The walsh Surname
walsh Name Meaning and History
Irish: Anglicized form (translation) of Breathnach ‘Briton’. It was used in particular to denote the
Welshmen who arrived in Ireland in the wake of Strongbow’s
Anglo-Norman invasion of 1170.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| WALSH in Pittston, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania | Ellen Edgerton | 4 |
| Walsh/Dunn Family | Elaine Walsh | 3 |
| Walsh Family from Jamaica,BWI |
 PadraiginMarie
| 2 |
| Everard Walsh or Charles Miller Walsh | Suzanne McNeely | 2 |
| Walsh's of Tottington, Lancashire |
michellemahmood
| 2 |
| william joseph walsh, boston | cheryl | 2 |
| Ellen Walsh, Fethard Co. Tipperary b. approx. 1880 |
sarahoconnor23
| 5 |
| William Walsh |
| 12 |
| Marriage Record. |
Ammo_D
| 0 |
| Thomas Walsh, Knockalougha, Co Kerry abt 1850 |
pazbhan1
| 0 |
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