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'''Heaney''' is a surname of Irish origin. Notable people with the surname include:
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{{Infobox surname
| name = Heaney, Ó hEignigh
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| pronunciation =
| meaning = descendant of ''horseman siu''
| region = [[Ireland]]
| language = [[Gaelic languages|Gaelic]]
| variant = ''Ó hEanaigh'', ''Eichnech'', ''Eochaidh'', '' Eicnig'', ''Ó hEinigh'', ''Ó hÉanaí'', ''O'Heaney'', ''Hegney'', ''Heagney'', ''O'Hicknie'', ''O'Hicgnie'', ''Haigney'', ''O'Hicknie''
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'''Heaney''' is a surname of [[Irish people|Irish]] origin. It is an [[Anglicisation]] of the [[Gaelic languages|Gaelic]] ''Ó hEignigh'', thought to be based on the Gaelic {{lang|gd|Eochaidh}} a [[personal name]] meaning "horseman". It was mistakenly thought to derive from Éan, Gaelic for Bird.
Versions of it are written in the [[Irish Annals|Annals]] from the 8th century <ref>{{cite web |author=by Mari Elspeth nic Bryan (Kathleen M. O'Brien) |url=https://medievalscotland.org/kmo/AnnalsIndex/Masculine/Eicnech.shtml |title=Index of Names in Irish Annals: Éicnech }}</ref> and has a diverse array of modern derivations and origins.<ref>{{cite web |author=Rev. Patrick Woulfe |url=https://www.libraryireland.com/names/oh/o-heignigh.php |title=Ó hEignigh – Irish Names and Surnames }}</ref>
They were chiefs of Fermanagh and [[Kings of Airgíalla]] before the expansion south of [[Uí Néill]] branches [[List of Irish clans in Ulster#Cenél Fearadhaigh|Cenél Fearadhaigh]] and [[Cenél nEoghain]] into [[Airgíalla]] and the rise of The [[Maguire]]s in [[Fermanagh]]. They became allies to repel the [[Normans]] in the 13th century.


*1127, Gillachrist Ua hEighnigh, king of Feara-Manach, and chief king of Oirghiall, died in Clochar-Uí-nDaimhin (then the Royal capital of [[Airgíalla]]), after choice penance.<ref>{{cite web |author=the Annals |url=http://sites.rootsweb.com/~irlkik/ihm/colla.htm |title=Kingdom of Airghialla – Ulster Series }}</ref>

Notable people with the surname include:
* Aaron Heaney, Seapatrick fc
* [[Aidan Heaney]], retired English football player
* [[Aidan Heaney]], retired English football player
* [[Andrew Heaney]], baseball player
* [[Andrew Heaney]], baseball player
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* [[Dermot Heaney]], former Irish Gaelic footballer
* [[Dermot Heaney]], former Irish Gaelic footballer
* [[Francis Heaney]], crossword compiler
* [[Francis Heaney]], crossword compiler
* [[Frank Heaney]] (1886–1937), Irish footballer
* [[Frank Heaney]], (1886–1937), Irish footballer
* [[Gerald William Heaney]] (1918–2010), federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals
* [[Gerald William Heaney]], (1918–2010), federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals
* [[Gerald Heaney (magician)]], (1899–1974), American magician
* [[Seosamh Ó hÉanaí]] (1919-1984) sean nós singer from County Galway, Ireland
* [[Gerald Heaney (magician)]] 1899–1974), American magician
* [[Geraldine Heaney]], Irish-Canadian ice hockey head coach
* [[Geraldine Heaney]], Irish-Canadian ice hockey head coach
* [[Harry Heaney]], Emeritus Professor of Organic Chemistry
* [[Harry Heaney]], Emeritus Professor of Organic Chemistry
* [[Joe Heaney]] (AKA Joe Éinniú), (1919-1984), was an Irish traditional (sean nós) singer from County Galway, Ireland.
* [[Katie Heaney]], American writer
* [[Mark Heaney]], drummer
* [[Mark Heaney]], drummer
* [[Neil Heaney]], English former footballer
* [[Neil Heaney]], English former footballer
*[[Patrick Heeney]], (1881–1911), sometimes spelt Heaney, was an Irish composer whose most famous work is the music to the Irish national anthem "Amhrán na bhFiann" (English: "The Soldier's Song").
* [[Sarah Heaney]], Scottish television presenter
* [[Sarah Heaney]], Scottish television presenter
* [[Seamus Heaney]], Irish poet, writer and lecturer who was awarded the Nobel Prize
* [[Seamus Heaney]], (1939–2013) was an Irish poet, playwright and translator. He received the 1995 Nobel Prize in Literature.
* [[Stewart Heaney]], Canadian cricketer
* [[Stewart Heaney]], Canadian cricketer
* [[Thomas Heaney]], Australian rules footballer
* [[Thomas Heaney]], Australian rules footballer
* [[Tim Heaney]], (1914–1996), South African cricketer

==References==
{{Reflist}}


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[[Category:English-language surnames]]
[[Category:English-language surnames]]
[[Category:Anglicised Irish-language surnames]]
[[Category:Anglicised Irish-language surnames]]

Latest revision as of 18:53, 18 January 2023

Heaney, Ó hEignigh
Language(s)Gaelic
Origin
Meaningdescendant of horseman siu
Region of originIreland
Other names
Variant form(s)Ó hEanaigh, Eichnech, Eochaidh, Eicnig, Ó hEinigh, Ó hÉanaí, O'Heaney, Hegney, Heagney, O'Hicknie, O'Hicgnie, Haigney, O'Hicknie

Heaney is a surname of Irish origin. It is an Anglicisation of the Gaelic Ó hEignigh, thought to be based on the Gaelic Eochaidh a personal name meaning "horseman". It was mistakenly thought to derive from Éan, Gaelic for Bird. Versions of it are written in the Annals from the 8th century [1] and has a diverse array of modern derivations and origins.[2]

They were chiefs of Fermanagh and Kings of Airgíalla before the expansion south of Uí Néill branches Cenél Fearadhaigh and Cenél nEoghain into Airgíalla and the rise of The Maguires in Fermanagh. They became allies to repel the Normans in the 13th century.

  • 1127, Gillachrist Ua hEighnigh, king of Feara-Manach, and chief king of Oirghiall, died in Clochar-Uí-nDaimhin (then the Royal capital of Airgíalla), after choice penance.[3]

Notable people with the surname include:

References

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  1. ^ by Mari Elspeth nic Bryan (Kathleen M. O'Brien). "Index of Names in Irish Annals: Éicnech".
  2. ^ Rev. Patrick Woulfe. "Ó hEignigh – Irish Names and Surnames".
  3. ^ the Annals. "Kingdom of Airghialla – Ulster Series".