The Scollans

Hello Helen, I looked in McLysaghts book Surnames of Ireland, and it says Scollan is the Leinster form of the name called Scullin in Ulster, when I then look at Scullin it gives variants as Scullane; Scullion; Skollin and in Gaelic O'Scullain, there are fadas (Irish language for a back slash over the letter and it occurs over the "O" and the "a" in the name so oh Scull aain in sound is the best I can do. A Derry erenagh (no idea what that is) sept (Irish clan) from Ballyscullion (Derry) whose name is sometimes changed to Scully, it is not a variant of Scallan. It is very rare outside Ulster (Leitrim is near the province of Ulster and Derry also. It refers to his other book More Irish Families but I do not have a copy.

There is a site here that is subscription but you can search the surnames for free for a few times. https://www.johngrenham.com/surnames/ there is also a Facebook page The Irish Surname Registry think they may haves changed it to Irish Surnames Registry and DNA or somethink similiar so you may find someone there who knows more. 

You will also find the name on this site of a Scollan family and other Leitirm families.

https://www.yourleitrimancestors.ie/

Good Luck

Pat

How confusing. The only name that I have is Scollan, as the 1901 census lists, as well as the birth record of my great grandfather listing his father also as Owen Scollan. I'm at a roadblock.

I've hit that same roadblock. Grandfather Patrick, Great Grandfather Owen & Great Great Grandfather Owen. Can't find anything about my GG Grandfather's wife or where they originated from before Co Leitrim. It's frustrating. I've been to the home in Carrickreevagh, Glenfarn. I love the area and the people that I met there. I plan on returning. Who do you decend from? It's not Patrick is it? One of his siblings?.......Helen

Hello,

I live in the US, and my grandfather was Francis Scholan, whose parents were Sarah Parker and James Scollan (note the name change).  James was born in Carrickatoughan district of Holywell Enniskillen County Fermanagh.  I think James DOB was May 16, 1864 or 1866.  On the marriage certificate, James last name is spelled (misspelled?) as Scholan.  His brother was the marriage witness and his last name was spelled Scollan.  My records indicate that James' father was Owen Scollan. I am wonderng, Helen, if your mother's grandfather was the same Owen?

Please reach out at kmstevens17@gnail.com!

Thanks,

Kate

Hi - I misspelled my email address!  it is kmstevens17@gmail.com.  Thanks!  -Kate S.

Hello Kate,

I also live in the US. I live in Florida, as a transplant from NY. I've looked through my list of my G Grandfather, Owen Scollan's (1847-1919), children. I do not see a James. Owen's children were Bridget, Margaret, Mary, Patrick b.1872, Owen b.1877, Thomas & John. I had thought that your Owen could have quite possibly been my Grandfather Patrick's sibling, but the dob doesn't match. My GG Grandfather was also named Owen Scollan (1798-1873). Maybe your line could have decended from one of his other children. I have no furher information on my GG Grandfather other than his dob & dod. Good luck. 

Hello all I wondered if anyone may be able to help.  My great grandfather was James Scollan.  He was sometimes also known as Patrick James.  He was born somewhere in Leitrim about 1873.  I think the same thing applies to his father, sometimes known as James, sometimes as Patrick James.  My great grandfather married Bridgit Meehan first but she died quite soon after of cancer and I don't think they had any children.  He next married my great grandmother Julia (nee Thomas) from Donegal in Kinlough.  They had 6 children.  James died in 1913.  He's in Wardhouse Tullaghan, Leitrim with his first wife in 1901 census, then widowed.  He married Julia in 1904 and is at House 3, Finner, Bundoran, Donegal in 1911 census.

I'm really struggling to find James's parents.  Or at least confirm them.  The most likely appears to be Patt Scollan and Mary Thompson.  Would really appreciate if anyone can help.  I'm in England but am regularly over to Donegal.

I'm also trying to find my relatives in Scollans, but it's hard when there's so little word wipe data on them

Hello Jane,

I started this Scollan thread. My mother Mary Scollan was born in 1908. She married my father Frank Thompson, here in the states. I do not believe that she is the Mary Thompson that you are referring to, as I am their only child. She did have a brother James Scollan, however he was born in 1909. Good luck in your search.

Helen 

Hi Helen, sorry for the long delay I've only just seen this!  You're correct these are not the same Mary.  I'm referring to a Patt Scollan and Mary (nee Thompson) who had a son James Scollan in 1873.  This is recorded in Enniskillen (Co Fermanagh).  I haven't been able to find any other James Scollan's born that year, so I think this must be my great grandfathers parents but I don't really have any other way to confirm!  Thanks anyway though and good luck.  Best wishes, Jane.