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Behan Family
Behan ( ; ) is a surname of Irish origin. It is the Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Beachain ‘descendant of Beachain.’ A personal name from a diminutive of 'beach' Gaelic, meaning 'bee' in English. The name may refer to: * Billy Behan (1911–1991), Irish footballer * Brian Behan (1926–2002), Irish writer, brother of Brendan and Dominic Behan * Brendan Behan (1923–1964), Irish writer, brother of Brian and Dominic Behan * Denis Behan (born 1984), Irish footballer * Dominic Behan (1928–1989), Irish writer, brother of Brendan and Brian Behan * Helen Behan, Irish actress * Janet Behan (born 1954), English writer, daughter of Brian Behan * Joe Behan (born 1959), Irish politician * John Behan (sculptor) (born 1938) * John Clifford Valentine Behan (1881–1957), Australian academic * Johnny Behan (1844–1912), American sheriff * Kate Walker Behan (1851-1918), American club leader and philanthropist; wife of William J. Behan * Margaret Behan (born 1948), Cheyenne elder * Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Language
Irish (Standard Irish: ), also known as Irish Gaelic or simply Gaelic ( ), is a Celtic language of the Indo-European language family. It is a member of the Goidelic languages of the Insular Celtic sub branch of the family and is indigenous language, indigenous to the island of Ireland. It was the majority of the population's first language until the 19th century, when English (language), English gradually became dominant, particularly in the last decades of the century, in what is sometimes characterised as a result of linguistic imperialism. Today, Irish is still commonly spoken as a first language in Ireland's Gaeltacht regions, in which 2% of Ireland's population lived in 2022. The total number of people (aged 3 and over) in Ireland who declared they could speak Irish in April 2022 was 1,873,997, representing 40% of respondents, but of these, 472,887 said they never spoke it and a further 551,993 said they only spoke it within the education system. Linguistic analyses o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
