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Dál GCais
The Dalcassians ( ) are a Gaels, Gaelic Irish clan, generally accepted by contemporary scholarship as being a branch of the Déisi Muman, that became very powerful in Ireland during the 10th century. Their genealogies claimed descent from Tál Cas. Their known ancestors are the subject of ''The Expulsion of the Déisi'' tale and one branch of their blood-line went on to rule the petty kingdom of Kingdom of Dyfed, Dyfed in Wales during the 4th century; probably in alliance with the Roman Emperor Magnus Maximus. Brian Bóruma is perhaps the best-known king from the dynasty and was responsible to a significant degree for carving out their fortunes. The family had built a power base on the banks of the River Shannon and Brian's brother Mathgamain mac Cennétig, Mahon became their first King of Munster, taking the throne from the rival Eóganachta. This influence was greatly extended under Brian who became High King of Ireland, following a series of wars against Hiberno-Norse kingdom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sword Of Nuada
A sword is an edged and bladed weapons, edged, bladed weapon intended for manual cutting or thrusting. Its blade, longer than a knife or dagger, is attached to a hilt and can be straight or curved. A thrusting sword tends to have a straighter blade with a pointed tip. A slashing sword is more likely to be curved and to have a sharpened cutting edge on one or both sides of the blade. Many swords are designed for both thrusting and slashing. The precise definition of a sword varies by historical epoch and geographic region. Historically, the sword developed in the Bronze Age, evolving from the dagger; the Bronze Age sword, earliest specimens date to about 1600 BC. The later Iron Age sword remained fairly short and without a crossguard. The spatha, as it developed in the Late Roman army, became the predecessor of the European sword of the Middle Ages, at first adopted as the Migration Period sword, and only in the High Middle Ages, developed into the classical Knightly sword, ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galvin (surname)
Galvin (Gallivan) is a name of Irish extraction which originated as a Clare sept of the Dál Cais dynasty. According to historian C. Thomas Cairney, the O'Galvins were one of the chiefly families of the Dal gCais or Dalcassians who were a tribe of the Erainn who were the second wave of Celts to settle in Ireland between about 500 and 100 BC. Notable people with the surname include: *Bob Galvin (1922–2011), Chairman and CEO of Motorola *Connor Galvin (born 2000), American football player * Elliot Galvin, British musician * Fred Galvin, American mathematician * John Galvin (soldier), American general and academic administrator * John Galvin (Irish politician), Irish Fianna Fáil politician *Keith Galvin, Gaelic footballer * Kevin Galvin, business activist *Martin Galvin, Irish-American lawyer and political activist * Mick Galvin Irish footballer *Noah Galvin, American actor * Pat Galvin (1911–1980), Australian politician * Pat Galvin (public servant) (born 1933), Australian pub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hogan (surname)
Hogan is an Irish surname, mostly from County Tipperary. It is the anglicised form of Gaelic ''Ó'' ''hÓgáin ‘''descendant of Ógán', a name meaning 'young warrior' (from ''Óg'' 'youth'). It may also be an anglicised form of ''Ó hEochagáin'' (Houghegan). Notable people with the surname include: A * Allan Hogan (born 1943), Australian journalist * Anni Hogan (born 1961), British musician and composer B * Ben Hogan (1912–1997), American golfer * Bill Hogan (politician), Canadian politician * Bill Hogan III, American early 1960s ice hockey player * Billy Hogan (1933–1994), American singer and songwriter * Bosco Hogan (fl. late 20th century), Irish actor * Brian Hogan (other) * Brigid Hogan-O'Higgins (1932–2022), née Hogan, Irish politician C * Cha Cha Hogan (1920–1986), American comedian, musician, songwriter and civil rights activist * Chris Hogan (actor), American actor and comedian * Chris Hogan (American football) (born 1988), American football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cosgrave
Cosgrave is an Irish surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Fran Cosgrave (born 1977), Irish nightclub owner * James Cosgrave (1865–1936), Irish politician * James Cosgrave (cricketer) (born 1932), Australian cricketer * John B. Cosgrave (born 1946), Irish mathematician * Lawrence Moore Cosgrave (1890–1971), Canadian soldier and diplomat * Liam Cosgrave (1920–2017), Irish politician, fifth Taoiseach * Liam T. Cosgrave (born 1956), Irish politician * Michael Joe Cosgrave (1938–2022), Irish politician * Niamh Cosgrave (born 1964), Irish politician * Philip Cosgrave (1884–1923), Irish politician * W. A. Cosgrave (1879–1952), British civil servant in India * W. T. Cosgrave William Thomas Cosgrave (5 June 1880 – 16 November 1965) was an Irish politician who served as the President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State from 1922 to 1932, Leader of the Opposition from 1932 to 1944, Leader of Fine Gael ... (1880–1965), Irish politician, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clan McGrath (Clann Mac Craith)
The McGrath ( Irish: ''Mac Raith'', commonly now ''Mac Craith'') family is an Irish clan. The name is derived from the Gaelic ''Mac Craith'', recorded in other written texts as Mag Craith, Mag Raith and Macraith, including the Annals of the Four Masters and the Annals of Ulster. McGrath is a surname of ancient Irish origin, and is borne by the descendants of a number of septs, each with a common origin in the Kingdom of Thomond, a kingdom that existed before the Norman invasion and was located in north Munster. Tradition states the McGraths are of Dál gCais ancestry, stemming from Cormac Cas, King of the Province of Munster in the 3rd century AD. The Irish surname Mac Craith is considered to be patronymic in origin, being a name derived from the first name of the original bearer. The prefix ‘Mac’ in Mac Craith, denotes ‘son of’ and is followed by the genitive form of Rath, a personal name meaning ‘good fortune’, or ‘grace’. The final -c in Mac was subsequently ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahearne
Ahearn or Ahearne is a surname. It descends from Echthighern mac Cennétig. Notable people with the surname include: *Blake Ahearn (born 1984), American basketball player *Bunny Ahearne (1900–1985), British ice hockey promoter *Joe Ahearne, British television director * Michael Ahearne (born 1966), academic and author *Mike Ahearn (1878–1948), American college football coach * Rick Ahearn (born 1949), American political consultant, longtime Ronald Reagan aide *T. Franklin Ahearn (1886–1962), Canadian hockey club owner and politician *Theresa Ahearn (1951–2000), Irish politician * Thomas Ahearn (1855–1938), Canadian inventor and businessman * Thomas Ahearn (Australian politician) (born 1929) Australian politician and patent attorney * William Ahearn (1858–1919), American baseball player See also *Ahearne Cup *Ahearn Field House Ahearn Field House is one of the athletic buildings on the campus of Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas. It is the former home of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eustace
Eustace ( ) is the rendition in English of two phonetically similar Greek given names: *Εὔσταχυς (''Eústachys'') meaning "fruitful", "fecund"; literally "abundant in grain"; its Latin equivalents are ''Fæcundus/Fecundus'' *Εὐστάθιος (''Eustáthios'') meaning "steadfast", "stable"; literally "possessing good stability"; its exact Latin equivalents are ''Constans'' and its derivatives, '' Constantius'' and '' Constantinus''. Equivalents in other languages include Ostap (Ukrainian, Russian), Eustachy (Polish, Russian), Yevstaphiy (Russian), Eustachio (Italian), Eustache or Eustathe (French), Eustaquio (Spanish), Eustáquio (Portuguese), Eustaqui (Valencian), Ustes (Guyanese) and Eustice (English). The originally Hebrew name Ethan or Eitan can also mean "steadfast" or "stable". The Greek ''Eústachys'' is no longer used; ''Eustáthios/Ευστάθιος'' (usually transliterated ''Efstáthios'') on the other hand is still popular and often used in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twomey
Twomey () is an Irish people, Irish Gaels, Gaelic clan based most prominently in what is today County Cork. The paternal ancestors of the clan are of the Corcu Loígde; the Twomey clan originated from Donnchadh na Tuaima who was himself a member of the O'Leary family. The Twomey family motto is "fortis undis et armis" which translates to 'strong waves and arms'. Notable people with the surname include: *Anne Twomey (actress), Anne Carolyn Twomey (born 1951), American stage, film, and television actress *Anne Twomey (academic), Anne Frances Twomey, Australian legal academic *Bill Twomey Jr. (1927–1996), Australian rules football player *Bill Twomey Sr. (1899–1977), Australian rules football player *Billy Twomey (born 1977), Irish equestrian *Bly Twomey (born April 2010), British paralympian table tennis player *Chris Twomey (born 1954), American artist and filmmaker *Christina Twomey, Australian historian *Cillian Twomey, Irish geriatric consultant *Clare Twomey (born 1968), Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Power (name)
Power is a surname. __FORCETOC__ People with the surname * Arthur Power (1889–1960), British admiral * Arthur Mackenzie Power (1921–1984), British admiral * Camilla Power (born 1976), British actress * Carla Power (active 2022), American author *Cat Power (born Charlyn Marshall 1972), singer * Catherine Power (other), or variants, several uses * Charles Power (other), or variants, several uses * David Power (other), or variants, several uses * Darrell Power (born 1968), Canadian musician * Darren Power, Australian politician * Dermot Power, Irish artist * Ethel B. Power (1881–1969), architectural writer and editor * Frederick Belding Power (1853–1927), American chemist * F. Danvers Power (1861–1955), Australian academic, geologist and metallurgist *Glen Power (born 1978), drummer for The Script * Harold Septimus Power (1877–1951) NZ-born Australian painter * Harry Power (1819–1892), Australian bushranger * Henry Power (1623–1668), English ph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
O'Casey
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. According to historian C. Thomas Cairney, the O'Caseys were the chiefly family of the Saithne tribe who in turn were from the Dumnonii or Laigin who were the third wave of Celts to settle in Ireland during the first century BC. People with the surname O'Casey include: * Seán O'Casey (1880–1964), Irish playwright * Eileen O'Casey (1900–1995), Irish actress, author, and wife of Sean O'Casey * Breon O'Casey (1928–2011), son of Seán and Eileen O'Casey * Lance O'Casey, cartoon character * Ronan O'Casey (1922–2012), Canadian actor and producer * O'Casey (O'Cathasaigh), chief of Saithne, now Sonagh, in Westmeath; see Tuite Baronets See also * Casey (surname) * Casey (other) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelleher
Kelleher is an anglicized spelling of the Irish language, Irish surname derived from ''Ó Céileachair'', meaning "descendant of Céileachar"; Céileachar as a personal name means "spouse-loving", "companion dear", or "lover of company". Other anglicized spellings include "Kelliher", "Kellegher" and "Keller". People with the surname * Billy Kelleher (born 1968), Irish politician * Benjamin Kelleher, New Zealand-born Australian combat sports fighter * Byron Kelleher, New Zealand rugby player * Caoimhín Kelleher, Irish footballer * Colm Kelleher, Irish banking executive * Dermot P. Kelleher, Irish medical doctor and researcher; Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at Imperial College London * Garrett Kelleher, Irish real estate developer * Harry Kelleher (1929–2025), English cricketer * Herb Kelleher (1931–2019), American lawyer and entrepreneur; co-founder of Southwest Airlines * Humphrey Kelleher, Irish Gaelic footballer * James Kelleher, Canadian lawyer and politician * John Kelle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
