Flann Ua Aedha (died 1110) was
Abbot of
Aran.
Biography
Flann Ua Aedha is one of the few named successors to
Enda of Aran. He died during the fourth year of the reign of King
Tairrdelbach Ua Conchobair of
Connacht, and was succeeded by
Maelcoluim Ua Cormacain
Maelcoluim Ua Cormacain (died 1114 in Ireland, 1114) was an Abbot of Aran Islands, Aran.
Ua Cormacain is one of the few named successors to Enda of Aran, dying early in the reign of King Tairrdelbach Ua Conchobair of Connacht. He may have been a ...
.
Since the 18th and 19th century, the surname has been rendered as
Ó hAodha
Ó hAodha is a Gaelic-Irish surname, that has commonly been Anglicised to Hayes or Hughes.
Overview
Now generally anglicised as O'Hea (in County Cork), Hughes or Hayes, Ó hAodha derives from Aodh, a personal name (meaning "fire") popular at al ...
, O'Hughes or Hughes, but is not to be confused with a similar
Galway surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community.
Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...
,
Mac Aedha/
MacHugh.
See also
*
Séamas Ó hAodha
External links
* https://celt.ucc.ie/published/T100005A/text055.html
* https://www.johngrenham.com/findasurname.php?surname=Hughes
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12th-century deaths
Abbots of Aran
Medieval Gaels from Ireland
12th-century Irish abbots
Year of birth unknown