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I’ve been digging into my family’s genealogy for a couple of years now, and the research I’ve done has led to a deep respect for the Irish name. It has also led to some interesting facts about us Irish’s.
For instance, one of my ancestors, John Irish II, was left money by Myles Standish in his will.
Also, the first John Irish came over on the ship “Talbot” in 1629.
We also have a family crest, which is an honor that not every family has.
It dates back to Sir Adam de Ireys (b. abt 1070). He is the earliest known ancestor. He accompanied Godfrey of Bouillon to the Holy Land on the First Crusade. During the Crusade, he slew a Saracen leader of high rank, severing his head from his body by one blow of his sword. For his service in the Crusade, he was knighted and given the right to a Coat of Arms.
Above is the Irish Coat of Arms. The Latin translates to “Always Constant and Faithful”.
Here is my lineage all the way back to Sir Adam de Ireys.
Chad Irish 1980-
Darwin Irish 1955-
Donald Irish 1930-
James Forrest Irish 1906-1985
Frank Lee Irish 1867-1934
Alanson Everett Irish 1815-1877
Francis Irish 1741-1842
John Irish 1755-18__?
Jedediah Irish 1730-1782
Jedediah Irish 1711-1797
Jedediah Irish 1688-1758
John Irish 1641-1717
John Irish 1617-1677 (this is the one who came to America in 1629 at 12 years old!)
Jonathan Irishe abt. 1560 -?
Charles Irishe abt. 1525 -?
John Irishe abt. 1500 -?
Sir William Irishe abt. 1480 -?
William Irishe abt. 1450 -1493
John Irishe abt. 1420 -abt.1470
Nathanial Irishe abt. 1390 -?
Richard Irishe abt. 1330 -?
Adam Irishe abt. 1300 -?
Roger Irishe abt. 1270 -?
William Iryshe abt. 1240 -?
Roger Iryshe abt. 1210 -?
Stephen D’Iryshe abt. 1180 -?
Edmund D’Iryshe abt. 1150 – 1192
Hugh D’Iryshe abt. 1115 -?
Sir Adam de Ireys abt. 1070 -?
That’s a great lineage Chad…leave it to you to educate us on the family history…well done. Dad
Holy crap this is great. I hope you have this backed up in like 5 different places so it never gets lost. I wonder if there’s a way to get access to birth/death records in the countries that our ancestors lived in (was it Scotland? France?)
Awesome. Makes me want to take off mah bra and blast mah NIPS!!
Hi Chad,
I found your info on line and was wondering if you have any relitives in the Northwest?
I have been reserching my background and found a lot of simalar info.
My name is Trevor John Irish. My dads name was Charles Edwin Irish.
just curious…
thanks,
Trev
I am also a direct descendant of Richard Irishe abt. 1330 and live in Rhode Island. Now I know his lineage, thank you!
Actually I have a little something extra for you, I have the descendant sheet all the way bak to the fifth crusade.
The coat of arms is exact and actually Richard Irish (or Ireshe) accompanied King Richard Coeur de Lion (Yeah, King Richard the Lion) in the fifth crusade to the Holy Land, in commemoration of which event the family bear in the coat of arms the St. George cross, an emblem only given to those who participated in the effort to recover Jerusalem and the Holy places from the Saracens.
I just found something else interesting, I have the ancestry from the descendants still living in England. Apparently Stephen D’Iryshe abt. 1180 -? has a brother named Edmund D. Iryshe (Some of our names are off? If you are interestd I can scan in the papers I have?
myspace.com/Rachellaprise
i have been working on a family tree and the little info on here helped me fill in a missing peice of info my great grandmother was Pearl isora Irish her father was orlindo e irish
john irish was my ninth grandfather back we were able to this past summer visit the john irish homestead in little compton rhode island and get photos and photos of their grave sites . it was an experience to learn about my family history.
Hey this is funny because my mother brought back a really old family crest book lol and i searched my crest to see if it was on the internet lol turns out im from your family try, well mine too but ya this is my crest also haha i was like wtf!
Hey I have a copy of the irish family book that my dad showed me and im not in it but he is i think. His name is James jay irish, and mine is John spencer Irish we must be distantly related, my part of the family is in northeast ohio
I have the book by Willis Irish which shows my Fathers name (Robert Irish) of Fairfax, Vt.It also shows our lineage back to John Irish who came to Mass as an indentured servant. The family name still goes on in my sons.
Hi Chad,
I too am a decendant of John Irish. My lineage is John, John, Jonathan, Jesse, Jesse,Pardon, Joseph, Samuel, Bloomfield, Charles, Harvey, and me Delana.
Chad,
I started digging about a year ago and found much of the same info. I’m glad to see that the Irish’s are so enclosed in a concentrated surname. Its not like we’re the “Smith’s” and really widespread. Anyway, I’m very proud of your work. I am from Michigan originally now in Florida. My name is Shawn Irish, my son is Corbin. Take care, cousin!
Chad,
Not sure if you are still following this blog, but much like the other bloggers here I recently trace my roots back to Sir Adam De Ireyes as well. The most interesting fact here is the Family coat of arms, which my Grandmother painted and is still displayed on a wall in my Mothers house. My Grandmother’s name was Edna Maud Irish (1906-2006). Her father was Willis Irish and his father was James V. Irish. I also traced John Irish and his wife Elizabeth (Risley) who traveled aboard the Talbot and laned in Salem, Massachuestts, June 27, 1629. Looking at your lineage above…there seems to be something missing, as I cannot find the names you had listed. Maybe you can fill be in. My name is Christopher White, from Marland.
Delana, I’m close to you. I break off your branch at Joseph Irish. Your tree followed Stephen. Mine follows his brother Nathaniel.
Tim, My tree veers off from yours at Samuel (not Stephan), Nathaniel’s brother. So, that means we are only three generations apart. Samuel was my great-grandfather’s father. If you read this, I would like to get in touch with you .
How it going. I actually have a book on the family tree, and my brother has the coat of arms tatoo’ed on his chest. We live in Canada, and my grandfather (dad’s dad) is originally from Minnesota, he was deceased before I was born.