- all of
these have male and
female forms depending on the bearer, e.g. all
Mac-
names become Nic- if the
person is female. Some of the
Scottish Gaelic surnames...
- an
Irish clan
based in
County Fermanagh. The name
derives from the
Gaelic Mac Uidhir,
which is "son of Odhar"
meaning "dun", "dark one".
According to legend...
-
Peadar Kearney (Irish:
Peadar Ó
Cearnaigh [ˈpʲad̪ˠəɾˠ oː ˈcaɾˠn̪ˠiː]; 12
December 1883 – 24
November 1942) was an
Irish republican and
composer of numerous...
-
Sixmilebridge (Irish:
Droichead Abhann Ó g
Cearnaigh,
meaning 'bridge of the
river of O'Kearney') is a
large village in
County Clare, Ireland. Located...
-
sometimes became surnames in
their own right.
Hence the
chief of the clan Ó
Cearnaigh (Kearney) was
referred to as An
Sionnach (Fox),
which his descendants...
- (2008), "Irish in a
Global Context", in
Caoilfhionn Nic Pháidín and Seán Ó
Cearnaigh (ed.), A New View of the
Irish Language, Dublin: Cois Life Teoranta,...
- (2008). "Irish in a
Global Context". In
Caoilfhionn Nic Pháidín; Seán Ó
Cearnaigh (eds.). A New View of the
Irish Language. Dublin: Cois Life Teoranta....
-
Special Issue:
Contemporary Poetry in
Irish (Colour Books, 1993), Seán Ó
Cearnaigh,
editor Irish Poetry Now:
Other Voices (Merlin Publishing, 1993), Gabriel...
-
dynasties in north-western
medieval Ireland. They
claim descent from Eógan
mac Néill, son of
Niall of the Nine Hostages.
Originally their power-base was...
-
change Lú to Lughaí.
During 2007 the
proposal was
investigated by Dónall
Mac Giolla Easpaig, of An Príomhoifigeach Logainmneacha. The
proposal was dismissed...
