Matha (given Name)

	Matha (given Name) Matha is a variant of the name Maitiú, an Irish form of Matthew. People with the name * Matha Mág Tighearnán (fl. 1290–1311), Baron or Lord of Tullyhunco barony, County Cavan * Matha Óg Ó Maoil Tuile (17th century), secretary to Rudhraighe Ó Domhnaill, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell and Hugh Ó Neill, 2nd Earl of Tyrone * Matha mac Úmóir, one of the druids of the Tuatha Dé Danann according to Irish legend See also * Maitiú * Matthew Matthew may refer to: * Matthew (given name) * Matthew (surname) * ''Matthew'' (ship), the replica of the ship sailed by John Cabot in 1497 * ''Matthew'' (album), a 2000 album by rapper Kool Keith * Matthew (elm cultivar), a cultivar of the Ch ... References {{given name Irish-language masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Maitiú Maitiú is an Irish form of Matthew, a male given name of biblical origin. See also * Matha Matthew Feis Maitiú Corcaigh Feis Maitiú Corcaigh is an International Festival Member of the British and International Federation of Festivals. The annual event is hosted at Fr Mathew Hall, a 400-seat auditorium in Cork city, Ireland. Feis Maitiú Corcaigh runs for nine week ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Maitiú Irish-language masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Matthew (given Name) Matthew is an English language male given name. It ultimately derives from the Hebrew name "" (''Matityahu'') which means "Gift of Yahweh". Etymology The Hebrew name "" (Matityahu) was transliterated into Greek to "Ματταθίας" (''Mattathias''). It was subsequently shortened to Greek "Ματθαῖος" (''Matthaios''); this was Latinised as ''Matthaeus'', which became ''Matthew'' in English. The popularity of the name is due to Matthew the Apostle who, in Christian tradition, is one of the twelve apostles of Jesus and the author of the Gospel of Matthew. Maiú and Maidiú were both a borrowing of the name Matthew among the Anglo-Normans settlers in Ireland. Maitiú is the most common Irish form of the name. Matthew is also used as an anglicisation of the Irish name '' Mathúin'' (meaning "bear"). Popularity The name Matthew became popular during the Middle Ages in Northwest Europe, and has been very common throughout the English-speaking world. In Ireland, Matthew wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Matha Mág Tighearnán Matha Mág Tighearnán (anglicised Matthew McKiernan) was chief of the McKiernan Clan and Baron or Lord of Tullyhunco barony, County Cavan from 1290 until 1311. Ancestry Matha was the son of Gíolla Íosa 'Leith' Mág Tighearnán, son of Sithric ‘Carrach-in-Cairn’ Mág Tighearnán (d.1290), son of Duarcán Mág Tighearnán, the Second (d.1290), son of Íomhaor Mág Tighearnán, the Second (died c.1269), son of Tighearnán, son of Duarcán the First, son of Íomhaor the First, son of Gíolla Chríost, son of Amhlaoibh, son of Tighearnán, the founder of the clan. His grandfather Sithric ‘Carrach-in-Cairn’ Mág Tighearnán had been a previous chief of the clan. Matha’s brothers were Domhnall ’An Saithnech’ Mág Tighearnán (d.1312) who succeeded him as chief of the clan, Conchobar ‘Buidhe’ Mág Tighearnán (d.1314) who was also a chief of the clan, Tomás Mág Tighearnán (d.1358) who was also a chief of the clan, Duarcán, Cú Chonnacht, Cormac, Fergal 'Ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Matha Óg Ó Maoil Tuile Matha Óg Ó Maoil Tuile (aka Matthew Tullie) was secretary to Rudhraighe Ó Domhnaill, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell and Hugh Ó Neill, 2nd Earl of Tyrone. Ó Maoil Tuile is described as a learned man and a native of Connacht (2007, p. 429). He travelled to Spain with Hugh Roe Ó Donnell in 1602, receiving a pension of twenty-five crowns a month from Philip III of Spain. He was with Hugh Roe shortly before his death. Upon his return to Ireland he became secretary to Hugh Ó Neill, 2nd Earl of Tyrone. Via England, he returned to Spain in 1605. He was instrumental in the departure of the Ulster lords - Ó Néill, Ó Domhnaill, Mag Uidir - arriving by ship at Rathmullen, county Donegal, on 4 September 1607. It was on this ship that the chiefs and their followers (a total of ninety-five people) left Ireland. When the group reached Rouen, Ó Maoil Tuile travelled to Paris to appraise Henry IV of France of their arrival. Tadhg Ó Cianáin Tadhg Óg Ó Cianáin (IPA://)O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]