Ó Dubhagáinn was the name of a bardic family from Baile Uí Dhubhagáin, in Uí Maine, (now Ballyduggan,

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). The family were not related to similarly named family of Dugan of

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. The name is now generally rendered as Dugan.

Bearers of the name

Seán Mór Ó Dubhagáin Seán Mór Ó Dubhagáin (died 1372) was an Irish Gaelic poet. Background Ó Dubhagáinn was among the first notable members of the bardic family Baile Uí Dhubhagáin (Ballyduggan), near Loughrea, County Galway. He was accorded the rank o ...

(died 1372), Irish

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and

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* Tomás Bacach Ó Dúgáin (fl. 1848-1858), scribe * Maolsheachlainn Ó Dúgáin (fl. mid-19th century), scribe *

Liam Ó Dúgáin Liam Ó Dúgáin was an Irish people, Irish scribe who flourished in the mid-19th century. A native of Claregalway, Ó Dúgáin was a relation of Tomás Bacach Ó Dúgáin and Maolsheachlainn Ó Dúgáin, all of the same parish. His scribal wor ...

(fl. mid-19th century), scribe * John Doogan (1853–1940), Irish recipient of the

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* Winston Dugan, 1st Baron Dugan of Victoria (1876-1951), son of a Dugan of County Galway * Richard E. Duggan (b. 1952), artist/designer * Michael Dugan (b. 1937), General

References

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