Ciarán

Ciarán, Kieran, Kieren, or Kieron, (pronunciation: /kɪˈɛra:n/ or Kee-uh-rawn, with the 'uh' barely spoken; the name is Anglicised as Kieran, pronounced Kee-ran where the long 'a' of the Irish is shortened), is a Gaelic personal name meaning 'Little Dark One', 'Dark Prince' or 'Dark Haired One'. It is generally associated with a number of Irish saints:

• Saint Ciarán Saighir (the Elder) was an early Irish bishop, the founder of Seir-Kieran, County Offaly, and also of the Bishopric of Ossory. Clear Island is regarded as his birthplace. The saint is sometimes referred to as one of four bishops to have preceded Saint Patrick in Ireland. This is unlikely, though he may have been his contemporary. His feast day is 5 March.
• Saint Ciarán of Clonmacnoise from Connaught was the founder of Clonmacnoise Abbey in the early 6th century. He died on 9 September around 546 at the age of 32. He is buried in the remains of his little church
• Saint Ciarán of Disert-Kieran, County Meath, called by the Irish annalists 'Kieran the Devout', wrote a 'Life of St. Patrick'. He died in 775 on 14 June, on which day his feast is celebrated.
• Saint Ciarán of Clonsost, is commemorated on 30 April
• Saint Ciarán mac Colga on 19 May.

People with the given name Ciarán

• Ciaran Barnes, Irish journalist
• Ciaran Carey, (b. 1970), Irish hurling player
• Ciarán Carson, (b. 1948), Irish poet and playwright.
• Ciaran Creagh, Irish writer
• Ciarán Cuffe, (b. 1963), Irish politician.
• Ciaran Bourke, (1936–1988), Irish musician.
• Ciarán Doherty, (1955–1981), Provisional Irish Republican Army member.
• Ciaran Davies, (b. 1980), Australian laboratory technician.
• Ciaran Donnell, (b.1988), British Economist
• Ciaran Donnelly, (b. 1984), English footballer.
• Ciarán Farrell, (b. 1969), Irish composer.
• Ciaran Fitzgerald, (b. 1952), Irish rugby player and coach.
• Ciaran Friel, (b. 1986), Irish footballer
• Ciaran Griffiths, (b. 1983), British actor
• Ciaran Gultnieks, (b. 1970) computer games programmer.
• Ciarán Hinds, (b. 1953), Irish actor.
• Ciaran Jeremiah, British keyboardist
• Ciaran Kavanagh, Irish musician
• Ciaran Lyng, Irish footballer
• Ciarán MacGillivray, member of Cape Breton musical group The Cottars.
• Ciaran MacMathuna, Irish broadcaster and music expert
• Ciaran Martyn, (b. 1980) Irish footballer
• Ciaran McCarthy, soap opera character
• Ciarán McDonald, Irish Gaelic football player
• Ciaran McFeely, Irish musician
• Ciarán McMenamin, Irish actor.
• Ciarán Murphy, (b. 1940) Irish politician
• Ciarán O Gealbháin, Irish singer
• Ciarán O'Keeffe, UK parapsychologist.
• Ciaran O'Toole, Irish broadcaster
• Ciarán Power, (b. 1976), Irish cyclist
• Ciaran Toner - footballer
• Ciarán Whelan, Irish Gaelic football player
• Ciarán Maximus Bannan, Irish phsyician and athlete
• Ciaran Polglase, Marist Student

People with the given name Kieran

• Kieran Culkin, American actor
• Kieran Hanrahan, Irish musician and broadcaster
• Kieran Hardcastle, English actor
• Kieran Hebden, English musician
• Kieran Mahon, English musician
• Kieran Phelan, Irish politician
• Kieran Richardson, English footballer
• Kieran Ridge, American musician
• Kieran West, Olympic gold medal winning rower

People with the given name Kieren

• Kieren Fallon, Irish flat racing jockey

People with the given name Kieron

• Kieron Dawson, Irish rugby union player
• Kieron Dwyer, comic book artist
• Kieron Dyer, Football player - English Premier League.

See also

• Cian Ciaran, (b. 1976), Welsh keyboard player.
• Errigal Ciarán, Irish GAA club