O’NOLAN, Rev. John & KAVANAGH, Art. O’Nolan. The history of a Family. 

Bunclody: Irish Family Names, 2000. Royal octavo. pp. [8], vi, 360. Pictorial boards. A fine copy.

The surname Nolan is of Irish derivation. It first appeared as “O’Nuallain”, from the Irish “nuall”, meaning “shout”. This may be a reference to the first chief of the clan in Nolan family history, who held the office of herald, or crier, to the kings of Leinster. Alternative spellings in Nolan genealogy include O’Nolan, Nowlan, O’Nowlan, Noland, and Knowlan. The Nolan family seat is in County Carlow.

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