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Flanagan Family History
Flanagan Genealogy & Family TreeFlanagan is an Irish name from County Roscommon, Ireland. It comes from the Gaelic O Flannagain which means "red" and "ruddy" and referred to someone with this hair color or complexion. The earliest known ancestor--Donough O'Flanagan, Bishop of Elphin--was recorded in 1308. The family motto is Certavi et vici which means "I have fought and conquered."
Other spellings include "Flanaghan," "Flannagan," "Flannagen," "Flanagen," "Flanigan," "Flannigan," "Flanagin," and "Flannagin." Notable people with the surname include Irish actress Fionnula Flanagan (The Others, Yes Man, Lost), American Olympic athlete James Showers Flanagan (rowing), and American football player Ed Flanagan (Detroit Lions, San Diego Chargers). The first Flanagan to come to America was Antho Flanagan in Virginia in 1705.
Flanagan Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- John Randolph Flanagan -- --, 1859 March 12, 1924 Tennessee
- Mary Flanagan -- --, 1848 February 7, 1892
- Alfred Flanagan -- --, 1840 December 0, 1914 Virginia
- Nathanial Flanagan -- --, 1860 June 22, 1888 Virginia
- William Hess Flanagan -- --, 1872 January 29, 1946 West Virginia
Flanagan Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Joannis Flanagan -- --, 1730
- Dominick (Dominicum) Flanagan -- --, 1799 December 0, 1869 Roscommon
- Thomas Flanagan -- --, 1800
- Jacobus Flanagan -- --, 1758 January 14, 1817 Roscommon
- Mathw Flanagan -- --, 1746 December 0, 1806
