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O'Holohan
Holohan (; feminine ') is a surname of Gaels, Irish Gaelic origin, from the Irish ' meaning "proud". A version of the family crest depicts two white lions holding up a golden tower. According to historian C. Thomas Cairney, the O'Holohans were one of the chiefly families of the Ui Failghe who in turn were a tribe from the Dumnonii or Laigin who were the third wave of Celts to settle in Ireland during the first century Anno Domini, BC. Notable people with the surname include: *Frank Holohan (born 1957), Irish hurler *John Holohan (hurler) (1891–1947), Irish hurler *Lenny Holohan (born 1985), Irish camogie player *Owen Holohan, Irish hurler *Patrick Holohan (born 1988), Irish mixed martial artist *Pete Holohan (born 1959), American football player *Richard Holohan (1882–1954), Irish politician *Tony Holohan, Irish public health physician See also *Houlihan, an alternative spelling *Wes Hoolahan, footballer *O'Houlihan (dynasty) *Irish clans References {{surname, Holohan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Clans
Irish clans are traditional kinship groups sharing a common surname and heritage and existing in a lineage-based society, originating prior to the 17th century. A clan (or in Irish, plural ) included the chief and his Patrilineality, patrilineal relatives; however, Irish clans also included unrelated clients of the chief. These unrelated clients and their agnatic descendants were ineligible to be elected chief, but nonetheless assumed the name of the leading lineage as a show of allegiance. Beginning in the 8th century, various genealogical collections were compiled purporting to trace the ancestry of these clans. Among them are genealogies in Bodleian_Library,_MS_Rawlinson_B_502, Rawlinson B 502, the Book of Ballymote, the Great_Book_of_Lecan, Book of Lecan, the Leabhar_na_nGenealach, ''Leabhar Mór na nGenealach'' compiled by Dubhaltach MacFhirbisigh, and the Ó Cléirigh Book of Genealogies. In all of these cases, the genealogies listed state the agnatic descent of the chiefs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
