Ó hUiginn
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Ó hUiginn is the surname
of a Gaelic
-Irish
family of poets, scribes and historians located in Connacht.
Originally part of the southern Uí Néill
based in the Irish midlands, they moved west into Connacht. They were especially associated with what is now County Sligo, settling at Dooghorne, Achonry
and Ballynary
, as well as other locations in County Mayo
, County Roscommon
and County Galway
. More than half of those bearing the surname in Ireland today still live in Connacht.
Surname
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of a Gaelic
Gaels
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-Irish
Irish people
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family of poets, scribes and historians located in Connacht.
Originally part of the southern Uí Néill
Uí Néill
The Uí Néill are Irish and Scottish dynasties who claim descent from Niall Noigiallach , an historical King of Tara who died about 405....
based in the Irish midlands, they moved west into Connacht. They were especially associated with what is now County Sligo, settling at Dooghorne, Achonry
Achonry
Achonry is a village in County Sligo, Ireland.In the parish is the former Church of Ireland Cathedral of St Crumnathy, now deconsecrated.-See also:* List of towns and villages in Ireland-External links:** — photograph at flickr.com...
and Ballynary
Ballynary
Ballynary is the name of a townland on the eastern shore of Lough Arrow in the southern corner of County Sligo in Ireland. Ballynary was the ancestral seat of the O'Higgins family for 700 years, until they were forced off their lands in 1654 by Oliver Cromwell...
, as well as other locations in County Mayo
County Mayo
County Mayo 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 village of Mayo, which is now generally known as Mayo Abbey. Mayo County Council is the local authority for the county. The population of the county is 130,552...
, County Roscommon
County Roscommon
County Roscommon 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 town of Roscommon. Roscommon County Council is the local authority for the county...
and 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...
. More than half of those bearing the surname in Ireland today still live in Connacht.
Notable Ó hUiginn's
- Tadc Ó hUiginn, a general master of all arts connected with poetry, died 1315
- Gilla na Neamh Ó h-UiginnGilla na Neamh Ó h-UiginnGilla na Neamh Ó h-Uiginn, Irish poet, died 1349.Gilla na Neamh was member of the Ó hUiginn family of poets and historians, based in Connacht....
, died 1349 - Doighre Ó hUiginn, scribe of The Book of Magauran
- Donnchad Ó hUiginn, a learned historian, died 1364
- Tadc mac Gilla Coluim Ó hUiginn, a worthy ollav, died 1391
- Uilliam Óc Ó hUiginn was killed by the sons of Cathal na mBanfigech Mag Flannchaid between two rivers this year, 1420.
- Maol Sheachluinn na n-Uirsgéal Ó hUiginnMaol Sheachluinn na n-Uirsgéal Ó hUiginnMaol Sheachluinn na n-Uirsgéal Ó hUiginn, Irish poet, fl. c. 1400.Ó hÚigínn was a member of a well-known Irish family of bards, based in Connacht...
fl. c. 1400 - Magnus mac Aed Ó hUiginn, died 1405
- Niall mac Aed O hUicinn, fl. 1414
- Fercert Ó hUiginnFercert Ó hUiginnFercert Ó hUiginn, Irish poet, died 1419.Fercert was a member of the Ó hUiginn brehon family of Connacht. His obit, sub anno 1419 in the Annals of the Four Masters, identifies him as the head of Ó hUiginn line descended from the poet Gilla na Neamh Ó h-Uiginn, who died in 1349:* Ferceart, the son...
, head of the family descended from Gilla na Neamh Ó h-UiginnGilla na Neamh Ó h-UiginnGilla na Neamh Ó h-Uiginn, Irish poet, died 1349.Gilla na Neamh was member of the Ó hUiginn family of poets and historians, based in Connacht....
, died 1418 - Tadg Óg Ó hÚigínnTadg Óg Ó hÚigínnTadg Óg Ó hÚigínn, Irish poet, died 1448.-Life and background:Ó hÚigínn was a member of a well-known Irish family of bards, based in Connacht. His father, Tadhg, died in 1391, while all that is known of his mother is her first name, Aine. He had an elder brother, Fearghal Ruadh O hUiginn, who's...
, chief teacher [of the poets] of Ireland and Scotland, died at the end of the same spring, 1448 - Niall Oc O hUicinn and Niall son of Fergal Oc O hUicinnNiall mac Fergal Óge Ó hUicinnNiall mac Fergal Óge Ó hUicinn, Irish poet, died 1461.The Annals of Connacht sub anno 1461 note the death of a number of Irish poets, including Niall:* O Dalaig of Corcomroe, Niall Oc O hUicinn and Niall son of Fergal Oc O hUicinn died....
, died 1461. - Lochlainn son of Fercert O hUicinnLochlainn Ó hUiginnLochlainn Ó hUiginn, died 1464.A member of the Ó hUiginn brehon family, The Annals of Connacht relate that in 1461* Lochlainn son of Fercert O hUicinn died.His father, Fercert Ó hUiginn, died in 1419.-External links:...
, died 1464 - Elec Ní hUicinnElec Ní hUicinnElec Ní hUicinn, was an Irish noblewoman, murdered 1471.The Annals of Connacht, sub anno 1471,* An attack was made by Mac Gosdelb after his own kinsmen and they killed Elec daughter of Fergal Oc O hUiginn, wife of Conchobar son of Ruaidri Oc O hUiginn, in her own house at Machaire na nAilech, most...
, murdered 1471 - Conchobar son of Ruaidri Oc O hUiginn, fl. 1471
- Gilla Glas, the son of O hUiginn, died in the autumn of this year, 1472
- O hUiginn, that is Gilla na Naem, son of Ruaidri Mor, died, 1473
- Gilla na Naem son of Maelsechlainn O hUiginn, died 1475
- Brian, the son of Farrell Roe O'HigginBrian Ó hUiginn-Biography:Brian was a member of a branch of the Ó hUiginn brehon family, based in what is now County Mayo.The Annals of the Four Masters recorded his death, sub anno 1476, as follows:...
, head of his own tribe, superintendent of the schools of Ireland, and preceptor in poetry, died on Maunday-Thursday, and was interred at Ath-leathan, died 1476. - Bishop O hUiginn, Bishop of MayoBishop of MayoThe Bishop of Mayo was an episcopal title which took its name after County Mayo in Ireland. After the Reformation, the title was briefly used by the Church of Ireland until 1559 and by the Roman Catholic Church until 1631...
, died 1478 - Gilla-Patrick O'Higgin, the son of Brian, son of Melaghlin, a man who had kept a general house of hospitality for the mighty and the indigent, died 1485
- Aed son of Brian son of Fergal Ruad O hUiginnAed mac Brian Ó hUiginnAed mac Brian Ó hUiginn, Irish poet, died 1487.Aed was a member of a branch of the Ó hUiginn brehon family.The Annals of the Four Masters recorded his death, sub anno 1487, as follows:* Hugh, the son of Brian, son of Farrel Roe O'Higgin, died....
, died 1487 - Maelmuire son of Tadc Oc O hUiginn, a master of poetry, died this year, 1488
- Sean mac Fergail Óicc Ó hUiccinn, died 1490
- Tadhg Mór Ó hUiginnTadhg Mór Ó hUiginnTadhg Mór Ó hUiginn, Irish poet.Ó hUiginn was a member of a highly regarded Connacht family of bards. His surviving poems include:* Gach éan mar a adhbha* Slán fat fholcadh-See also:* Tadg Óg Ó hÚigínn* Tadhg Dall Ó hÚigínn...
- Donnell O'HigginDomnall mac Brian Ó hÚigínn-Biography:The Annals of Connacht, sub anno 1502, state that Domnall son of Brian O hUiginn, teacher of the schools of Ireland in Poetry, died.He may have been the Chief Ollam of Ireland, but his obituary does not make this clear.-See also:...
, Chief Preceptor to the schools of Ireland in poetry, died, after his return from the pilgrimage of St. James, died 1501 - Cairbre son of Brian O hUiginnCairbre mac Brian Ó hUiginnCairbre mac Brian Ó hUiginn, Irish poet, died 1505.Aed was a member of a branch of the Ó hUiginn brehon family.The Annals of the Four Masters recorded his death, sub anno 1505, as follows:...
died of a stroke in Westmeath, 1505 - Brian Oge, the son of Brian, son of Donnell Cam O'HigginBrian Óge Ó hUiginnBrian Óge Ó hUiginn, Irish poet, died 1505.Brian Óge was a member of a branch of the Ó hUiginn brehon family.The Annals of the Four Masters recorded his death, sub anno 1505, as follows:...
, died 1505 - Eogan son of Brian O hUiginn, Chief Preceptor of all Ireland, died 1510
- Aibhilin, daughter of Niall Oc O hUiginn and wife of O Duibgennain, died 1510
- Teige O'Higgin and Walter Walsh, two priests, were drowned alongside of Lisgool, 1518.
- O hUiginn, Domnall Cam, an excellent poet and scholar and O hUiginn's son, Aed son of Glaisne, an excellent poet, died 1529
- Tomas O hUiginn, teacher of the men of Ireland in Poetry, died this year, 1536
- Ruaidhri, the son of Enna O'hUiginn, died in Suidhe-Fínáin, and was buried in Cluain-Senmhail, 1581
- Gilla-Coluim O'hUiginnGilla Colum Ó hUiginnGilla Colum Ó hUiginn, Irish poet, died 1587.The Annals of Lough Ce, sub anno 1587, state:* Gilla-Coluim O'hUiginn, the son of Maelmuire, son of Brian Og O'hUiginn, died three nights before Lammas....
, the son of Maelmuire, son of Brian Og O'hUiginn, died three nights before LammasLammasIn some English-speaking countries in the Northern Hemisphere, August 1 is Lammas Day , the festival of the wheat harvest, and is the first harvest festival of the year. On this day it was customary to bring to church a loaf made from the new crop...
, 1587 - Conchobhar, son of Enna O'hUiginn, died: a most eminent poet was this Conchobhar; and he was interred in Caisel-na-heilidhi, on Machaire-na-nailech, 1587
- Gilla-na-naemh, son of Irial O'hUiginn, died 1588
- Tadhg Dall Ó hUiginnTadhg Dall Ó hÚigínn-Background:One of the most well-known of the late-Gaelic era poets, he was a member of a family of professional poets from north Connacht. He was called dall because he was blind. His mother's name is unknown. His father was Mathghamhain mac Maolhmuire, directly descended from Tadg Óg Ó hÚigínn ....
, c. 1550-c.1591, murdered for his satireSatireSatire is primarily a literary genre or form, although in practice it can also be found in the graphic and performing arts. In satire, vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, ideally with the intent of shaming individuals, and society itself, into improvement...
s - Ambrosio O'Higgins, 1st Marquis of Osorno (1720-1801) Viceroy of Peru for Spain
- Bernardo O'HigginsBernardo O'HigginsBernardo O'Higgins Riquelme was a Chilean independence leader who, together with José de San Martín, freed Chile from Spanish rule in the Chilean War of Independence. Although he was the second Supreme Director of Chile , he is considered one of Chile's founding fathers, as he was the first holder...
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- Bryan HigginsBryan HigginsBryan Higgins was a natural philosopher in chemistry.He was born in Collooney, County Sligo, Ireland. His father was also called Dr. Bryan Higgins. Higgins entered the University of Leiden in 1765, from whence he qualified as a doctor of physics...
, 1741-1818, Irish chemist - William HigginsWilliam Higgins (chemist)William Higgins , an Irish chemist, was one of the early proponents of atomic theory. Known mainly for his speculative ideas on chemical combination, William Higgins is popular for the insights his life offers into the emergence of chemistry as a career during the British industrial revolution...
, 1763-1825, Irish chemist - Andrew HigginsAndrew HigginsAndrew Jackson Higgins was the founder and owner of Higgins Industries, the New Orleans-based manufacturer of "Higgins boats" during World War II. General Dwight Eisenhower is quoted as saying, "Andrew Higgins ... is the man who won the war for us. .....
, 1886-1952, founder and owner of Higgins IndustriesHiggins IndustriesHiggins Industries was the company owned by Andrew Higgins based in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Higgins is most famous for the design and production of the Higgins boat, an amphibious landing craft referred to as LCVP, which were used extensively in D-Day Invasion of Normandy... - Kevin O'HigginsKevin O'HigginsKevin Christopher O'Higgins was an Irish politician who served as Vice-President of the Executive Council and Minister for Justice. He was part of early nationalist Sinn Féin, before going on to become a prominent member of Cumann na nGaedheal. O'Higgins initiated the An Garda Síochána police force...
, 1882-1927, first Minister for JusticeMinister for JusticeThe Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Justice, commonly referred to as the Justice Secretary, is a cabinet position in the Scottish Government...
in the Irish Free StateIrish Free StateThe Irish Free State was the state established as a Dominion on 6 December 1922 under the Anglo-Irish Treaty, signed by the British government and Irish representatives exactly twelve months beforehand... - Tom O'HigginsTom O'HigginsThomas Francis O'Higgins was an Irish Fine Gael politician, a barrister and a judge.Tom O'Higgins was born in Cork in 1916. He was the son of Thomas F. O'Higgins and the nephew of Kevin O'Higgins...
, 1917-2003, TDTeachta DálaA Teachta Dála , usually abbreviated as TD in English, is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas . It is the equivalent of terms such as "Member of Parliament" or "deputy" used in other states. The official translation of the term is "Deputy to the Dáil", though a more literal...
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, Presidential candidate in 1966 and 1973 - Aidan HigginsAidan Higgins-Life:His upbringing in a landed Catholic family in Celbridge, County Kildare, Ireland, provided material for his first experimental novel, Langrishe, Go Down...
, born 1927, Irish poet - Michael D. HigginsMichael D. HigginsMichael Daniel Higgins is the ninth and current President of Ireland, having taken office on 11 November 2011 following victory in the 2011 Irish presidential election. Higgins is an Irish politician, poet, sociologist, author and broadcaster. Higgins was President of the Labour Party until his...
, born 1941), former a Mayor of GalwayMayor of GalwayThe office of Mayor of Galway is an honorific title used by the of Galway City Council. The Council has jurisdiction throughout its administrative area which is the city of Galway – the largest city in the province of Connacht, in the Republic of Ireland. The office was originally established by a...
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and Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht from 1993–97 - Michéal Ó hUiginnMichéal Ó hUiginnMichéal Ó hUiginn was the Mayor of Galway on three separate occasions: from 1972–1973, 1979–1980, and 1995–1996....
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, poet and playwright, born 1955 - David Higgins, born 1972, Irish professional golfer