Ó Laighin

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Ó Laighin, Gaelic-Irish surname, anglicised as Lyons, Lane or Lyne.

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Ó Laighin was the surname of two unrelated families in medieval Ireland.

1 - Ó Laighin of County Kerry, usually anglicised as Lyne or Leen.

2 - Ó Laighin of County Galway, their home district been around Kilconnell. Now rendered as Lyons or Lane.

Over two hundred households of the latter family were recorded between 1847 and 1864.

Etymology

Ó Laighin means “descendant of Laighean”, [1] a name derived from the Irish “láighe” or "láigen" meaning “spear" or "lance.” [2] [3] [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Woulfe, Patrick (1923). Sloinnte Gaedheal is Gall: Irish Names and Surnames. p. 579.
  2. ↑ Connolly, Sean J. (2007). Oxford Companion to Irish History. Oxford University Press. p. 308. ISBN   978-0-19-923483-7.
  3. ↑ "láigen". eDIL 2019: An Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. 1913–1976. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  4. ↑ "Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla (Ó Dónaill): láighe". www.teanglann.ie (in Irish). Retrieved 5 July 2025.
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