Coulter (surname)

Map of medieval Gaelic Ireland showing the location of Ulaid circa 900 A.D.

Coulter is a surname of Scottish and Irish origin, deriving from Uí Coltarain, meaning "descendants of Coltarain". They were chiefs of the petty-kingdom of Dál Coirbin (within what became the barony of Castlereagh), in the over-kingdom of Ulaid.[1]

Notable people

Lt. Gen. John B. Coulter, thrice recipient of the Distinguished Service Medal (US Army)

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References

  1. John O'Hart, Irish Pedigrees; or, The Origin and Stem of the Irish Nation, 5th edition, in two volumes, originally published in Dublin in 1892, reprinted, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1976, Vol. 1, p. 819
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