Ahern, also Aherne (
Irish: ''Ó hEachtighearna/Ó hEachthairn'') is an
Irish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Members of the political Ahern family in Ireland
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Bertie Ahern
Bartholomew Patrick "Bertie" Ahern (born 12 September 1951) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician who served as Taoiseach from 1997 to 2008, Leader of Fianna Fáil from 1994 to 2008, Leader of the Opposition from 1994 to 1997, Tánaiste ...
(born 1951), former Taoiseach (prime minister) of Ireland
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Cecelia Ahern (born 1981), author, daughter of Bertie Ahern
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Maurice Ahern
Maurice Ahern (born 1938/39) is a former Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He was a member of Dublin City Council for the Cabra–Glasnevin local electoral area from 1999 to 2009. He was first elected at the 1999 local elections, topping the pol ...
(born 1938/39), Irish politician, former
Lord Mayor of Dublin
The Lord Mayor of Dublin ( ga, Ardmhéara Bhaile Átha Cliath) is the honorary title of the chairperson ( ga, Cathaoirleach, links=no ) of Dublin City Council which is the local government body for the city of Dublin, the capital of Ireland. The ...
, brother of Bertie
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Noel Ahern (born 1944), Irish politician, brother of Bertie
Other people
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Aoife Ahern, Dean of Engineering at University College, Dublin
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Brian Aherne
William Brian de Lacy Aherne (2 May 190210 February 1986) was an English actor of stage, screen, radio and television, who enjoyed a long and varied career in Britain and the United States.
His first Broadway appearance in '' The Barretts of ...
(1902–1986), English actor
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Caroline Aherne
Caroline Mary Aherne (24 December 1963 – 2 July 2016) was an English actress, comedian and writer. She was best known for performing as the acerbic chat show host '' Mrs Merton'', in various roles in '' The Fast Show'', and as Denise in ''The ...
(1963–2016), English comedian
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Cornelius Ahern (1871–1955), Australian politician
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Dan Ahern
Daniel Francis Ahern (February 15, 1898 - August 31, 1963) was an American football offensive tackle who played one season in the American Professional Football Association
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American f ...
(1898–1963), American football player
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David Ahern
David Anthony Ahern (2 November 1947 – 31 January 1988) was an Australian composer and music critic, who became a prominent artist in the avant-garde genre after his best-known work, ''Ned Kelly Music'' was released and performed at the Sydne ...
(1947–1988), Australian avant-garde composer
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Dermot Ahern
Dermot Christopher Ahern (born 20 April 1955) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician who served as Minister for Justice and Law Reform from 2008 to 2011, Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2004 to 2008, Minister for Communications, Marine a ...
(born 1955), Irish Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform
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Francis J. Ahern (1899–1958), San Francisco Police Chief 1956–58
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Fred Ahern (disambiguation) Fred or Frederick Ahern may refer to:
* Fred Ahern (ice hockey) (born 1952), American ice hockey player
* Frederick Ahern (1907–1982), American filmmaker
* Fred Ahern (equestrian) (1900–1958), Irish equestrian
* Fred M. Ahern
Fred M. Ahern ...
, several people
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Gene Ahern
Eugene Leslie Ahern (September 16, 1895 – March 6, 1960) was a cartoonist best known for his bombastic Major Hoople, a pompous character who appeared in the long-run syndicated gag panel '' Our Boarding House''. Many of Ahern's comic strips took ...
(1895–1960), American comic-strip artist
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Jayson P. Ahern, U.S. Customs Agency commissioner
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Jerry Ahern (1946–2012), American science fiction author
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John Ahern (disambiguation) John Ahern may refer to:
*John Ahern (footballer) (born 1970), Australian rules footballer
* John Ahern (politician) (1934–2020), American politician
*John E. Ahern
John Edward Ahern (February 6, 1897 – April 4, 1969) was a Canadian politi ...
, several people
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Kathy Ahern
Kathy Ahern (May 7, 1949 – July 6, 1996) was an American professional golfer on the LPGA Tour.
Career
Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Ahern was raised in Dallas, Texas, and won the Texas women's public links title at age 15 She joined ...
(1949–1996), American golfer
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Kit Ahern (1915–2007), Irish politician
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Lassie Lou Ahern (1920–2018), American actress
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Liam Ahern (1916–1974), Irish politician
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Lizzie Ahern (1877–1969), political activist and socialist from Australia
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Mary Eileen Ahern
Mary Eileen Ahern (October 1, 1860 – May 22, 1938) was an American librarian, a leader of the modern library movement, and an early organizer of libraries in the United States. Throughout her career as a state librarian, journal editor, public s ...
(1860–1938), American librarian
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Mary V. Ahern
Mary Virginia Ahern (October 15, 1922 – May 1, 2021) was an American radio producer, radio and television producer. She was a key figure producing the award-winning American program ''Omnibus (American TV program), Omnibus''. She was a producer, ...
(1922–2021), American radio and television producer
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Michael Ahearne (born 1966), American professor of marketing
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Michael Ahern (disambiguation) Michael or Mike Ahern may refer to:
*Michael Ahern (Irish politician) (born 1949), Irish Fianna Fáil politician and minister
*Mike Ahern (Australian politician) (born 1942), Australian National Party politician and former Premier of Queensland
*Mi ...
, several people
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Nuala Ahern (born 1949), Irish politician
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Peggy Ahern (1917–2012), American actress
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Pat Aherne (1901–1970), English actor
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Steve Ahern (born 1959), Australian media consultant
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Tom Aherne (1919–1999), Irish footballer and hurler
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Thomas Ahern (1884–1970), Western Australian businessman
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Valerie Ahern, American television screenwriter and producer
Other uses
In the same way that the
onomatopoeic
Onomatopoeia is the process of creating a word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound that it describes. Such a word itself is also called an onomatopoeia. Common onomatopoeias include animal noises such as ''oink'', '' ...
expression "rhubarb-rhubarb" was used to represent the sounds uttered by members of the
British House of Commons, "hearn-hearn" was often used in the
Goon Show
''The Goon Show'' is a British radio comedy programme, originally produced and broadcast by the BBC Home Service from 1951 to 1960, with occasional repeats on the BBC Light Programme. The first series, broadcast from 28 May to 20 September 1 ...
to represent the sounds uttered by speakers of US English (e.g., ''The Sleeping Prince'').
The Irish sept of Ahearn/Ahern descends from
Echthighern mac Cennétig
Echthighern mac Cennétig, also spelled ''Echthigern'', (died 950) was a son of Cennétig mac Lorcáin (king of Thomond) and brother of Mathgamain (King of Munster) and Brian Boru (High King of Ireland) of the Dál gCais dynasty, in early medieva ...
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[Edwaed MacLysaght, "The Surnames of Ireland", Dublin (1991)]
See also
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Ahearn
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Hearn (disambiguation)
References
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Septs of the Dál gCais
Surnames of Irish origin
Anglicised Irish-language surnames