Haughey ( ga, Ó h

Eochaidh Eochaid or Eochaidh (earlier Eochu or Eocho, sometimes Anglicised as Eochy, Achaius or Haughey) is a popular medieval Irish and Scottish Gaelic name deriving from Old Irish ''ech'', horse, borne by a variety of historical and legendary figures. V ...

) is an

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of noble origins. Spelling variations include: Hoey, McCaughey and McKeogh, among others. The Haugheys are descendants of the ancient Dál Fiatach dynasty, rulers of

Ulaid Ulaid (Old Irish, ) or Ulaidh ( Modern Irish, ) was a Gaelic over-kingdom in north-eastern Ireland during the Middle Ages made up of a confederation of dynastic groups. Alternative names include Ulidia, which is the Latin form of Ulaid, and in ...

. According to Irish tradition the Dál Fiatach descend from Fiatach Finn mac Dáire, an alleged

King of Ulster The King of Ulster (Old Irish: ''Rí Ulad'', Modern Irish: ''Rí Uladh'') also known as the King of Ulaid and King of the Ulaid, was any of the kings of the Irish provincial over-kingdom of Ulaid. The title rí in Chóicid, which means "king of ...

and

High King of Ireland High King of Ireland ( ga, Ardrí na hÉireann ) was a royal title in Gaelic Ireland held by those who had, or who are claimed to have had, lordship over all of Ireland. The title was held by historical kings and later sometimes assigned an ...

in the 1st century AD. In addition to a number of

Scottish clan A Scottish clan (from Gaelic , literally 'children', more broadly 'kindred') is a kinship group among the Scottish people. Clans give a sense of shared identity and descent to members, and in modern times have an official structure recognised ...

s, as well as the British royal family (through the

House of Dunkeld The House of Dunkeld (in or "of the Caledonians") is a historiographical and genealogical construct to illustrate the clear succession of Scottish kings from 1034 to 1040 and from 1058 to 1286. The line is also variously referred to by historians ...

), their lineage extends to the

Darini The Darini (Δαρῖνοι) (manuscript variant: Darnii �άρνιοι were a people of ancient Ireland mentioned in Ptolemy's 2nd century '' Geography'' as living in south Antrim and north Down. Their name implies descent from an ancestor calle ...

Dáirine The Dáirine (Dárine, Dáirfine, Dáirfhine, Dárfine, Dárinne, Dairinne), later known dynastically as the Corcu Loígde and associated, were the proto-historical rulers of Munster before the rise of the Eóganachta in the 7th century AD. They ...

. Notable bearers of the surname include: *

Charles Haughey Charles James Haughey (; 16 September 1925 – 13 June 2006) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Taoiseach on three occasions – 1979 to 1981, March to December 1982 and 1987 to 1992. He was also Minister for the Gaeltacht from ...

, Former

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(Prime Minister) of Ireland * Chris Haughey, former Major League Baseball player *

Clare Haughey Clare Joan Haughey (née Donnelly, born April 1967) is a Scottish politician serving as Minister for Children and Young People since 2021, having previously served as Minister for Mental Health from 2018 to 2021. A member of the Scottish Nation ...

, MSP *

Denis Haughey Denis Haughey (born 3 October 1944) is a former Irish nationalist politician in Northern Ireland. Born in Coalisland, Haughey studied politics at Queens University, Belfast,

, Former Minister and MEP * Edward Haughey, Baron Ballyedmond * Mary Haughey, Baroness Ballyedmond *

Matthew Haughey Matthew Haughey (born October 10, 1972) is an American programmer, web designer, and blogger best known as the founder of the community weblog MetaFilter, where he is known as ''mathowie''. Life and career Haughey grew up in Placentia, Califor ...

, American programmer, web designer, and blogger *

Maureen Haughey Maureen Haughey (; 3 September 1925 – 17 March 2017) was the wife of Charles Haughey, who served as Taoiseach on three occasions. Biography She was born in Dublin, the eldest daughter of Seán Lemass, the recently elected TD for Dublin ...

, wife of Charles Haughey * Pádraig Haughey, Irish Gaelic footballer *

Seán Haughey Seán Haughey (born 8 November 1961) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin Bay North constituency since 2016, and previously from 1992 to 2011 for the Dublin North-Central constituency. He serve ...

, Former Lord Mayor of Dublin and

Minister of State Minister of State is a title borne by politicians in certain countries governed under a parliamentary system. In some countries a Minister of State is a Junior Minister of government, who is assigned to assist a specific Cabinet Minister. I ...

Siobhan Haughey Siobhán is a female given name of Irish origin. The most common anglicisations are Siobhan (identical to the Irish spelling but omitting the acute accent over the 'a'), Shevaun and Shivaun. A now uncommon spelling variant is Siubhán. It is de ...

, Hong Kong Olympic swimmer * Hon. Thomas Haughey, Former U.S. Representative *

Tom Haughey Tom Haughey (born 30 January 1982 in Keighley, West Yorkshire, England) is a rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two tea ...

, rugby league footballer * Sir

William Haughey William Haughey, Baron Haughey, (born 2 July 1956) is a Scottish businessman, philanthropist and chair of City Facilities Management Holdings Ltd. Career Haughey had attended Holyrood Secondary School followed by Langside College, and then work ...

, Baron Haughey *

Seán Ó hEochaidh Seán Ó hEochaidh (9 February 1913 – 18 January 2002) was an Irish folklorist. Biography A native of Teelin, County Donegal, Ó hEochaidh worked as a fisherman in his youth. Despite a basic education, from an early age he made a written r ...

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{{surname, Haughey Surnames of Irish origin Anglicised Irish-language surnames Ulaid

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