Darragh, also spelled Daragh and Dara, is a name of Irish origin. The name is derived from the

Old Irish Old Irish, also called Old Gaelic (, Ogham, Ogham script: ᚌᚑᚔᚇᚓᚂᚉ; ; ; or ), is the oldest form of the Goidelic languages, Goidelic/Gaelic language for which there are extensive written texts. It was used from 600 to 900. The ...

word (Modern Irish ), which means "oak". Darragh is frequently used in Ireland as a masculine forename, though sometimes occurs as a surname or feminine forename. Darragh is related to the name

Dáire Dáire is an Old Irish name which fell out of use at an early period, remaining restricted essentially to legendary and ancestral figures, usually male. It has come back into fashion since the 18th century. The anglicised form of this name is Dar ...

. The spelling varies, with variations such as

Dara Dara is a given name in several languages. Dara, Daraa, or DARA may also refer to: Geography Africa * Dar'a, region in northern Ethiopia * Dara (woreda), region in southern Ethiopia Asia * Dara (Mesopotamia), an archeological site in Mard ...

, Daragh etc.

People with the surname Darragh

* Adam Darragh (born 1979), Australian basketball player *

Archibald B. Darragh Archibald Bard Darragh (December 23, 1840 – February 21, 1927) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Life and politics Bard was born in La Salle Township, Michigan, and attended the common schools and a private academy in Mon ...

(1840–1927), American politician *

Cornelius Darragh Cornelius Darragh (1809December 22, 1854) was an American lawyer and politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Whig member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, a U. S. District Attorney, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and as stat ...

(1809–1854), American politician *

Harold Darragh Harold Edward "Howl" Darragh (September 13, 1902 – April 28, 1993) was a Canadian ice hockey right winger who played eight seasons in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Quakers, Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple ...

(1902–1993), Canadian ice hockey player *

Jack Darragh John Proctor Darragh (December 4, 1890 – June 28, 1924) was a Canadians, Canadian professional ice hockey player. Darragh played the forward (ice hockey), forward position for the Ottawa Senators (original), Ottawa Senators in the National ...

(1890–1924), Canadian ice hockey player *

John Darragh John Darragh (1772 – May 14, 1828) was a U.S. politician. He served as the Mayor of Pittsburgh from 1817 to 1825. Early life Darragh was born in Ireland, the son of John Darragh and Margaret Oliver. In 1774, the Darragh family, including youn ...

(1772–1828), American politician *

Lydia Darragh Lydia Darragh (1729 – December 28, 1789) was an Irishwoman said to have crossed the lines during the British occupation of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during the American Revolutionary War, delivering information to George Washington and the Co ...

(1729–1789), Irish-born

American Revolutionary War The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was the armed conflict that comprised the final eight years of the broader American Revolution, in which Am ...

figure *

Paul Darragh Paul Darragh (28 April 1953 – 3 January 2005) was an Irish equestrian who competed in the sport of show jumping. He was on the winning team in the Aga Khan Trophy three years in a row from 1977 to 1979 with the mare Heather Honey. He was als ...

(1953–2005), Irish equestrian *

Tina Darragh Tina Darragh (born 1950) is an American poet who was one of the original members of the Language group of poets. Biography Darragh was born in Pittsburgh and grew up in the south suburb of McDonald, Pennsylvania. She began writing in 1968 and st ...

(born 1950), American poet

People with given name Daragh

Daragh Carville Daragh Carville (born in Armagh in 1969) is an Irish playwright, screenwriter and educator. He is best known for co-creating and writing the ITV crime drama '' The Bay'', first broadcast on ITV in 2019, attracting an average audience of over seven ...

(born 1969) Irish playwright, screenwriter and educator * Daragh McCarthy, Irish filmmaker and musician *

Daragh O'Malley Daragh Gerard Marion O'Malley (born 25 May 1954) is an Irish actor, director, and producer. O'Malley is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Patrick Harper in the series '' Sharpe'' (1993–2009) starring with Sean Bean although O'Malley ha ...

(born 1954) Irish actor, director and producer *

Daragh Walsh Daragh James Walsh (born 27 August 1997) is a field hockey player from Ireland. Life Walsh was born on 27 August 1997. He is sponsored by Ritual Hockey. Field hockey Domestic league Walsh currently competes in the Belgian Hockey League, where ...

(born 1997) Irish field hockey player

People with given name Darragh

Darragh Ennis Darragh Ennis (born 29 September 1980) is an Irish entomologist, neuroscientist, professional quizzer, and television personality. He is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Oxford and one of the "chasers" on the ITV game show '' The ...

(born 1979-80), Irish scientist and quizzer *

Darragh Kenny Darragh Kenny (born 24 January 1988) is an Irish equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping. He competed in his first Grand Prix at the age of 14. He qualified for the Dublin Horse Show where he won a training bursary to work with Mi ...

(born 1988), Irish equestrian * Darragh Maguire (born 1976), Irish footballer *

Darragh Morgan Darragh Morgan (Belfast, 1974) is an Irish violinist. He established himself as a soloist of new music with recitals at Sonorities Festival, as well as in Prague, Malta, Nicosia, Hong Kong, South Korea, Italy, Switzerland, the Netherlands, the ...

(born 1974), Irish musician *

Darragh Mortell Darragh Desmond Mortell (born 23 June 1989) is a Welsh actor, writer, and director of television, radio and film. He began his career in children's television, starring in television shows such as '' Diddy Movies'', ''Dani's House'', '' Diddy ...

(born 1989) Actor/film-maker *

Darragh Ó Sé Darragh Ó Sé (born 5 March 1975 in Ard an Bhóthair, Ventry, County Kerry) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer. He plays with his local club, An Ghaeltacht, and was a member at senior level of the Kerry county team from 1997 until he anno ...

(born 1975), Irish footballer *

Darragh O'Brien Darragh O'Brien (born 8 July 1974) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who has served as Minister for Transport (Ireland), Minister for Transport and Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment since January 2025. He has been a Teachta Dá ...

(born 1974), Irish politician

Places called Darragh

* Darragh, Glenroe, County Limerick *

Darragh Cross Darragh, also spelled Daragh and Dara, is a name of Irish origin. The name is derived from the Old Irish word (Modern Irish ), which means "oak". Darragh is frequently used in Ireland as a masculine forename, though sometimes occurs as a surnam ...

, near

Saintfield Saintfield () is a village and Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is about halfway between Belfast and Downpatrick on the A7 road (Northern Ireland), A7 road. It had a population of 3,588 in the 2021 Unite ...

County Down County Down () is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, one of the nine counties of Ulster and one of the traditional thirty-two counties of Ireland. It covers an area of and has a population of 552,261. It borders County Antrim to the ...

Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ; ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland. It has been #Descriptions, variously described as a country, province or region. Northern Ireland shares Repub ...

.
Darragh Cross on Google Maps
* Darragh,

County Clare County Clare () is a Counties of Ireland, county in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster in the Southern Region, Ireland, Southern part of Republic of Ireland, Ireland, bordered on the west by the Atlantic Ocean. Clare County Council ...

Ireland Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Irelan ...

Darragh County Clare on Google Maps
* Darra, Queensland, Australia * Darragh, Pennsylvania, USA * Mount Darragh NSW Australia

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People with the surname Darragh

People with given name Daragh

People with given name Darragh

Places called Darragh

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