Heaney is a surname of Irish origin. It is an Anglicisation of the Gaelic Ó hEignigh, thought to be based on the Gaelic Eochaidh a personal name meaning "horseman". It was mistakenly thought to derive from Éan, Gaelic for Bird. Versions of it are written in the Annals from the 8th century and has a diverse array of modern derivations and origins.
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 County 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:
Bergin is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Mulrooney is a surname of Irish origin from the Irish. Notable people with the surname include:
Smyth is an early variant of the common surname Smith commonly found in Ireland. Shown below are notable people who share the surname "Smyth".
The surname Monaghan is a family name originating from the province of Connacht in Ireland. Mostly a last name.
Rogan is an Irish surname, deriving from the Gaelic Ó Ruadhagáin 'descendant of Ruadhagán'.
Cosgrave is an Irish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Hanratty is a surname, and may refer to:
Mullally, Mulally, Mullaly or Mulaly are anglicized variants of the Irish language surname Ó Maolalaidh thought to have originated from County Galway where it has since been shortened to the form of Lally.
O'Casey is a common variation of the Gaelic cathasaigh, meaning vigilant or watchful, with the added anglicized prefix O' of the Gaelic Ó, meaning grandson or descendant. At least six different septs used this name, primarily in the Counties of Cork and Dublin.
Concannon is an Irish family name. Notable people with the surname include:
Ó Cuindlis was the name of an Irish family of brehons and scholars from Uí Maine, located in present-day County Galway and County Roscommon, in Connacht. It means 'Descendant of Cuindleas'. It was also spelt with Cuindilis and Cuindleas, later Cuinnlis and Coinlis, and in County Mayo Coinleisc and Coinlisc. The earliest form of the name can be traced back to an abbot from the 8th century, named Cuindles.
Muldowney is an Irish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
O'Kearney is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Ó hAonghusa is the surname of at least two distinct Gaelic-Irish families. It is now anglicised as Hennessy and Hennessey.
Towey is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Tighe is an Irish surname, derived from the Old Gaelic Mac Tighe, which originated in Galway, or O Taidhg. Notable persons with that name include:
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