Ó Droighneáin, Gaelic-Irish surname.
Background
Ó Droighneáin was a surname of at least two different septs, located in Counties Cork and Galway, but has been 'translated' as
Thornton, an English surname. "
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Hornton is a village and civil parish about northwest of Banbury in Oxfordshire.
Churches
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is a
portmanteau English name for Ó Draighneáin, Mac Sceacháin, Ó Toráin. The connection is: draighean, blackthorn; sceach, whitethorn; tor, a bush.
MacLysaght remarks that some Thorntons in
Limerick were 16 cent
planters
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.
Ó Droighneáin remains in use as an Irish-language surname.
Bearers of the surname
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Micheál Ó Droigheaín
Micheál Ó Droigheaín (1889-1964), Irish national school teacher and Brigadier of the South Connemara Brigade, Irish Republican Army, fl. 1916–1922.
Ó Droigheaín's family lived at Gate Lodge, Bearna, County Galway, on an estate held b ...
, An Spidéal-born Irish Volunteer and IRA commander, 1889-1964
*Pádraig Thornton, alias Proinsias Ó Draighneáin, Drogheda-born member of IRB and Irish Volunteers, d. 1936
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Muiris Ó Droighneáin, Charleville-born Irish scholar, 1901–79
*Mícheál Ó Droighneáin, actor and director, fl. 1930
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Máirtín Ó Droighneáin, An Spidéal-born boxer, 1916–84
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Áine Ní Dhroigneáin
Áine Ní Dhroigneáin is an Irish actress who was formerly a regular on TG4 drama '' Ros na Rún''.
Ní Dhroigneáin played Tara Ní Néill on the popular Irish language soap opera, first appearing in September 2005. She left the series in ...
, Sean-Nós singer and actor
*Máire Uí Droighneáin,
Ros na Rún actor
*Eoin Ó Droighneáin, Irish socialist
*Muireann Ni Dhroighneain, actress
*Sailí Ní Dhroighneáin, sean-nós singer and musician, 2014 Fleadh Cheoil winner
See also
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Kevin Thornton (chef)
Kevin Thornton is an Irish celebrity chef, radio and television personality and author, known for featuring on television series such as '' Guerrilla Gourmet'' and ''Heat'' and characterised by a supposed dislike of chips and confirmed dislike of ...
, Tipperary-born chef
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Kevin Thornton (footballer)
Kevin Anthony Thornton (born 9 July 1986, in Drogheda) is a retired Irish footballer who played as a midfielder. He started his career at Coventry City, and has played for the likes of Brighton and Hove Albion and Coventry Sphinx
Playing caree ...
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Michael Thornton (Medal of Honor, awarded 1884)
Michael Thornton (1856–??) was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor.
Born in 1856 in Ireland, Thornton immigrated to the United States and joined the Navy from Pe ...
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Sean Thornton, Drogheda-born professional footballer
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Sean Thornton (The Quiet Man)
''The Quiet Man'' is a 1952 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by John Ford. It stars John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Barry Fitzgerald, Ward Bond and Victor McLaglen. The screenplay by Frank S. Nugent was based on a 1933 ''Saturday Eveni ...
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James Thornton (Computer Pioneer) James Thornton may refer to:
Entertainment
* James Thornton (songwriter) (1861–1938), American songwriter and vaudeville performer
* Jim Thornton (born 1965), American TV and radio announcer
* James Thornton (actor) (born 1975), English actor
Po ...
External links
*https://www.johngrenham.com/findasurname.php?surname=thornton
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Surnames
Irish families
Surnames of Irish origin
Irish-language surnames
Families of Irish ancestry