Donoghue or O'Donoghue is an anglicized form of the

Irish language Irish ( Standard Irish: ), also known as Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Insular Celtic branch of the Celtic language family, which is a part of the Indo-European language family. Irish is indigenous to the island of Ireland and was ...

surname Ó Donnchadha or Ó Donnchú.

Etymology

The name means "descendant of Donnchadh", a personal name composed of the elements ''donn'' "brown-haired an and ''cath'' "battle". Spelling variations (which include an initial "Ó" or omit it) include Donoghue, Donaghue, Donaghoe, Donoughe, Donaho,

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, Donough,

Donahue Donahue is the Americanized version of Irish surname Donohoe, which, in turn, is an Anglicized version of the ancient Irish name "Donnchadh" (sometimes "Donncha"). Donncha was a common “first name” in 9th Century Ireland, and when the use of ...

, Donahow, Doneghoe, Donehue, Donighue, Donihue, Donoho,

Donohoe Donohoe or O'Donohoe is an Irish surname, reduced Anglicized form of ''Gaelic'' Ó Donnchadha ‘descendant of Donnchadh’, a personal name (sometimes Anglicized as Duncan in Scotland), composed of the elements ''donn'' = ‘brown-haired man’ ...

, Donahugh, Donohough, Donohow, Donohue, Donaughue, Donaghie, Donaghy, Doughue, Dougue, Donihoo and many more. Some of these variations exist also in

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and

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with the same meaning in

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as in Irish.

Different septs

There are several completely different O'Donoghue families in Ireland. *(1) The Ó Donnchadha of Cashel, from the

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, related to the

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s, MacCarthys and

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s. They descend from Donnchad mac Cellacháin, King of Munster. *(2) The Ó Donnchadha of Desmond, from the

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, related to the

O'Mahony O'Mahony (Old Irish: ''Ó Mathghamhna''; Modern Irish: ''Ó Mathúna'') is the original name of the clan, with breakaway clans also spelled O'Mahoney, or simply Mahony, Mahaney and Mahoney, without the prefix. Brodceann O'Mahony was the eldest of ...

s, prominent in County Kerry and referred to as "O'Donoghue Mór." They descend from Donnchadh mac Domhnall. *(3) The Ó Donnchadha of

Osraige Osraige (Old Irish) or Osraighe (Classical Irish), Osraí (Modern Irish), anglicized as Ossory, was a medieval Irish kingdom comprising what is now County Kilkenny and western County Laois, corresponding to the Diocese of Ossory. The home o ...

, from the Clann Conla, related to the

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, prominent in County Kilkenny and commonly anglicised as Dunphy. They descend from Donnchad mac Gilla Pátraic. *(4) The Ó Donnchadha of Uí Maine, from the Uí Maine, related to the

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s, prominent in County Galway and County Roscommon.

People with the surname O'Donoghue

Bernard O'Donoghue Bernard O'Donoghue FRSL (born 1945) is a contemporary Irish poet and academic. Early life and education Bernard O'Donoghue was born on 14 December 1945 in Cullen, County Cork, Ireland, where he lived on a farm. “My father was a terrible and ...

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Charles Henry O'Donoghue Charles Henry O'Donoghue FRSE FZS (23 September 1885 – 28 November 1961) was an English zoologist who studied molluscs, a malacologist. His publications mostly deal with sea slugs and he also named a number of Bryozoans. A collection of over 70 ...

, zoologist * Daniel O'Donoghue, Irish politician * Daniel John O'Donoghue, Ontario labour leader and political figure * David James O'Donoghue, Journalist and Author *

Florence O'Donoghue Florence O'Donoghue (22 July 1894–18 December 1967) was an Irish historian and head of intelligence of the Cork No. 1 Brigade of the Irish Republican Army during the Irish War of Independence. He was born in Rathmore, County Kerry, Irela ...

, Irish historian and intelligence specialist * Gary O'Donoghue, BBC journalist * Geoffrey Paul Vincent O'Donoghue of the Glensprofile
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John O'Donoghue (politician) John O'Donoghue (born 28 May 1956) is a former Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann from 2007 to 2009, Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism from 2002 to 2007, Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Ref ...

, Irish

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politician, former cabinet minister and former Ceann Comhairle * Juan O'Donojú, Spanish military officer and last viceroy of New Spain * General Sir Kevin O'Donoghue KCB CBE, the first Chief of Defence Materiel in the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence *

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, Artist Educator at Clonkeen College * Brian O'Donoghue, former GAA Goalkeepers * Martin O'Donoghue, Irish

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Ben O'Donoghue Benjamin O'Donoghue (born 22 May 1970) is an Australian chef. Early years O'Donoghue was five years old when his family moved from England to Port Hedland. At the age of ten, his family moved to Perth. On finishing school O'Donoghue was employe ...

, Australian celebrity chef *

Colin O'Donoghue Colin Arthur O'Donoghue (born 26 January 1981) is an Irish actor and musician, best known for portraying Captain Killian "Hook" Jones on the ABC TV show '' Once Upon a Time''. He appeared in the 2011 horror thriller film '' The Rite'' (2011 ...

, Irish actor currently acting at

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, lead singer of the Irish band " The Script" * Ed O'Donoghue, Irish rugby union player * John E. O'Donoghue, Major League Baseball pitcher * John P. O'Donoghue, Major League Baseball pitcher *

Lowitja O'Donoghue Lowitja Lois O'Donoghue Smart, (born 1932) is an Aboriginal Australian retired public administrator. In 1990-1996 she was the inaugural chairperson of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC) (dismantled in 2004). She is p ...

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Michael O'Donoghue Michael O'Donoghue (January 5, 1940 – November 8, 1994) was an American writer and performer. He was known for his dark and destructive style of comedy and humor, was a major contributor to ''National Lampoon'' magazine, and was the ...

, Irish-American comedian, writer and occasional performer for

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Nan Joyce Nan Joyce (1940 – 7 August 2018) was an Irish Travellers' rights activist. She worked to improve the lives of Travellers in Ireland and Northern Ireland from 1981 until her death in 2018. She was the first Traveller candidate in an Irish gener ...

née O'Donoghue,

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' right activist * Neil O'Donoghue, former NFL kicker

References

* Byrne, Francis J., ''Irish Kings and High-Kings''. Four Courts Press. 2nd edition, 2001. * Curley, Walter J.P., ''Vanishing Kingdoms: The Irish Chiefs and their Families''. Dublin: Lilliput Press. 2004. * MacLysaght, Edward, ''Irish Families: Their Names, Arms and Origins''. Irish Academic Press. 4th edition, 1998.

External links

The O'Donoghue SocietyÓ Donnchadha
at Library Ireland {{Eóganachta Surnames Ancient Irish dynasties Anglicised Irish-language surnames

Etymology

Different septs

People with the surname O'Donoghue

See also

References

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