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Concannon (other spellings Concanen, Concanon, Conceanainn, Con Ceanainn, and Kincannon, among others) is an Irish family name, and may refer to: *
Brian Concannon Brian Concannon, Jr. (born November 18, 1963) is a human rights lawyer and foreign policy advocate. He is the Executive Director of the Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti (IJDH), which he co-founded in 2004. Concannon also serves as a memb ...
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Brian Concannon (hurler) Brian Concannon (born 1997) is an Irish hurler who plays as a right corner-forward for club side Killimordaly and at inter-county level with the Galway senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a right corner-forward. Playing career NUI G ...
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Helena Concannon Helena Concannon (; 28 October 1878 – 27 February 1952) was an Irish historian, writer, language scholar and Fianna Fáil politician. Born in Maghera, County Londonderry, she attended secondary school in Dublin in Loreto North Great Georges S ...
( Walsh; 1878–1952), politician, historian, author and scholar. * James Concannon (1890–1973), Australian politician *
John Concannon John Concannon is an Irish businessman, philanthropist, and star of RTÉ's ''The Secret Millionaire''. A native of Kilconly, Tuam, Concannon is the founder of the JFC Group. He left St. Jarlath's school, Tuam, to work on the family farm. In 198 ...
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Eóin Concannon Eóin Concannon, died 1954, king of the Claddagh. Biography Concannon was the last of the old-type kings. The Claddagh village had changed greatly during and after World War I, with many of its men joining the British forces, their ships lying ...
(died 1954), king of the Claddagh * Paddy Concannon (1918–2012), president of the ITCCA * Susan Concannon (born 1958), American politician


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Muirgeas ua Cú Ceanainn Muirgeas ua Cú Ceanainn (died 1037) was King of Uí Díarmata. Overview Muirgeas was a grandson of Cú Ceanain mac Tadhg, and seems to have reigned from 1021 to 1037. He was the first member of the Uí Díarmata dynasty to use the name ua Cú ...
(died 1037), king of Uí Díarmata and chief of the name *
Richard Luke Concanen Richard Luke Concanen, O.P. (December 27, 1747 – June 19, 1810), was an Irish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, who served as the first bishop of the Diocese of New York (1808–1810). Life Richard Concanen was born in Kilbegnet, County ...
(1747–1810), first bishop of New York, 1808–1810 * Edmund Concanon (1816–1902), Irish solicitor and town commissioner *
Tomás Bán Ó Conceanainn Tomás Bán Ó Conceanainn (16 November 1870 – 20 April 1961; Thomas Concannon) was an Irish writer and historian. Life Ó Conceanainn was born in Inis Meáin, a son of Páidín Ó Conceanainn and Anne Ní Fathartaigh. He was educated on the ...
(1870–1946), writer and historian


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Concannon Vineyard Concannon Vineyard is the second-largest winery in the Livermore Valley of California, producing around 30,000 cases annually. It is well known for its Petite Sirah and Concannon was the first winery to bottle this grape as a varietal wine in 196 ...
, a winery in Livermore Valley, California *
Kincannon Kincannon is a surname, being a variant of the Irish surname Concannon. Notable people with the surname include: *Andrew Armstrong Kincannon (1859-1938), American academic * C. Louis Kincannon (1940-2012), American statistician *Harry Kincannon (19 ...
, a surname and variant of Concannon *
Uí Díarmata Uí Díarmata was a local kingdom located in what is now north County Galway. Origins The ruling dynasty took its name from King Diarmait Finn of Connacht (died 833), and the territory in turn was named after them. It seems to have been created ...
{{Connachta Surnames of Irish origin