Ó Fiaich was the
surname
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of a
Gaelic
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Irish erenagh and
Brehon family from
County Fermanagh. The Ó Fiaich family were of the
Cenél nEógain. It is anglicized as Fee, Fye, Fay, and Foy.
* ''Diarmait O Fiaich, abbot of Recles Gilla Molaise Ui Gillaurain, from Tuaim, rested in Christ and was buried at Ardcarne'', 1229
*
Tomás Ó Fiaich, 1923–1990,
Archbishop of Armagh
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References
* http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/surname/index.cfm?fuseaction=Go.&UserID=
* http://www.cregganhistory.co.uk/ofiaichcentre/arms.htm-
* http://www.libraryireland.com/names/of/o-fiaich.php
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Surnames
Irish families
Irish Brehon families
Surnames of Irish origin
Irish-language surnames
Families of Irish ancestry