Owney may refer to:
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Owney Madden
Owen Vincent "Owney" Madden (December 18, 1891 – April 24, 1965) was an Irish-American gangsterhttps://www.theirishstory.com/2022/06/01/owney-the-killer-madden-irish-bootlegger-who-became-the-hotelier-for-the-mob/ who was a leading underworld f ...
(1891–1965) New York gangster
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Owney Geoghegan
Owen "Owney" Geoghegan (c. 1840 – January 19, 1885) was a lightweight bare-knuckle boxer. Geoghegan claimed the Lightweight Championship of America in 1861, and held it until his retirement in 1863. He stood and weighed between 130 and 140 po ...
(1840–1885) boxer
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Owney and Arra
Owney and Arra ( Irish: ''Uaithne agus Ara'') is a barony in County Tipperary, Ireland. This geographical unit of land is one of 12 baronies in County Tipperary. Its chief town is Newport. The barony lies between Ormond Lower to the north (whos ...
, County Tipperary barony
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Owneybeg
Owneybeg (, occasionally spelled ''Owenybeg'') is a Barony (Ireland), historical barony in northeast County Limerick, Ireland.
Baronies were mainly cadastre, cadastral rather than administrative units. They acquired modest local taxation and s ...
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County Limerick barony
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Owney (dog)
Owney (ca. 1887 – June 11, 1897) was a terrier mix adopted in the United States as a postal mascot by the Albany, New York, post office about 1888. The Albany mail professionals recommended the dog to their Railway Mail Service colleagues, and ...
, New York post office mascot
See also
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Oney (song), a song recorded by Johnny Cash
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Owen (name) Owen is usually an anglicised variant of the Welsh name, Welsh personal name . Originally a patronymic, Owen became a fixed surname in Wales beginning with the reign of Henry VIII of England, Henry VIII. Etymologists consider it to originate from '' ...
, ''Owney'' is hypocoristic form
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Uaithne
In Irish mythology, Uaithne (, ) is Dagda's harp, or rather the Dagda's harper, according to a number of modern translators (cf. ).
Attestations
Úaithne figures as the name of Dagda's harper captured by the Fomorians according to the narrative ...
, name anglicised ''Owney''
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