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MacGOLDRICK GOULDING


Goiden Goulding is used in Ireland as the modern form of several distinct patronymics. First there is the English name Goulding or Golding, was introduced by migrants from England who settled around Dublin and Cork soon after the Anglo-Norman invasion. An early reference to this family is to Nicholas Goldinges, of Castleknock, the king's victualler in 1314. There were other immigrants of the name e.g. Nicholas Goulding who was a quartermaster-sergeant in Cromwell's army in Ireland. The name appeared in a 1598 list of the chief gentlemen of counties Dublin and Kildare. Goulding and Golding also take the form Golden. These are found quite often in Co. Cork and in Connacht (where the is usually Golding) have an alternative and probably more unusual origin as anglicized form of the Irish Ó Goillín, which is stated a variant of Ó Gallín. This is a family of the Cenél Eoghain called Gallen in English and extant today in that. O'Gullin appeared in the Elizabethan Fiants, both in Co. Cork and Co. Kerry, O'Geallan in Co. Sligo alongside MacCollrick. Golden and Goldrick are recorded as synonymous around Carrick-on-Shannon and Boyle. This leads us to MacGoldrick, now fairly numerous in Co. Fermanagh, where it is recorded in the Hearth Money Rolls of 1665-66. As MacGolrick and MacGoulrigg it appeared in the similar document for Co. Donegal. This was anciently a sept of some consequence in and around the county of Leitrim. The Four Masters (1054) describe Mac Ualghairg as Lord of Cairbre. The sept derives it name from Ualgharg (Ulrick) O'Rourke, Lord of Breffny. The form MacGoldrick was widely used in Co. Mayo (Golden has now largely superseded it) It also occurs several times in the ecclesiastical records of Raphoe. John Golden, alias Golding, was a privateer captain in the legitimate service of James 11, who nevertheless was condemned for treason and piracy in 1692 and duly hanged by order of an English court. Peadar Mac Ualghairg, the Nobber(Co. Meath) weaver, who had a reputation as a Gaelic poet about the year 1800, was known in English as Peter Coalrake.