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The O'hlongadail Atlas of Tipperary 1603-1901

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  The O'hlongadail Atlas 1603-1901, Tipperary for the surnames Harrington, Hingerty, Hingerton and Ingerton. An "O'hlongardail Atlas" was created using Google Maps in December 2023 (find link below) to explore the research question: Are the modern day surnames Harrington, Hingerty, Hingerton and Ingerton  linked by location and/or naming patterns in Tipperary after 1603? Background:  All 4 surnames, when found in Tipperary records, are believed: - to be variations/Anglicisations of the earlier clan name of O'hlongadail. -to have arrived in County Tipperary from the Bantry Bay/Beara Peninsular area of south west Cork as a result of the Great March of the O'Sullivans January 1603. The exact relationship between individual families using these 4 surnames is unknown and undocumented. Surname Variants: When using the Atlas, you will note the use of a variety of spellings for our 4 target surnames and a change in these variations across time. The most prevalent surn...