Donnacha is an Irish given name; a variant of
Donnchadh Donnchadh () is a masculine given name common to the Irish and Scottish Gaelic languages. It is composed of the elements ''donn'', meaning "brown" or "dark" from Donn a Gaelic God; and ''chadh'', meaning "chief" or "noble". The name is also writt ...
. Notable people with the name include:
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Donnacha Cody
Donnacha Cody (born 24 December 1985) is an Irish former hurler. At club level he played with James Stephens, and also lined out at inter-county level with various Kilkenny teams.
Career
Cody first played hurling as a schoolboy at St Kieran' ...
(born 1985), Irish hurler for the Kilkenny senior team
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Donnacha Dennehy
Donnacha Dennehy (born 17 August 1970) is an Irish composer and leader of the Crash Ensemble specializing in contemporary classical music. According to musicologist Bob Gilmore, Dennehy's "high profile of his compositions internationally, togeth ...
(born 1970), Irish composer
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Donnacha Fahy (born 1979), Irish hurler for Tipperary GAA
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Donnacha O'Brien
Donnacha O'Brien (born 22 July 1998) is an Irish racehorse trainer and former jockey who competed in Flat racing.
O'Brien is the son of multiple champion trainer Aidan O'Brien and brother of jockey and trainer Joseph O'Brien. Donnacha O'Brien ...
(born 1998), Irish jockey
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Donnacha O'Dea (born 1948), Irish professional poker player and swimmer
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Donnacha Ryan
Donnacha Ryan (born 11 December 1983) is an Irish former rugby union player and current coach. Ryan spent most of his career representing his native province Munster, spending 13 seasons at the club, before moving to French club Racing 92 in 2 ...
(born 1983), Irish rugby union player
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Donnacha Costello, Irish composer
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Irish-language masculine given names
Masculine given names