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'''Ó Catháin''' is a Gaelic-Irish surname, generally anglicised as '''Keane'''or '''Kane''' represented by unrelated families in [[Ulster]], [[Connacht]], and [[Munster]]. |
'''Ó Catháin''' is a Gaelic-Irish surname, generally anglicised as '''Keane''' or '''Kane''' represented by unrelated families in [[Ulster]], [[Connacht]], and [[Munster]]. |
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==Ó Catháin Uí Fiachrach== |
==Ó Catháin Uí Fiachrach== |
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Revision as of 08:54, 17 August 2012
Ó Catháin is a Gaelic-Irish surname, generally anglicised as Keane or Kane represented by unrelated families in Ulster, Connacht, and Munster.
Ó Catháin Uí Fiachrach
The Uí Catháin in Connacht were a branch of the Uí Fiachrach Aidhne (now south County Galway but rarely appear in the historic records.
Ó Catháin Cenél nEógain
The Uí Catháin of Cenél nEógain originated in the Laggan area of County Donegal, and from there moved eastwards in the twelfth century, ousting the Uí Conchobair from Keenaght and retaining their lordship of Keenaght and Coleraine until the seventeenth century. They claimed hereditary right to inaugurate the kings of Cenél nEógain.
Ó Céin
The Uí Céin of County Waterford) have anglicised their name as "Kean(e)".
Notables
- Edmund Kean, actor (1787-1833)
- Charles Kean, his son (1811-80)
- Molly Keane, writer (1905-96)
- John B. Keane, playwright (1927-2002)
- Roy Keane, footballer (born 1971)
External links
- http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/surname/index.cfm?fuseaction=Go.&UserID=
- Ó Catháin Festival wepages
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