Folan
Folan(Irish:Ó CualáinorÓ Culáin), is an Irish family name. They were aBrehonfamily in CountyGalway.The Folan family are ofConmhaícneorigin.
Distribution
[edit]The surname Folan is most numerous inCounty Galway,particularly in the area betweenGalway CityandClifden,inConnacht,Ireland.[1]In the Irish-speakingGaeltachtof Galway the Irish languageGaelicspelling Ó Cualáin is frequently used.
History
[edit]16th Century Brehon Family
[edit]There was aBrehonfamily called O'Folan in County Galway in the sixteenth century.[2]
- Servreagh O'Folan,Gentleman, signed afiantin 1585, called "Indentures of Composition, The Country of the O'Flaherty's of Eyre Connacht,A.D. 1585",which referenced him as a landowner in Moyrus in the Barony ofBallynahinch, County Galway.[3]
- Nehemias Folanof the Newtone, Gentleman, was listed as a landowner inLoughrea,County Galway, in a fiant dated 1585. In a fiant dated 1594 he is described in Latin as "in Christo Nehemian Ffolan, generosum, meum attornatum".[3]In a 1615 trial concerningSir Roger O'Shaughnessyin Loughrea, he was noted as "Nehemias Folan, of Balladowgan, County Galway, Esquire, 60 years old".[4]
- Soyrbrehagh Og Folan,in an indenture dated May 1606, is noted as "Soyrbrehagh Og Folan of Ierconnaght in the Co. of Galway, atornie for seisin".[5][6]
- Feargananim Folan,in a deed for the O'Flahertys in 1614, entitled "Donogh McMoyler et al., is dede A.D. 1614",is described as"our true and lawfull attorney",and signs as Forinan Folan.[3]
Lands confiscated in 1651
[edit]Several O'Folans are mentioned inElizabethan erafiants as being pardoned for rebel activities.
- In fiants dated 1590, "Sirwrehagh Folain,of Moiris, Gentleman, Nehemiah Folain of Moyris, Boetius Folain, Mackragh Folain, Fernand Folain and Connor McSerally of Moyris",and"Nehenas Folone of Newtown, Co Galway",were all given Royal Pardons.[7]
- Salamon Folantook part in theIrish Rebellion of 1641,and was one of the group of men led by Colonel EdmondO'Flahertyat the siege of Tromroe Castle inCounty Clare.[8]
- Ferdinando Follin,(Feargananim Folan), of Moyrus,Carna, County Galway,was registered as owner of lands consisting of 3,678 acres (14.88 km2), and 193 acres (0.78 km2). Following theCromwellian conquest of Irelandin 1651, his lands were confiscated.[9]
People with the surname
[edit]Contemporary people with the surname
[edit]- Dónall Ó Cualáinserved as the ActingGarda CommissionerofAn Garda Síochána,the Irish Police Service. He replaced outgoing Garda CommissionerNoirin O'Sullivanon her resignation in September 2017, and retired as Garda Commissioner in September 2018.[10][11][12]
- Caleb Folan,was aRepublic of Irelandforward, who made his senior debut against Cyprus in October 2008. He played in thePremier LeaguewithHull City,[13]and qualified for Ireland through his paternal Grandparents who are fromGalway.
- Cormac Folan,Barna,County Galway,represented Ireland inRowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's coxless four,at the2008 Summer Olympics.[14]
- Tony Folanwas an Irish footballer during the 1990s and 2000s. He represented Ireland at every level up to Under-21 and "B".
- Lilias Folan,Cincinnati, Ohio,was a yoga pioneer in the US, and hosted the PBS television showLilias, Yoga and You.The show was carried on the US TV StationPBSfrom 1972 until 1992. Named one of Yoga Journals 4 most influential figures in American Yoga over the past 100 years she is often referred to as "The First lady of Yoga" or "The Julia Child of Yoga". She still teaches in the USA.[15][16]
- Seán Ó CualáinandEamonn Ó Cualáinare brothers and award-winning documentary producers and directors, they directed the award winning documentaryMen at Lunchabout an iconic photograph of construction workers on a New York skyscraper taken in 1932.[17][18][19]
- Dáithi Ó Cualáinwas elected as a member ofGalway County Councilin 2019,[20]andSeosamh Ó Cualáinserved as a member ofGalway County Councilbetween 2014 and 2019.[21]
- William J Folanis an archaeologist and explorer, and is an expert onMayanArchaeology who has worked on theCoba[22]andCalakmul[23]excavations.
People with the surname in military history
[edit]Many Folans served in theConnaught RangersRegiment of the British Army.
- Patrick Folanwas killed at theBattle of Inkermann5 November 1854, during theCrimean War,[24]while serving with the Connaught Rangers.
- John Folanwon theDistinguished Conduct Medalin 1916 for Gallantry while serving in Mesopotamia duringWorld War Iwith the 3rd Battalion of the Connaught Rangers.[25][26]
- Patrick Folanwas killed in action in theGallipoli Campaignon 27 August 1915, his brotherJohn Folanwas Killed in Action in France in 1918, andJoseph Folandied inMesopotamiain 1918. All were serving with the Connaught Rangers duringWorld War I.[27]
- Peter Folandied while serving with theRoyal Navyin 1919.[27]
- Joseph Folanwas killed in action duringWorld War II,while serving with theRoyal Artilleryin Malaysia, in April 1945.[28]
- John Folan,serving with the New York, I Co, 6th HA Regiment, was killed in action atSpotsylvania Court House,VA on 19 May 1864 during theAmerican Civil War.[29]
- Bartholomew Folan,serving with the B Co, 16th Inf Regiment. NH died from disease at New Orleans, LA on 7 June 1863. during theAmerican Civil War.[30]
- James J Folan,from Boston, Massachusetts, served as 1st Lieutenant with the48th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment,of theUnion Armyduring theAmerican Civil War.[31]
- Captain A.H. Folanserved with the 18th North Carolina Infantry Regiment of theConfederate Armyduring theAmerican Civil War.
- ColonelJohn B. Folanflew during the Berlin Airlift in 1948, with theUnited States Air Force.[32]
- Patrick Folan,Carna,Galway, was one of four members of the West Connemara Brigade of theIRAwho were drowned on their way to a Brigade Battalion Meeting inRoundstone,Galway on 6 February 1920 during theIrish War of Independence.[33][34]
- James Folan,Woodquay, Galway, was the Battalion Quarter-master of the Galway Brigade of theIRAduring theIrish War of Independence.[35]
Other people with the surname in history
[edit]- Dermot Folanwas vicar of Moycullen and Kilcummin in 1628.[36]
- Thomas Folanwas the Prior of the Dominican Convent in Galway from 1865 to 1873, and was alsoKing of the Claddaghup to his death in 1874.[37]
References
[edit]- ^"Folan Surname Meaning, Origins & Distribution".Forebears.co.uk.Retrieved28 January2017.
- ^"The Surnames of Ireland"Edward Mac Lysaght,Irish Academic Press, Dublin, 1985
- ^abc"A History of West or H-Iar Connacht"Roderick O'Flaherty,Irish Archeological Society, Dublin, 1846
- ^The Tribes, Customs and Genealogies of the Hy Fiachrach.John O'Donovan,Irish Archaeological society, Dublin, 1844
- ^The Lynch Blosse Papers. K. W. Nicholls Analecta Hibernica, Page 161, The Irish Manuscripts Commission Ltd, 1980
- ^K. W. Nicholls (1980). "The Lynch Blosse Papers".Analecta Hibernica(29). The Irish Manuscripts Commission Ltd.: 113, 115–218.JSTOR25511960.
- ^The Sixteenth Report of the Deputy Keeper of the Public Records of Ireland,Calendar of Fiants of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth 1586–95, Alex Thom., Dublin, 1884
- ^Deposition of Salamon Folan, 1641 Depositions Project, MS 830 281r, Trinity College, Dublin, 1653
- ^Books of survey and distributionVol. III. County of Galway, 1680
- ^KittyHolland (11 September 2017)."New Garda Commissioner appointed".Rte.ie.Retrieved11 September2017.
- ^Francis Farragher (24 October 2015)."Galway native appointed to top Garda post".Connachttribune.ie.Retrieved28 January2017.
- ^"New Deputy Garda Commissioners appointed".Rte.ie.20 October 2015.Retrieved28 January2017.
- ^"The TelegraphCaleb Folan and buoyant Hull make a splash ".The Telegraph.Retrieved17 August2008.
- ^Kieran Beckles (21 February 2009)."Rowing: Cormac Folan - Olympic Dreams  24; Football".The Sport Review.Retrieved28 January2017.
- ^Kelley, Tracey."Interview with Yoga Expert Lilias Folan".Yoga.lovetoknow.Retrieved28 January2017.
- ^"Yoga Journal".
- ^John Anderson (8 November 2012)."'Lunch Atop a Skyscraper' Uncovered ".The New York Times.Retrieved28 January2017.
- ^"Raftery Documentary".The Irish Times.Retrieved28 January2017.
- ^"Irish TimesReview Crash and Burn ".The Irish Times.Retrieved28 January2017.
- ^"Galway County Council".
- ^"The Irish Times, Local Election Results for Galway County Council".Irishtimes.Retrieved28 January2017.
- ^COBA: A Classic Maya MetropolisWilliam J. Folan, et al., New York: Academic Press, 1983.
- ^"Calakmul: New Data from an Ancient Maya Capitol in Campeche, Mexico." Folan, William, et al.,Latin American Antiquity,Vol. 6, No. 4, Dec. 1995.
- ^"Crimean War Roll of Honour".Angelfire.Retrieved28 January2017.
- ^"The London Gazette".Thegazette.co.uk.20 June 1916. p. 6142.Retrieved28 January2017.
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- ^"The National Archives".
- ^abForgotten Heroes, Galway Soldiers of the Great War 1914–1915. William Henry, Mercier Press, Dublin 2007
- ^"Fo".Roll-of-honour.org.uk.Retrieved28 January2017.
- ^"Fredericksburg National Cemetery".
- ^"Church Street Cemetery Hillsborough".
- ^Massachusetts in the army and navy during the war of 1861-65, vol. 2, chapter 4, Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- ^"JOHN B. FOLAN, 77, DIES".The Washington Post.24 March 1994.Retrieved28 January2017.
- ^The Dead of the Irish Revolution, Eunan O'Halpin, Daithí Ó Corráin2020, Yale University Press.
- ^"Irish War of Independence Roll of Honour".
- ^Connacht Tribune 1909–2010;Page: 12; Date: 19 November 1960.
- ^The Wardenship of Galway.Rev Fr Martin Coen, Kennys, Galway, 1984
- ^Dominicans in Ireland, 1841-1845.Hugh Fenning, Collectanea Hibernica
External links
[edit]- Thomas Folan Biography
- Lilias Folan Biography
- Folan Family Forum
- Folan Bulletin Board on Ancestry.Com
- Naval and Military Archive
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