O'Kane is an Irish surname, anglicised from the Irish
Ó Catháin
The O'Cahan (Irish: ''Ó Catháin'' 'descendants of Cahan') were a powerful sept of the Northern Uí Néill’s Cenél nEógain in medieval Ireland. The name is presently anglicized as Keane, O'Kane and Kane.
The O'Cahan's originated in Lagga ...
, and was the name of a significant clann in
Ulster
Ulster (; ga, Ulaidh or ''Cúige Uladh'' ; sco, label= Ulster Scots, Ulstèr or ''Ulster'') is one of the four traditional Irish provinces. It is made up of nine counties: six of these constitute Northern Ireland (a part of the United Kin ...
, a province of
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
. The surname has also been anglicised as
O'Cahan
The O'Cahan (Irish: ''Ó Catháin'' 'descendants of Cahan') were a powerful sept of the Northern Uí Néill’s Cenél nEógain in medieval Ireland. The name is presently anglicized as Keane, O'Kane and Kane.
The O'Cahan's originated in Lagga ...
, Kane, O'Keane, O'Kean, O'Keen, O'Keene, Keen, Keene, Kain, O'Kaine, and similar variations thereof. They are descended from Eógan, son of
Niall of the Nine Hostages. In the late
Middle Ages
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire ...
, they were the primary sept under the Ó Néill clann of Ulster, holding the privilege of inaugurating the Chief of the
Ó Néill.
People
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Aidan O'Kane
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Damien O'Kane
Damien O'Kane (born 1 September 1978) is an Irish musician, born in Coleraine. He lives in Yorkshire with his wife, musician Kate Rusby, and their two daughters.
Career
O'Kane graduated from Newcastle University in 2005 and has been performi ...
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Dene O'Kane
Dene O'Kane (born 24 February 1963) is a former professional snooker player from Auckland, New Zealand.
Career
O'Kane won the 1980 New Zealand Amateur Championship, and represented New Zealand at the 1982 IBSF World Snooker Championship, winn ...
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Deirdre O'Kane
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Eunan O'Kane
Eunan Charles O'Kane ( ; born 10 July 1990) is a professional footballer who most recently played as a midfielder for Leeds United.
Born in Northern Ireland, he represented the country at various youth international levels before switching to t ...
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Gary O'Kane
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Gerard O'Kane
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Jake O'Kane
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John O'Kane
John Andrew O'Kane (born 15 November 1974) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender.
He started his career with Manchester United but failed to break into the first team, and after loan spells with Wimbledon, B ...
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Liam O'Kane
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Maggie O'Kane
Maggie O'Kane is an Irish journalist and documentary film maker. She has been most associated with ''The Guardian'' newspaper where she was a foreign correspondent who filed graphic stories from Sarajevo while it was under siege between 1992 and ...
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Marty O'Kane
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Mick O'Kane
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Paddy O'Kane
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Richard O'Kane
Richard Hetherington O'Kane (February 2, 1911 – February 16, 1994) was a United States Navy submarine commander in World War II, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for commanding in the Pacific War against Japan to the most successful record ...
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Sean O'Kane
See also
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O'Cahan
The O'Cahan (Irish: ''Ó Catháin'' 'descendants of Cahan') were a powerful sept of the Northern Uí Néill’s Cenél nEógain in medieval Ireland. The name is presently anglicized as Keane, O'Kane and Kane.
The O'Cahan's originated in Lagga ...
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USS O'Kane (DDG-77)
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O'Kane Market and O'Kane Building, Monroe County, New York
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