Co. Waterford genealogy notes; Powers surname; Irish Families show #174

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©2006...2017 copyright Irish Roots Cafe, all audio and video items are in the public domain, used with permission, or property of the Irish Roots Cafe. False copyright claims are actionable. The Irish Roots Cafe and Hedge school features Irish Genealogy; History; travel and traditional Irish song, including old style Sean Nós singing. Founded by Michael C. O'Laughlin in 1978 with headquarters at http://www.irishroots.com/ Subscribe here: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... https://twitter.com/IrishRootsCafe https://www.facebook.com/IrishSong http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/MichaelC... Irish Family History Show Notes 174 Among Todays Topics at the Irish Roots Cafe: 1) Family of the Day: Powers 2) Irish County of the Month: Waterford 3) Searching For: Conlon 4) Curious News: Irish Potato bright spot 5) Web Page of the Month: Irish Hedge School 6) Curious Note: Waterford Crystal is back (video) 7) One minute podcast: What were hedge schools ? This Weeks Audio Timeline Todays Topics: 1:00 Notes from Mike: 2:00 One Minute Podcast: 4:00 Book of the Month: 6:30 The Magnificent Seven: 9:30 Irish Name of the Day: 11:30 Sources: 15:30 Websites of the Week: 16:30 Curious News and Notes: 18:30 Total Time: 25:50 Book of the Month: 1) County Waterford, Ireland, genealogy and family history notes. http://www.irishroots.com/id4578.htm Here is an excerpt from this book, giving most numerous families in Waterford. I do this in all of my county books, from various sources. The 19th century birth index of Ireland finds the following families most numerous in the county (Possible variant spellings after each name have been added) : Power.....Powers.....Powre Walsh.....Welsh.....Welch O'Brien.....O'Bryan.....O'Brian Murphy.....Murphey.....Morphy Ryan.....Ryane.....Riane McGrath.....McGragh.....McGraw Foley.....Foly.....Fooley Flynn.....Flyne.....Flinn Morrissey.....Morrissy.....Morrisy Kelly.....Kelley.....Kellie Phelan.....Phalen.....Phalan Sullivan.....O'Sullivan.....Soolivan Whelan.....Whalen.....Whalan McCarthy.....MacCarthey.....McCarty Butler.....Buttler.....Butteler Tobin.....Tobyn.....Tobbine Most of the old Irish names can have the Mac or 'O' before the name dropped or added at will. Additionally many old Irish names were translated or 'mistranslated' into English from the original gaelic. Two more basic resources for the 19th century are the Tithe Applotment Books, and Griffiths Survey of Ireland. Irish Family Name of the Day: Powers Todays family history in honor of member: Edna Powers Related Spellings of the Name de Poher, Powre, Powers, Poor, Poors, Poer Varient Spelling Groups: From The Guide to the Various Spellings of Irish Family Names http://www.irishroots.com/id4918.htm History of the Name One of the 60 most numerous names of Ireland, Power is spelled as Poher, le Poer, and Powre etc.. It is said to have been taken from the French "povre" meaning poverty stricken. The family arrived in England in 1066 with William the Conqueror, arriving in Ireland with the Normans in the 12th century. In 1177 King Henry II granted the county of Waterford to Robert Le Poer, the Kings marshal. The Le Poers from the 13th to the 16th century held the titles of barons of Donisle and of Carraghmore, Viscounts of Decies, and Earls of Tyrone. Numerous in their original lands in Waterford and Kilkenny, the name became spelled as Power, and they held most of the baronies of Decies and Upperthird. Their lands were called "Powers Country".... (partial extract from the Book of Irish Families, great and small.) copyright 2010, IGF, based in part upon The Book of Irish Families, great and small Irish Family Coats of Arms From the "Irish Book of Arms" A Brief search in that work shows: 1) DelaPoer as Powers is given in the Irish Book of Arms. _________________________________________________________ Listings for the name Powers 48 times, here are a few examples: 1) Powerstown in The Families of Co. Dublin, Ireland. 2) Powers of Wexford in the Annals of Ireland by the 4 Masters 3) P. Powers in Irish Families on the California Trail. 4) Powers in the Families of Co. Limerick, Ireland 5) Genealogical History of the Milesian Families of Ireland 6) Co. Waterford Genealogy and family history 7) Co. Tipperary Genealogy and family history notes.