"of the Nolan's" Below are two explanations for O'Huallachain meaning "of the Nolan's". In Ireland, the name is usually representative of the Co. Carlow Nolans. By the 17th century, these two Irish Clan names are interchangeable, but a new hypothesis is possible due to the ever expanding knowledge of genetics. "Of the Nolan's" could represent the people from the territory of Nola of ancient Italy. Ken Nordtvedt, has calculated a time to most recent common ancestor for U152 (R1b1b2a2g) (R1b1b2h*) (R1b1c10) that falls within the range for the volcanic destruction of the city and territory of Nola circa 1772 B.C. http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/GENEALOGY-DNA/2008-05/1211221129 "I get an age back to the common MRCA for S21 and S28 to be 3780 years. The S28 MRCA is almost immediately after that event, while the S21 MRCA does not occur until about 500 years later, 3270 years ago." 1. http://www.archaeology.org/0203/newsbriefs/bronzeage.html A publication of the Archaeological Institute of America Move Over, Pompeii Volume 55 Number 2, March/April 2002 by Jarrett A. Lobell One of the world's best-preserved Bronze Age villages has been found at Nola, a few miles from Vesuvius, during routine tests before construction of a shopping center. A catastrophic eruption of the volcano, known to have taken place between 1800 and 1750 B.C., left this "Prehistoric Pompeii" in a state of remarkable preservation. For more than 250 years, archaeologists have been working around the Bay of Naples to uncover the lives of the inhabitants of Pompeii, Herculaneum, and the surrounding towns and villas buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in A.D. 79. But near the city of Nola, archaeologists found the homes and possessions of the region's much earlier residents. Although much of the structure of the prehistoric huts was destroyed by the eruption, falling ash and volcanic mud hardened to create a kind of mold of the village in reverse, much like the casts of the victims of Vesuvius' more famous eruption. In addition to the remains of actual huts, which go far beyond the usual post holes, director Giuseppe Vecchio and his team have also excavated a rich array of finds that reveal much about domestic life at the time. Since Nola is only 7.5 miles from the volcano, people probably did not have time to pack before the eruption, and left behind cooking utensils, drinking cups, hunting tools, a hat decorated with wild boars' teeth, and a pot waiting to be fired in the kiln. Evidence for their diet has also been found, including pig, sheep, and cow bones, pots full of grain, and a pen, elevated six feet off the ground and filled with the bones of pregnant goats. So far no human remains have been found at Nola--only several footprints preserved in the mud--but scholars believe the skeletons of a Bronze Age man and woman discovered nearby about five years ago may be associated with the prehistoric eruption as well. Excavation is ongoing, with plans to reconstruct the village at a nearby museum and perhaps open the site to tourists. © 2002 by the Archaeological Institute of America www.archaeology.org/0203/newsbriefs/bronzeage.html http://www.bencourtney.com/ebooks/livy/ THE HISTORY OF ROME. BY TITUS LIVIUS. BOOKS NINE TO TWENTY-SIX. LITERALLY TRANSLATED, WITH NOTES AND ILLUSTRATIONS, BY D. SPILLAN AND CYRUS EDMONDS. 1868. “territory of Nola” "of the Nolans" http://books.google.com/books?id=G-QrAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA207&lpg=PA207&dq=%22territory+of+Nola%22&source=web&ots=_Ob5CenMFg&sig=SMRZ_1Og6bs3-3SrpHK4OqQI0-4&hl=en ANCIENT ITALY HISTORICAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL INVESTIGATIONS IN CENTRAL ITALY, MAGNA GRAECIA SICILY, AND SARDINIA BY ETTORE TIANSLATED FROM THE ITALIAN BY c. DENSMORE CURTIS CHICAGO: THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS, LONDON COPYRIGHT 1907 By THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO Published January 1906 Composed and Printed By The University of Chiiago Press. 2. http://www.dunnclan.org/nolan.htm Dunn Sept Association Nolan Family "In 1878, however, Connacht landlords named Nolan possessed over 12,000 acres; but there was no extensive landowner of the name in or near Co. Carlow. There was also a small sept of O'Nuallain belonging to the Corca Laidhe group. (Possibly the Nolans of west Munster to-day stem from them) These, however, for some reason not apparent, were often called O hUllachain - thus in Lynche's De Praesulibus (1672) the two names are treated as interchangeable. In this connexion it may be mentioned that, according to Woulfe, O hUallachain is anglicized Nolan in north Connacht. As Knowlan and Knowland this name is noted in the "census" of 1659 as numerous in Longford and in the adjacent baronies of Co. Westmeath. In Irish the name is O Nuallain, I.e. descendant of Nuallan." http://www.4crests.com/orof40moscom.html Origin of the 40 most common Irish Surnames “Nolan/Knowlan: O Nuallain (nuall, shout). In early times holding hereditary office under the Kings of Leinster, the cheif of this sept was known as Prince of Foherta, i.e. the barony of forth, in the present county of Carlow where the name was and still is very numerous. A branch migrated to east Connacht and Co. Longford. In Roscommon and Mayo Nolan is used synonymously with Holohan (from the genitive plural); and in Fermanagh as an anglicized from of O hUltachain. There was also a sept of the name of Corca Laoidhe, which is now represented in Co. Kerry.” 2 September 2006 e-mail Roger Nowlan (Secretary Nolan Clan Association) RE: Meaning of Family Name O'Holohan Glenn, There are only a few days left before I go to Ireland but in doing some housekeeping on my computer I came across the following snippet which is relevant to the family name O'Holohan: "Nolan/Knowlan: O Nuallain (nuall, shout). In early times holding hereditary office under the Kings of Leinster, the cheif of this sept was known as Prince of Foherta, i.e. the barony of forth, in the present county of Carlow where the name was and still is very numerous. A branch migrated to east Connacht and Co. Longford. In Roscommon and Mayo Nolan is used synonymously with Holohan (from the genitive plural); and in Fermanagh as an anglicized from of O hUltachain. There was also a sept of the name of Corca Laoidhe, which is now represented in Co. Kerry. " It is a snippet of information which I saved some time ago but the translation of O'Holohan as "of the Nolans" (genetive plural case of the name Nolan) is supported in it. Regards, Roger P.S. As an example of the genetive plural case (latin and celtic grammar terminology), if we take the name "man" then the genetive plural case is "men's" e.g. as in "men's formal wear". http://homepage.eircom.net/~ihdp/ihdp/documents/fulltext.pdf AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY 000:000–000 (2008) Genetic Investigation of the Patrilineal Kinship Structure of Early Medieval Ireland Brian McEvoy,1 Katharine Simms,2 and Daniel G. Bradley1* 1School of Genetics and Microbiology, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland 2School of Histories and Humanities, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland "These included the prefix Ui meaning "descendants of" The above information from the Origin of the 40 most common Irish Surnames and Genetic Investigation of the Patrilineal Kinship Structure of Early Medieval Ireland supports the translation of O'Holohan as "of the Nolans" (genitive plural case of the name Nolan) and Ui hUallachan meaning "descendants of Nolans".