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Hi jennifer,
My part of the Sloan clan came from an townland called Rostrevor, which is beside Warrenpoint on Carlingford lough in Co.Down.
My understanding of our history is that the clan originated in connemara and fought under Queen Meadbh in the battle of the Tain, many Sloans settled in Ulster after this battle, and prior to the patotoe famine 1845 to 1847 many emigrated to Scotland and settled there. My branch of the family returned to Ireland in 1870s and settled in Rostrevor and from there Moved to a town called Dundalk just SOuth of the border.
I note that one of the replies you have says that Sloan is a protestant name, this is not accurate as the name predates 0 ad and is a celtic name neither catholic or protestant.
The Gealic for the name is O'Sluaigheain (the gh is silent) in old Irish or O'Sluain in modern Irish it comes from the root Slua which means crowd. We apparently were a large warrior clan who would offer services to our local king as required unfortunately a correct though loose translation would be "rent a mob"
Slan Leat
Mairtin O Sluaigheain
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