Ó hEodhasa was the name of an
Irish brehon family based in what is now
County Fermanagh. The
surname
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is now generally rendered as
Hussey Hussey is a surname. The surname is common in the British Isles, as well as locations associated with settlement by the people of these regions. The name has two main sources of origin. The first is of Norman language, Norman origin, coming from the ...
.
See also
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Aengus Ó hEodhasa, poet, died 1480.
*
Ciothruaidh Ó hEodhasa, poet, died 1518.
*
Giolla Brighde Ó hEoghusa, poet, 1608-1614.
*
Gemma Hussey,
Fine Gael TD and
Minister
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* Minister (Christianity), a Christian cleric
** Minister (Catholic Church)
* Minister (government), a member of government who heads a ministry (government department)
** Minister without portfolio, a member of government w ...
, 1977-1989.
he is only a Hussey by marriage
References
* http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/surname/index.cfm?fuseaction=Go.&UserID=
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Surnames
Irish families
Irish Brehon families
Surnames of Irish origin
Irish-language surnames
Families of Irish ancestry