|
The Collins surname is very popular throughout the southern areas of Ireland, especially in the counties of Cork
and Limerick, the two counties where this surname originated as Ó Cuilleáin and Ó Coileáin
respectively. The Collins Surname is still prominent throughout Ireland.
Our branch of the Collins Family settled in Texas and Louisiana in the 19th Century. George W. Collins owned a
building in Texarkana, Texas, that housed the Baltimore Hotel as well as other
businesses. The Collins Family married the Vetor, Wise, Cain, Griffith, Atkins, France, Zabel, Gazda and other families.
May the road rise to meet you,
May the wind be always at your back,
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
The rains fall soft upon your fields and,
Until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of His hand."
St. Patrick
|