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de Nógla · Middle English 'atten Angle', 'atte Nangle', Latin 'de Angulo': at the angle or corner, from residence there

Woulfe (1923) derives Nagle from Middle English 'atten Angle', Latin 'de Angulo', 'at the angle or corner', and says the Nangles or Nagles descend from Gilbert de Angulo, 'one of the earliest of the Anglo-Norman invaders'; they received large grants in Meath, were barons of Navan, and had branches in Westmeath, Kildare, Waterford and Cork. In 1890 Ireland's birth indexes held 39 entries including spelling varieties (32 spelled Nagle), principally in Cork.

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Irish formde Nógla
MeaningMiddle English 'atten Angle', 'atte Nangle', Latin 'de Angulo': at the angle or corner, from residence there
CountiesMeath, Cork, Westmeath, Waterford
Other spellings4
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Origin of the Nagle name

Anglo-Norman descent, per Woulfe: de Nógla, from 'de Angulo', 'at the angle or corner'. The Nangles or Nagles descend from Gilbert de Angulo, 'one of the earliest of the Anglo-Norman invaders'; they 'obtained large grants of land in Meath, and were barons of Navan'. A separate Sligo name, Mac an Óglaoich, is 'probably' also now Nagle.[1][2]

  1. 1686At the end of 1686 Richard Nagle is appointed attorney-general for Ireland.[7]
  2. 1689Sir Richard Nagle chosen speaker of the Dublin parliament under James II.[7]
  3. 1728Nano Nagle born at Ballygriffin, County of Cork.[6]
  4. 1771At Nano Nagle's instance an Ursuline house opens at Cork.[6]
  5. 1805Her community fully established as the Presentation order.[6]
  6. 189039 birth entries incl. spelling varieties (32 Nagle); chiefly in Cork.[3][4]

Where in Ireland

Co. MeathWoulfe: large grants of land in Meath; the family were barons of Navan.[1]
Co. CorkA branch settled in Cork; the only county named for Nagle births in 1890.[1][3]
Co. WestmeathWoulfe names Westmeath among the counties where branches of the family settled.[1]
Co. WaterfordWoulfe names Waterford among the counties where branches of the family settled.[1]
Co. SligoMac an Óglaoich, erenaghs of Killery near Lough Gill, 'probably' now anglicised Nagle (Woulfe).[2]

Notable people named Nagle

Sir Richard Naglefl. 1689Attorney-general for Ireland under James II; sat for Co. Cork and was speaker of the 1689 parliament.[7]
Nano Nagle1728–1784Born at Ballygriffin, Co. Cork; founded schools for the poor in Dublin and Cork; foundress of the Presentation order.[6]

Other spellings

Nangle · Neagle · de Nangle · Nogle[1]

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Nagle surname: questions

Is Nagle an Irish or Norman name?

Woulfe says the Nangles or Nagles derive their descent from Gilbert de Angulo, 'one of the earliest of the Anglo-Norman invaders', and derives the name from Middle English 'atten Angle', Latin 'de Angulo'. He also notes a separate Sligo name, Mac an Óglaoich, 'son of the soldier', which is 'probably still extant' as Nagle.[1][2]

What does the surname Nagle mean?

Woulfe derives it from Middle English 'atten Angle', 'atte Nangle', Latin 'de Angulo', meaning at the angle or corner, from residence there. The n of the article became the first letter of the surname.[1]

Are Nagle and Nangle the same name?

Woulfe lists Nangle and Nagle under the same entry, de Nógla, and says that in Munster the name is now always Englished Nagle or Neagle.[1]

Where in Ireland is the Nagle name found?

Woulfe says the family received large grants in Meath and had branches in Westmeath, Kildare, Waterford and Cork. In 1890 Ireland's birth indexes held 39 entries including spelling varieties (32 spelled Nagle); 32 were in Munster, and Cork was the county where they were principally found.[1][3]

Who was Nano Nagle?

Webb says Nano Nagle, born at Ballygriffin, Co. Cork, in 1728, established schools in Dublin and Cork 'for the religious and secular education of the very poor', and that the community she began was fully established as the Presentation order in 1805. She died in Cork on 20 April 1784.[6]

Sources

  1. de Nógla — Irish Names and Surnames (Rev. Patrick Woulfe, 1923), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/names/d/de-nogla.php
  2. Mac an Óglaoich — Irish Names and Surnames (Rev. Patrick Woulfe, 1923), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/names/maca/mac-an-oglaoich.php
  3. Nagle — Birth Indexes of 1890 — Special Report on Surnames in Ireland (Robert E. Matheson, 1909), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/matheson/report/births/nagle.php
  4. Table Explanation — Birth Indexes of 1890 — Special Report on Surnames in Ireland (Robert E. Matheson, 1909), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/matheson/report/births/table-explanation.php
  5. Nagle (1610) — Varieties and Synonymes of Surnames and Christian Names in Ireland (Robert E. Matheson, 1901), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/matheson/varieties/list/1610.php
  6. Nano Nagle — A Compendium of Irish Biography (Alfred Webb, 1878), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/biography/NanoNagle.php
  7. Nagle, Richard — Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, Wikisource. en.wikisource.org/wiki/Dictionary_of_National_Biography,_1885-1900/...

Note: Matheson's 1890 figures for a surname include its spelling varieties (Matheson, Table Explanation).