Killoran (Irish : Mac Giolla Luaighrinn) is a surname of Irish origin meaning son of a devotee of (Saint) Luaighreann. Spelling variations include; Mac Killoran, Gilloran, Gilleran, O'Giollarain. It could also come from the toponymic Cill Luaighrinn, in this case meaning church of Luaighrinn.
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Murphy is an Irish surname.
The surname Fitzpatrick is the known translation of at least two different surnames: Mac Giolla Phádraig; and Ó Maol Phádraig. Currently, it is ranked as the 60th most common surname in Ireland with an estimated 12,700 individuals bearing the name. While both Mac Giolla Phádraig and Ó Maol Phádraig have similar meanings, they are likely unrelated; yet both have arrived in the modern era as Fitzpatrick. Despite the prefix "Fitz-", Fitzpatrick is not a name of Hiberno-Norman descent.
Ballymote is a market town in southern County Sligo in the province of Connacht, in the north-west of Ireland. It lies in the barony of Corran.
Tadhg, is an Irish and Scottish Gaelic masculine name that was very common when the Goidelic languages predominated, to the extent that it is a synecdoche for Irish-speaking man. The name signifies "poet" or "philosopher". This was also the name of many Gaelic Irish kings from the 10th to the 16th centuries, particularly in Connacht and Munster. Tadhg is most common in south-west Ireland, particularly in County Cork and County Kerry.
Brady is a surname derived from the Irish surname Ó Brádaigh or Mac Brádaigh, meaning "spirited; broad".
Ciarán or Ciaran is a traditionally male given name of Irish origin. It means "little dark one" or "little dark-haired one", produced by appending a diminutive suffix to ciar. It is the masculine version of the name Ciara.
MacCarthy, also spelled Macarthy, McCarthy or McCarty, is a Celtic/Gaelic Irish clan originating from Munster, an area they ruled during the Middle Ages. It was divided into several great branches; the MacCarthy Reagh, MacCarthy of Muskerry, and MacCarthy of Duhallow dynasties were the three most important of these, after the central of big John MacCarthy Mór
MacDonald, Macdonald, and McDonald are surnames of Scottish and Irish origin. In the Scottish Gaelic and Irish languages they are patronymic, referring to an ancestor with given name Donald.
The surname McArdle or MacArdle was the twelfth most numerous in its homeland of County Monaghan in 1970. The surname in Irish is MacArdghail, from ardghal, meaning 'high valour' or from the Irish "ardghail" meaning "tall foreigner" with roots "ard" meaning "tall" and "gail" meaning "foreigner" indicative of their original ancestor being a Viking or from Viking stock. The surname is also common in County Armagh and County Louth.
Patrick J. "Paddy" Killoran (1903–1965) was an Irish traditional fiddle player, bandleader and recording artist. He is regarded, along with James Morrison and Michael Coleman, as one of the finest exponents of the south Sligo fiddle style in the "golden age" of the ethnic recording industry of the 1920s and 1930s.
Lachlan is a masculine given name of Irish & Scottish origin. The name is an anglicised derivative from Irish Gaelic and Scottish Gaelic.
McIvor and MacIvor are anglicised forms of the Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Íomhair, meaning "son of Íomhar". Another variant is the surname McKeever.
Cían is a Gaelic given name meaning "ancient". Cian was the eighth most popular Irish boys name in Ireland in 2003, and the fourteenth most popular in 2015. The English variant of Cian is Kian or Kyan.
The community of Irish people in Japan is estimated to constitute 1,000–2,000 people.
Coolaney/Mullinabreena is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the parishes of Killoran/Coolaney and Achonry/Mullinabreena in County Sligo, Republic of Ireland.
Colin Killoran is a former Japanese football player for Suzuka Unlimited FC. He also holds Irish citizenship. His twin brother Niall is also a professional footballer.
Connor is an Irish male given name, anglicised from the compound Irish word "Conchobhar", meaning "Lover of wolves” or “Lover of hounds”. Its popularity likely derived from the name of Conchobar mac Nessa, a semi-legendary king of Ulster in Dál Riata described in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Variant forms of Connor appear across Ireland, the UK and North America and include Conor, Conner and sometimes even Konnor.
Niall Killoran is a Japanese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for TIAMO Hirakata. He also holds Irish citizenship.
Rory is a given name of Goidelic origin. It is an anglicisation of the Irish: Ruairí/Ruaidhrí/Ruaidhrígh/Raidhrígh/Ruaraidh Scottish Gaelic: Ruairidh and Manx: Rauree and is common to the Irish, Highland Scots and their diasporas. The meaning of the name is "red-haired king", from ruadh and rígh ("king"). In Ireland and Scotland it is a masculine name. In the United States the name is given more to boys than to girls.