Mulhern

Mulhern is an Irish (midland and Ulster) Catholic family name. It is anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Maoilchiaráin, ‘descendant of Maoilchiaráin’ , a personal name meaning ‘devotee of (Saint) Ciarán’ (a personal name from a diminutive of ciar ‘black’). The Mulhern family is largely based in Gaeltacht communities across County Donegal, Ireland (1500-Present) with also distant relatives scattered across the United Kingdom and North America .

People

• John Mulhern (1888-1916), IRA member
• Michael Mulhern (1889-1921), IRA member (Anti-Treaty)
• Francis Mulhern, British critical theorist
• Francis J. Mulhern, Associate Dean of Research at the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University
• John Mulhern (1927-2007), American ice hockey player
• Lee Mulhern also known as Lee Matthews and Lee.M (born 1988), Irish singer-songwriter
• Mary Mulhern (born 1959), American councilwoman of the City Council in Tampa, Florida
• Matt Mulhern (born 1960), American actor
• Quinn Mulhern (born 1984), American mixed martial artist
• Richard Mulhern (born 1955), Canadian ice hockey defenceman
• Ryan Mulhern (born 1973), American ice hockey player
• Stephen Mulhern (born 1977), British broadcaster and entertainer

Other

• Mulhern Belting, supplier of conveyor belts to the United States and the world.
• Mulhern House, historic home located at Wappingers Falls in Dutchess County, New York.