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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
- Fredrick Milton Flanagan -- --, 1876 December 14, 1954
- Elizabeth Flanagan -- --, 1794 December 0, 1873 Virginia
- John (Jack) Flanagan -- --, 1909 August 0, 1987
- Thomas Flanagan -- --, 1906 April 16, 1965
- Thomas Flanagan -- --, 1888 February 17, 1982
Flanagan Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Laura Flanagan -- --, 1876 September 10, 1952 Virginia
- Helen Marie Flanagan -- --, 1883 September 29, 1967 Wisconsin
- Mary Alica Flanagan -- --, 1885 December 0, 1973 Kentucky
- Lucinda Flanagan -- --, 1840 April 8, 1904 Alabama
- Mary Flanagan -- --, 1790 October 6, 1853 Kentucky
