Indian
The Maher caste is an Indian caste from the Gujerat Province, renowned for their hospitality, generosity, bravery and sacrifice for worthy causes.
Irish
Maher (or Mahar, Meagher) is an Irish surname deriving from the Gaelic O'Meachair, meaning the "kindly" or the "generous". The O'Meachair
septA sept is an English word for a division of a family, especially a division of a clan. The word might have its origin from Latin saeptum "enclosure, fold", or it can be an alteration of sect.The term is found in both Ireland and Scotland...
was part of the
ElyÉile, Éle or Éli, commonly anglicised Ely, was an ancient and medieval kingdom of northern Munster in Ireland.-Overview:They claimed descent from Céin , a possibly mythical or spurious younger son of Ailill Aulom and brother of Éogan Mór, and thus kinship with the Eóganachta...
O'CarrollO' Carroll is an Irish family name, deriving from the Gaelic Ó Cearbhail.-O' Carroll name and territorial extent:Notable is the history of the Clan Ó Cearbhail whose territory, known as Ely O' Carroll in Éile, consisted of the pasture lands of Ballycrinass, Rosscullenagh and Drumcan, extending to...
clanA clan is a group of people united by actual or perceived kinship and descent. Even if lineage details are unknown, clan members may be organized around a founding member or apical ancestor. The kinship-based bonds may be symbolical, whereby the clan shares a "stipulated" common ancestor that is a...
and was concentrated in the areas of
KilkennyKilkenny is a city and is the county town of the eponymous County Kilkenny in Ireland. It is situated on both banks of the River Nore in the province of Leinster, in the south-east of Ireland...
and
TipperaryTipperary is a town and a civil parish in South Tipperary in Ireland. Its population was 4,415 at the 2006 census. It is also an ecclesiastical parish in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly, and is in the historical barony of Clanwilliam....
, notably the Barony of
IkerrinIkerrin is one of the baronies of Ireland, a historical geographical unit of land. Its chief town is Roscrea. It is one of 14 baronies in the traditional county of Tipperary between the baronies of Eliogarty to the south and Ormond Upper to the west...
in
IrelandIreland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
. It is pronounced
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Surname
- Alice Maher
Alice Maher born at Kilmoyler, a rural area between Bansha and Cahir, County Tipperary, 1956 is an Irish painter and sculptor.Alice Maher received her early education at Ballydrehid National School and at Coláiste Chríost Rí, Cahir. She later graduated from the University of Limerick and the...
, Irish painter and sculptor
- Bill Maher
William "Bill" Maher, Jr. is an American stand-up comedian, television host, political commentator, author and actor. Before his current role as the host of HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher, Maher hosted a similar late-night talk show called Politically Incorrect originally on Comedy Central and...
, host of Real Time with Bill Maher and former host of Politically Incorrect
- Edwin Maher
Edwin Maher is a New Zealand-born TV journalist who now works for CCTV International in Beijing, China.Maher established his broadcast career in Australia, working many minor roles, particularly as a weatherman, in many cities before beginning a 25-year stint with Australian Broadcasting...
, New Zealand-born TV journalist
- George W. Maher
George Washington Maher was a significant contributor to the Prairie School-style of architecture during the first-quarter of the 20th century. He also was known for blending the traditional with the Arts & Crafts-style. According to architectural historian H...
, architect
- John W. Maher
For the American singer-songwriter, see John Mayer.John W. Maher was an American politician and a veterinarian. He served as a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives.-Biography:John W...
, member of the South Dakota State House of Representatives
- Kaitlyn Maher
Kaitlyn Ashley Maher is an American child singer and actress born in Michigan, and raised in Ashburn, Virginia. In 2008, she reached the final ten on the third series of television talent show America's Got Talent; the youngest person to do so...
, American child singer
- Kevin Maher
Kevin Andrew Maher is an English-born Republic of Ireland footballer who plays for Dagenham & Redbridge. He predominantly plays as a central midfielder.- Southend United :...
, English-born footballer
- Kieran Maher
Kieran Maher is an English professional boxer who fights in the welterweight division.-Debut:...
, English professional boxer
- Patrick Maher (disambiguation)
- Philip Maher
Philip Maher is an Irish sportsperson. He plays in the full-back position on the Tipperary senior hurling team.-Club career:Philip Maher was born in Borrisoleigh, County Tipperary in 1979...
, Irish hurler
- Richard Maher
Richard Maher is a British screenwriter and television producer who has written for Pie in the Sky and Taggart. He also co-created the ITV1 drama Making Waves, with Ted Childs.-External links:...
, TV writer
- Robyn Maher
Robyn Maher is a retired female basketball player from Australia, who played for the Sydney Uni Flames. A three-time Olympian she was a member of the national women's team that won the bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.-Personal life:Maher is married to former Opals...
(b. 1959), Australian basketball player
- Sean Maher
Sean Maher is an American actor, best known for his role as Simon Tam in the science fiction television series Firefly and followup movie Serenity.-Early life:...
, American actor
- Stephen Maher
Stephen John Maher is an Irish professional footballer who currently plays for Dundalk in the League of Ireland and is a former Republic of Ireland U21 international.-Early career:...
, Irish association footballer
- Tom Maher
Tom Maher is a basketball coach from Australia, who is the most successful coach in the WNBL history, having won seven WNBL titles...
, Australian basketball coach
- Vincent Maher
Vincent John Maher is the CTO and co-founder of Motribe Mobile Networks. Previously he was the portfolio manager for social media at Vodacom, a South African mobile telecommunications operator...
, an American senior lecturer at Rhodes University New Media Lab