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Colgan, Creagh, Cullen, Key, Mádan, Meade, Murphy, O’Donell, O’Shanahan, and Russell, are surnames of some of the old Irish families
that settled in the Canary Islands, and throughout time, there decendants spread into the greater population. In this video we'll take a look at the history of the Canary Islands and how some of the Irish families arrived there.

Footnotes:
HISTORIA DE CANARIAS EN 10 MINUTOS:
youtube.com/watch?v=dAdkr8zSwjY

FAMILIAS IRLANDESAS EN CANARIAS:
geneacanaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/irlandeses-en-canarias-los-sall-epigono.html

Canary Islands:
britannica.com/place/Canary-Islands

Ireland–Spain relations:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ireland%E2%80%93Spain_relations

A Convocation of Colgans:
colganology.blogspot.com/2013/09/a-convocation-of-colgans.html

TENERIFE MAGAZINE:
tenerifemagazine.com/cologan-a-name-that-speaks-volumes-in-tenerife-and-ireland

Last name Creagh:
heraldrysinstitute.com/lang/en/cognomi/Creagh/idc/639314

O’Donnell surname:
britannica.com/biography/Leopoldo-ODonnell-duque-de-Tetuan