***Did you know... how many Walshes were born in Ireland in 1890?
Here is the number of Walsh births recorded in each County.
County Offaly 12
County Mayo 134
County Cork 143
County Sligo 18
County Tipperary 38
County Kerry 45
County Kilkenny 45
County Limerick 45
County Wexford 56
County Dublin 77
County Galway 80
County Westmeath 9
County Waterford 97
Descendants of
Roger Walsh, born abt 1100 in Gresley, Derby, England.
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***Did you know... that the 1821,1831,1841,and 1851 Censuses of
Ireland were largely destroyed in a 1922 fire. However, researchers of the
Walsh-Kelly clans, particularly of Southern Kilkenny County, had transcribed
a lot of family data from the early censuses before their destruction.
The transcription is referred to as the Walsh-Kelly Notebooks.
***Did you know... that many Walshs came from Wales to Ireland
in the late 12th Century and early 13th century and were referred to
as "Breatnach" or "Branagh", which means Briton (or Welsh).
***Did you know... there's a Walsh University, a Walsh College,
a Walsh Library at Seton Hall Univ., a Walsh Art Gallery at
Fairfield Univ., a Walsh County in North Dakota, a number of
Walshtowns and Walshetowns in Ireland, ...
***Did you know... that "The Quiet Man", one of John Wayne and
Maureen O'Hara's great films, was based on a short-story written
by one of Ireland's most famous authors, Maurice Walsh.
Read about it at
The Quiet Man
