Mac Con Iomaire, Gaelic- Irish

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Overview

In Ireland, the surname Montgomery has in some cases undergone gaelicisation, with Montgomery translated into ''Mac Con Iomaire''. It is also used to translate the surname

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. It is found mainly in Gaeltacht areas such as County Donegal and

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, but also in urban areas such as Dublin. It is quite distinct from the very similar surname

Mac an Iomaire Mac an Iomaire is a Gaelic- Irish surname. Overview Mac an Iomaire is a gaelicisation of the Anglo- Irish surname Ridge, which is recorded in County Roscommon in the early 17th century. Some thirty householders named ''Ridge'' were located in ...

Bearers of the name

* Colm Mac Con Iomaire, musician with Irish band The Frames *

Darach Mac Con Iomaire Darach Mac Con Iomaire is an Irish actor, writer and director. Mac Con Iomaire has written and directed four episodes of ''Corp agus Anam'' in 2011, and wrote an episode of another TV series, ''Síol'', broadcast in 2010. He has acted in the 20 ...

, actor and director *

Liam Mac Con Iomaire Liam Mac Con Iomaire (born 1937, Casla, County Galway – died 2019) was a highly respected Irish writer, journalist and broadcaster. He was a newsreader on RTÉ. He was author of a number of books and some translations, mainly concerning Conne ...

, biographer, journalist and broadcaster * Mairtin Mac Con Iomaire, professional

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Nuala Nic Con Iomaire Nuala Nic Con Iomaire (died 16 July 2010) was an Irish playwright, producer, translator, artist and poet. A native of An Cheathrú Rua Connemara, County Galway, Nic Con Iomaire was a daughter of Liam and Bairbre Mac Con Iomaire. She was married ...

, playwright, died 2010 * Pádraic Mac Con Iomaire, seanchai *

Rónán Mac Con Iomaire Rónán Mac Con Iomaire is the Director of Regional & Community Development & Language with Údarás na Gaeltachta and is an Irish author and broadcaster. Early life Mac Con Iomaire was raised in the Connemara Gaeltacht village of An Cheathr ...

, journalist and Deputy Head RnaG *

Tomás Mac Con Iomaire Tomás Mac Con Iomaire, Irish radio producer and journalist. Biography A native of Casla, Connemara, County Galway, Mac Con Iomaire worked with Raidió na Gaeltachta for over 30 years. During this time he was also one of the pioneers of lo ...

, radio producer

External links

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