O' Higgins is an Irish surname and a sept of the O' Neill family. It may refer to: *O' Higgins clan of Ireland * O' Higgins family Noble family of Sligo and Meath

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* Bernard O' Higgins,

Bishop of Elphin The Bishop of Elphin (; ) is an episcopal title which takes its name after the village of Elphin, County Roscommon, Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with other b ...

(1542–64) *

Maol Sheachluinn na n-Uirsgéal Ó hUiginn Maol Sheachluinn na n-Uirsgéal Ó hÚigínn () was an Irish bardic poet. Background Ó hÚigínn was a member of a well-known Irish family of bards or poets, based in Connacht. His surviving works include: * '' Foraire Uladh ar Aodh'' * ''Do ...

Michael D. Higgins Michael Daniel Higgins ( ga, Mícheál Dónal Ó hUigínn; born 18 April 1941) is an Irish politician, poet, sociologist, and broadcaster, who has served as the ninth president of Ireland since November 2011. Entering national politics throug ...

, ninth and current

President of Ireland The president of Ireland ( ga, Uachtarán na hÉireann) is the head of state of Republic of Ireland, Ireland and the supreme commander of the Defence Forces (Ireland), Irish Defence Forces. The president holds office for seven years, and can ...

* Philip Bocht Ó hUiginn * Tadhg Mór Ó hUiginn * Tadg Óg Ó hUiginn * Tadhg Dall Ó hUiginn * William T. O' Higgins (18291874) an Irish-American, Catholic chaplain during the American Civil War. *the following Irish politicians (all related): ** Kevin O' Higgins (18921927), Irish politician ** Thomas F. O' Higgins (d. 1953), Irish politician **

Tom O'Higgins Thomas Francis O'Higgins (23 July 1916 – 25 February 2003) was an Irish Fine Gael politician, barrister and judge who served as Chief Justice of Ireland from 1974 to 1985, a Judge of the European Court of Justice from 1985 to 1991, a Judge of ...

(19162003), Irish politician, barrister, and judge ** Michael O' Higgins (19172005), Irish politician *the following Chilean politicians (all related): **

Bernardo O' Higgins Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme (; August 20, 1778 – October 24, 1842) was a Chilean independence leader who freed Chile from Spanish rule in the Chilean War of Independence. He was a wealthy landowner of Basque-Spanish and Irish ancestry. Alth ...

(17781842),

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...

an independence leader ** Ambrosio O' Higgins, Marquis of Osorno (1720?1801), colonial governor of Spanish America; father of Bernardo

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