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McGrath
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Like several other names beginning with McG, MacGrath is often written Magrath (cf. MacGee - Magee; MacGennisn- Magennin, etc). In Irish it is Mac Craith, the earlier form of which is Mac Raith or Mag Raith. Other synonyms still in use, especially in Ulster, are MacGraw, Magraw, MacGra etc. while the same Gaelic surname is found in Scotland as MacCrea, MacRae and Rae. There are two main septs of M.....
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Heraldry Database: Rose
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Surname: Rose
Branch: Rose
Origins: Irish
More Info: Ireland
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Background: A scattered English surname, the best known family being that settled in County Limerick in mid-seventeenth century. The name appears occasionally in Irish records as early as the fourteenth century. It has several derivations mainly from the shrub or flower.
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 Motto: Rosa petit cœlum, The Rose seeks heaven. Arms: Quarterly, 1st and 4th, per pale ar. and or, a chev. gu. betw. three water bougets sa. Crest: A demi lion ramp. ar. holding in the dexter paw a rose gu. slipped vert. View the Heraldry Dictionary for help.
We are unable to locate the history for this surname. If you can provide us with this information, then please contact Arms & Badges!
Name Variations: Rose.
References:One or more of the following publications has been referenced for this article.The General Armory; Sir Bernard Burke - 1842.
A Handbook of Mottoes; C.N. Elvin - 1860.
Irish Families, Their Names, Arms & Origins; Edward MacLysaght - 1957.
The Surnames of Ireland; Edward MacLynsaght - 1957.
The Book of Irish Families Great and Small.
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