Ó hUiginn

Ó hUiginn is the surname of a Gaelic-Irish family of soldiers, poets, 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. The name is commonly anglicised as Higgins or O'Higgins.

People bearing the name include:

Tadc Ó hUiginn (died 1315), a general master of all arts connected with poetry
Gilla na Neamh Ó hUiginn (died 1346), poet

Fercert Ó hUiginn (died 1418), head of the family descended from Gilla na Neamh Ó h-Uiginn

Lochlainn, son of Fercert Ó hUiginn (died 1464)

Doighre Ó hUiginn, scribe of The Book of Magauran
Donnchad Ó hUiginn, a learned historian (died 1364)
Maol Sheachluinn na n-Uirsgéal Ó hUiginn (fl. c. 1400), Irish poet
Niall mac Aed Ó hUiginn (fl. 1414)
Sean mac Fergail Óicc Ó hUiccinn (died 1490), Irish poet
Tadg Óg Ó hUiginn (died 1448), chief teacher [of the poets] of Ireland and Scotland
Elec Ní hUicinn (murdered 1471)
Brian Ó hUiginn (died 1476), head of his own tribe, superintendent of the schools of Ireland, and preceptor in poetry
Bishop Ó hUiginn, Bishop of Mayo (died 1478)
Gilla-Patrick Ó hUiginn (died 1485), son of Brian and grandson of Melaghlin, a man who had kept a general house of hospitality for the mighty and the indigent
Philip Bocht Ó hUiginn, Irish poet (died 1487)
Maelmuire son of Tadc Oc O hUiginn (died 1488), a master of poetry
Sean mac Fergail Óicc Ó hUiccinn (died 1490), Irish poet
Tadhg Mór Ó hUiginn, poet
Tadg Óg Ó hUiginn (died 1448), Irish poet
Tadhg Dall Ó hUiginn (c. 1550-c.1591), Irish poet
Tadhg Mór Ó hUiginn, Irish poet
Cairbre mac Brian Ó hUiginn (died 1505)
Brian Óge Ó hUiginn (died 1505)
Eogan, son of Brian Óge Ó hUiginn, Chief Preceptor of all Ireland, died 1510
Gilla-Coluim Ó hUiginn, Irish poet. The son of Maelmuire and Brian Og Ó hUiginn; first cousin of the father of Tadhg Dall Ó hUiginn; died three nights before Lammas (in 1587)^[1]
Conchobhar, son of Enna O'hUiginn, died: a most eminent poet was this Conchobhar; interred at Caisel-na-heilidhi, Machaire-na-nailech (in 1587)^{[clarification needed]}
Tadhg Dall Ó hUiginn, (c. 1550–c. 1591), poet
Ambrosio O'Higgins, 1st Marquis of Osorno (1720–1801) (Irish: Ambrós Bearnárd Ó hUiginn), Viceroy of Peru for Spain
Higgins of Tyrawley, 18th century harper
Bernardo O'Higgins (1788-1842), first head of state of Chile
Brian O'Higgins (1882–1963), Irish writer and poet
Kevin O'Higgins (1892–1927), Irish Free State minister, 1922–1927
Thomas Francis O'Higgins (1916–2003), Irish politician, barrister, a judge
Michael D. Higgins (born 1941), 9th President of Ireland
Michéal Ó hUiginn (born 1942), three-time Mayor of Galway

References

^ "Annals of Loch Cé". CELT: The Corpus of Electronic Texts. p. 481. Retrieved 27 April 2016.

[1] "Annals of Loch Cé". CELT: The Corpus of Electronic Texts. p. 481. Retrieved 27 April 2016.

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