Ó Laighin
Encyclopedia
Ó Laighin, Gaelic
-Irish
surname
, anglicised as Lyons or Lyne
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1 - Ó Laighin of County Kerry
, usually anglacised as Lyne
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2 - Ó Laighin of County Galway
, their home district been around Kilconnell
. Now rendered Lyons.
Over two hundred households of the latter family were recorded between 1847-64.
Gaels
The Gaels or Goidels are speakers of one of the Goidelic Celtic languages: Irish, Scottish Gaelic, and Manx. Goidelic speech originated in Ireland and subsequently spread to western and northern Scotland and the Isle of Man....
-Irish
Irish people
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surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
, anglicised as Lyons or Lyne
Lyne
Lyne is a small town with a population of 233 in southwest Denmark on the peninsula of Jutland....
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Overview
Ó Laighin was the surname of two unrelated families in medieval IrelandMedieval Ireland
Ireland in the Middle Ages:*Early Medieval Ireland: History of Ireland *Norman Ireland...
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1 - Ó Laighin of County Kerry
County Kerry
Kerry means the "people of Ciar" which was the name of the pre-Gaelic tribe who lived in part of the present county. The legendary founder of the tribe was Ciar, son of Fergus mac Róich. In Old Irish "Ciar" meant black or dark brown, and the word continues in use in modern Irish as an adjective...
, usually anglacised as Lyne
Lyne
Lyne is a small town with a population of 233 in southwest Denmark on the peninsula of Jutland....
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2 - Ó Laighin of County Galway
County Galway
County Galway is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the city of Galway. Galway County Council is the local authority for the county. There are several strongly Irish-speaking areas in the west of the county...
, their home district been around Kilconnell
Kilconnell
Kilconnell is a small rural village in County Galway, Ireland.Its population in 2006 was 680. Its land is mainly used for dairy farming and the raising of cattle....
. Now rendered Lyons.
Over two hundred households of the latter family were recorded between 1847-64.
See also
- Donal LyonsDonal Lyons-Biography:Lyons is a native of Castlebaldwin, County Sligo, but moved to Galway in the 1970s where he married Myra Mulveen of Shantalla, with whom he had Ciara and Aiblhe. A trade unionist, he joined the Progressive Democrats in 1986, He was co-opted to the Corporation in 1996 following the...
, Mayor of Galway, 2001–2002. - Mossie LyonsMossie LyonsMossie Lyons is an Irish Gaelic football half-back who plays with the Castleisland Desmonds club side, and formerly with the Kerry county team.- Playing career :...
, Kerry footballer. - Tadhg LyneTadhg LyneTadhgie Lyne was an Irish Gaelic footballer with Kerry. Called 'the Prince of Forwards', Lyne was one of the finest scoring forwards of his time.-Early life:...
, Kerry footballer, c. 1933 – May 31, 2002.
External links
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