McMumm,Meany,Meehan, Minaham, Monaghan(like county of),Moon, McMeekin,Maghnane,Mangum,Mann,McMann,Meacham,
Meegon,Meenagh,Minogue,Monahan and Mooney. Other common mispellings are
Mangane,Mangin,Mingane,Mungane,Manghan,Managhan, Manging, Menaghan,Mingeeane,
Mangane,Manghen,Menaghane and so many other ways one is Mangoon.
I do wonder if all Italian Mangano's,Manganelli's,Mangini's
and others are cousins too....I think so. I would not doubt that a Mangan
moving to Italy would change the name to fit in.....(It would be hard to
link all Mangans).
I have traced the Mangan family
from Ireland in the 1800's to Germany in the 1700's and living in France
in the 1600's by way of the files at "the Church of Latter Day Saints."
Their records are incomplete for most links but give some info. There is
the problem I've heard that most Catholic churches will not release their
info on members,even past ones. I was in the process of searching out my
family but I ended up finding so many other Mangans it will take some time
to sort out. I Have also found some links to Mangans who were transported
to Austrailia during the 1800's. It is available here on the net for viewing.
It gives a explanation as to their crimes...........like stealing food
during the famine. It is also good for locating the area where many Mangans
were living at that time besides giving the crime each did. The area it
listed under is " TRANSPORTATION
" found is the British
archives.....
Names of females
and males
in Gaelic. Though I have found better translations
in a library book. One example is my name Ed. I have found out that the
name Edward may be the current name but some one born in Ireland who was
born as Eamon may have been baptised as Edmond and when he arrived in America
ends up as Edward. The names are all the same. So searching your roots
may mean some different names may appear in your search.
Genealogy Sites I
Have Found on the net
Paddy's Genealogy page
http://pwaldron.bess.tcd.ie/genealog.htm
Rand Genealogy Club
http://www.rand.org/personal/Genea/
Rand Rand
Roots surname list name finder
The Irish Ancestral Research
Association TIARA
Warning:
With giving genealogy info please do not give any information of you and
your
immediate family. Please just
use information prior to the year 1900. I would not want
anyone to use personal information
of yours to get credit or a job....whatever.
mailto: rcass6425@aol.com
She sailed from Queensland which
now is called Cobh near Cork.
These
photos are of St. Ann Shandon Church steeple Cork,Ireland.
And it is hard to see but the
clock face has the name Mangan on it,I hope to get better pictures and
will update. The Mangan clock company closed it's doors in 1989. I believe
it was established in Cork in 1723. The old clock company in now turned
into a shopping mall. There is also a Mangan clock standing outside the
mall today with a plaque on the wall of the mall designating it's donation
of the clock to the city.
My e-mail address is:
ed921@earthlink.net
or also
ed921@aol.com
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