O'HALLORAN FIRST MENTIONED.

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I have been gathering O'Halloran information online.
I want to find out when the surname of O'Halloran was first mentioned in history.
Please let me know, if you have any further information.

The name O'Halloran is from Ireland, derived from the native Gaelic O'hAllmhurain Septs that were located in Counties Galway and Clare in the west of Ireland.
"Hallaron" is a variation - on the Irish surname "O'Halloran", which is an anglicised form of the Gaelic O'hAllmhurain meaning "decendant of Allmhuran". This personal name was derived from allmhurach (or allwuran, depending on how it's translated), which means "foriegner," "overseas stranger," or possibly "pirate," and is composed of the parts all for "beyond" and muir for "sea". The original O'Hallorans were apparently regarded as foreigners.
The two native Gaelic O'hAllmhurain Septs were located in the western counties of Galway and Clare, where the name is now most common. The clan Feargaile (or Fergail), who used the O'Halloran name, held a seat near Galway City, and they had extensive territory near Lough Corrib. Then later, part of this family became affiliated with the McNamaras of Clare with a spread into the county Limerick.
The Gaelic motto for O'Halloran is "Clann Feargaill abu", which is translated to "Victory to the head of (the clan) Feargail".
Hallarons of Distinction:
Dr. Sylvester O' Halloran (1728-1807), historian and Gaelic languge scholar
His brother Rev. Joseph Ignatius O'Halloran (1718-1843), Professor of Philosophy at Bordeaux.
Sir Joseoph O'Halloran (1763-1842) served with distinction for fifty years in the British army.
Laurence Haynes O'Halloran (1766-1831) poet and wanderer was transported to Australia.
Some of the first North American settlers with the surname "Halloran" or "O'Hallaoran":
1825 - William O'Halloran, Quebec
1847 - Biddy, Ellen, Lawrence, Martin, Mathew and Michael Halloran, Canada
1876 - John, James, and Michael O'Halloran, Philadelphia
"Hallaron" means "they found" in Spanish.

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