Concannon (other spellings Concanen, Concanon, Conceanainn, Con Ceanainn, and Kincannon, among others) is an Irish family name, and may refer to:
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Brian Concannon
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Brian Concannon (hurler)
Brian Concannon (born 1997) is an Irish hurler who plays as a right corner-forward for club side Killimordaly and at inter-county level with the Galway senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a right corner-forward.
Playing career NUI G ...
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Helena Concannon
Helena Concannon (; 28 October 1878 – 27 February 1952) was an Irish historian, writer, language scholar and Fianna Fáil politician.
Born in Maghera, County Londonderry, she attended secondary school in Dublin in Loreto North Great Georges S ...
( Walsh; 1878–1952), politician, historian, author and scholar.
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James Concannon (1890–1973), Australian politician
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John Concannon
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Eóin Concannon
Eóin Concannon, died 1954, king of the Claddagh.
Biography
Concannon was the last of the old-type kings. The Claddagh village had changed greatly during and after World War I, with many of its men joining the British forces, their ships lying ...
(died 1954), king of the Claddagh
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Paddy Concannon (1918–2012), president of the ITCCA
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Susan Concannon (born 1958), American politician
Other spellings
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Muirgeas ua Cú Ceanainn (died 1037), king of Uí Díarmata and chief of the name
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Richard Luke Concanen (1747–1810), first bishop of New York, 1808–1810
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Edmund Concanon (1816–1902), Irish solicitor and town commissioner
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Tomás Bán Ó Conceanainn
Tomás Bán Ó Conceanainn (16 November 1870 – 20 April 1961; Thomas Concannon) was an Irish writer and historian.
Life
Ó Conceanainn was born in Inis Meáin, a son of Páidín Ó Conceanainn and Anne Ní Fathartaigh. He was educated on the ...
(1870–1946), writer and historian
See also
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Concannon Vineyard
Concannon Vineyard is the second-largest winery in the Livermore Valley of California, producing around 30,000 cases annually. It is well known for its Petite Sirah and Concannon was the first winery to bottle this grape as a varietal wine in 196 ...
, a winery in Livermore Valley, California
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Kincannon, a surname and variant of Concannon
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Uí Díarmata
Uí Díarmata was a local kingdom located in what is now north County Galway.
Origins
The ruling dynasty took its name from King Diarmait Finn of Connacht (died 833), and the territory in turn was named after them. It seems to have been created ...
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Surnames of Irish origin