From de Bhál — Norman settlers of the twelfth century, established across Limerick, Waterford and Wexford.
The Wall certificate.
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Norman Origin · From the Anglo-Norman ‘de Valle’
Wall descends from the Anglo-Norman de Valle — ‘of the valley’ — who arrived with the twelfth-century invasion and put down roots across Limerick, Waterford and Wexford. The name shortened over the centuries from de Valle to Wall, a common enough drift for Norman names that stayed put long enough.
Not every Norman name kept its French shape, or needed to — three centuries of Irish weather wore this one down to four letters.
Irish form: de Bhál
