Curran And Bowen
Curran may refer to: People * Curran (surname) * Curran Oi (born 1990), an American figure skater Material * Curran (material) Places *Curran, community in Alfred and Plantagenet, Ontario, Canada ;Northern Ireland *Curran, County Londonderry ;United States *Curran, Illinois *Curran, Michigan *Curran, Wisconsin, a town *Curran, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community *Curran Township, Sangamon County, Illinois See also *Curan, a commune in southern France *Currans, a village in County Kerry, Ireland * Curren (other) *Corran (other), places in Scotland *Coran (other) Coran is an infrequently used English spelling of Qur'an (the main Islamic religious text). It may also refer to: * Coran (river), a tributary of the Charente in France *Coran Capshaw, manager of the Dave Matthews Band * Coracholan languages, an ...

Curran (surname)
Curran is an Irish surname. Background The surname Curran derives from a number of unrelated Irish families: * Ó Corráin – at least three distinct families of the name located in what are now counties Tipperary and Waterford; County Galway; County Leitrim; County Kerry and County Fermanagh. The Currans of Kerry are said to have originated with the Ui Charrain, of the Uí Meic Caille sept of the Uí Liatháin kings of Munster. The Uí Liatháin descended from Eochu Liathán ("Eochu the Grey"), son of Dáire Cerbba, who was, according to the Munster epic Forbhais Droma Dámhgháire, king of Medón Mairtine. According to the Annals of Inisfallen, the modern-day presence of the Curran family in County Kerry is the result of the war in 1177 between Domnall Mór Ua Briain, King of Thomond, and Diarmait Mor Mac Carthaigh, during which the Uí Meic Caille fled across the Lee; for some this departure was permanent, with many Currans becoming Kerry gentry. Descendants Thomas and Dowena ...
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