<\/a><\/p>\nT<\/big>he surname Meighan was first found in County Leitrim (Irish: Liatroim) anciently the western half of the kingdom of Breifne, located in Northeastern Ireland, in Leinster province, Originally, “\u00d3 Miadhach\u00e1in, this is the name of at least two distinct septs; it is now equally distributed throughout the four provinces.”<\/p>\n
Among the many spelling variations of the surname Meighan that are preserved in archival documents are Meighan, Meehan,<\/strong> Meegin, Meeghen, Meegan, Meakin, Meakins, Mekins, Mehan, Mehen, Mehigan, Mehegan, O’Meighan, O’Meehan and many more…<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The surname Meighan was first found in County Leitrim (Irish: Liatroim) anciently the western half of the kingdom of Breifne, located in Northeastern Ireland, in Leinster province, Originally, “\u00d3 Miadhach\u00e1in, this is the name of at least two distinct septs; it is now equally distributed throughout the four provinces.” Among the many spelling variations of… Continue reading Meighan Family Crest<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2270,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/andurzen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Meighan-T2019.jpg?fit=755%2C415&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":535,"url":"https:\/\/andurzen.com\/mary-meighan-meehan\/","url_meta":{"origin":2266,"position":0},"title":"Mary Meighan Meehan","date":"February 17, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Ellis Island\u00a01897\u00a0\u2014 Mary Meighan came to the United States of America from Ireland. Main deck servant. . . Passenger ID: 102902013028Line Number: 398Ship Name: TeutonicArrival Date: June 9, 1897Port of Departure: Queenstown Featured Image \u2013 Ship of Travel: TeutonicPhoto courtesy of: Peabody Essex Museum(The Statue of Liberty \u2013 Ellis Island\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Meehan \/ Meighan"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/andurzen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Teutonic-T2021.jpg?fit=1000%2C554&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":543,"url":"https:\/\/andurzen.com\/mary-j-meehan-phillips\/","url_meta":{"origin":2266,"position":1},"title":"Mary J. Meehan Phillips…","date":"February 18, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"My great grandmother, Mary (Meehan) Phillips with her grandson, my father, Bernard P. 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