{"title":"Dalton Irish Family Heritage Gifts","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThe Dalton Name in Ireland\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eDalton, written \u003cem\u003eDaltún\u003c\/em\u003e or \u003cem\u003eDalatún\u003c\/em\u003e in Irish, arrived with the Anglo-Normans as \u003cem\u003ede Daltune\u003c\/em\u003e and is spelled both Dalton and D’Alton today. Rev. Patrick Woulfe reads it as “of Dalton,” a common place-name in the north of England, with “de Aletone,” of Alton, as a second possibility. The family’s full story, from the Dublin guild roll to the Westmeath midlands, is told in our \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/dalton-irish-surname-history-origins\"\u003eDalton Irish surname history\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDalton’s Country in Westmeath\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert and William de Daltune were enrolled as merchants of the Dublin guild in 1226. The family then took root in the west of Meath, and when the Crown carved out the new shire of Westmeath in 1543, the district known as Dalton’s country became the barony of Rathconrath, \u003cem\u003eRáth Conarta\u003c\/em\u003e in Irish, from \u003cem\u003eráth\u003c\/em\u003e, a ring-fort. The Daltons held Rathconrath until the Cromwellian and Williamite confiscations stripped them of their estates. Their name stayed on the land: in 1784 Count Richard D’Alton came home from a career in Austrian service and built Mount Dalton House beside Mount Dalton Lough in the townland of Loughan. Westmeath also gave the name the historian John D’Alton, born at Bessville in 1792, who compiled \u003cem\u003eKing James’s Irish Army List, 1689\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Dalton Range\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eStart with the heirloom: a cotton blanket woven with the Dalton crest over the Irish National Tartan, fringed at the ends and sized from armchair to bed. Beside it sit a lighter printed throw for the couch, a black-handled 11oz mug for the morning, a House of Dalton flag for the porch and a silver-framed ornament for the tree. Any of them marks a family reunion, a wedding, a first home or a trip back to Westmeath.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"dalton-coat-of-arms-irish-tartan-christmas-ornament-3963626","title":"Dalton Irish Family Crest Framed Christmas Ornament","description":"\u003cp\u003eSmall enough for a stocking, this framed keepsake carries the Dalton family crest across the Irish National Tartan in a compact silver setting made for the tree.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDalton family crest on the Irish National Tartan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSilver-finish frame, 3.25\" x 2.31\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne-sided print\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRibbon threaded through the hanging hole\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Dalton name came to Ireland as the Norman de Daltune, and the family put down roots in County Westmeath.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSend it with a holiday card to a Dalton relative overseas, or add it the year a new grandchild joins the family.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MyDesigns","offers":[{"title":"3.25” x 2.31”","offer_id":46719902712038,"sku":"MD-114579473","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0437\/3731\/7538\/files\/Dalton-Coat-Of-Arms-Irish-Tartan-Christmas-Ornament-Celtic-Ancestry-Gifts-37000779563238.jpg?v=1778660644"},{"product_id":"house-of-dalton-irish-tartan-crest-garden-flag-4133942","title":"Dalton Irish Family Crest Garden Flag – House of Dalton Design","description":"\u003cp\u003eSet the Dalton name where visitors see it first: this flag puts the family crest against the Irish National Tartan for a porch rail, a planter or the edge of the lawn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGARDEN FLAG ONLY — POLE NOT INCLUDED\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSized at 12\" x 18\" or 24.5\" x 32\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePoly poplin-canvas construction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSewn sleeve slides onto most garden poles and stands\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHouse of Dalton design, Dalton family crest on the Irish National Tartan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Daltons once held the Westmeath district called Dalton's country, later renamed the barony of Rathconrath.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlant it by the mailbox for a Dalton cookout, or send it along with someone who has just closed on a new house.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MyDesigns","offers":[{"title":"12'' × 18''","offer_id":46861170016486,"sku":"MD-120965186","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"24.5'' × 32''","offer_id":46861170049254,"sku":"MD-120965187","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0437\/3731\/7538\/files\/House-Of-Dalton-Irish-Tartan-Crest-Garden-Flag-Celtic-Ancestry-Gifts-37292979847398.jpg?v=1778668670"},{"product_id":"dalton-coat-of-arms-irish-tartan-blanket-4378193","title":"Dalton Irish Family Crest 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