Cronin is derived from the Irish surname Ó Cróinín which originated in County Cork, and the Old Irish word crón, meaning saffron-colored. The Cronin family have been prominent in politics and the arts in Ireland, the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom since the nineteenth century.
Molloy or O'Molloy is an Irish surname, anglicised from Ó Maolmhuaidh, maolmhuadh meaning 'Proud Chieftain'. They were part of the southern Uí Néill, the southern branch of the large tribal grouping claiming descent from Niall of the Nine Hostages, the fifth-century king who supposedly kidnapped St Patrick to Ireland. They held power over a large part of what is now Co Offaly, where the surname is still very common. A second family were the O Maoil Aodha, 'descendant of the devotee of (St) Aodh', from maol, literally 'bald', a reference to the distinctive tonsure sported by early Irish monks. As well as Molloy, this surname has also been anglicised as Mulloy, Malloy, Maloy, 'Miley' and 'Millea'. The name arose in east Connacht, in the Roscommon/east Galway region, and remains numerous there today.
Pearse is a surname. Notable people with the name include:
O'Kelly is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Ahearn or Ahearne is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
O'Gorman is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Flood is a traditional Irish and Scottish surname and may refer to:
Cosgrave is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Coughlan is a surname of Irish origin, meaning 'son of the one with the cloak'. Notable people with the surname include:
Kahlon is a surname. Other spellings of this name include Kahloon and Kahloun. The name has multiple origins including German, Irish, Indo-Scythian, Hebrew, and Jat people of Punjab provinces.
Mullally or Mulally or Mullaly or Mulaly is a surname of Irish origin thought to have originated from County Galway where it has since been shortened to the form of Lally.
Durkin is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Concannon is an Irish family name, and may refer to:
McFetridge is a surname, anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Pheadruis, patronymic from a Gaelic form of the given name Peter. Notable people with the surname include:
As a given name, surname, or nickname, Brick may refer to:
The surname O'Loughlin is an Anglicised form of the Irish Ó Lochlainn meaning "descendant of Lochlann".
Towey is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Tighe is an Irish surname, derived from the Old Gaelic O Taidhg. Notable persons with that name include:
Rigney is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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