Ó Laighin, Gaelic-Irish surname, anglicised as Lyons, Lane or Lyne.
Overview
editÓ Laighin was the surname of two unrelated families in medieval Ireland.
1 - Ó Laighin of County Kerry, usually anglicised as Lyne or Leen.
2 - Ó Laighin of County Galway, their home district been around Kilconnell. Now rendered Lyons or Lane.
Over two hundred households of the latter family were recorded between 1847-64.
Etymology
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Laighin is the Irish name for Leinster,[1][2] the most populated of the four Provinces of Ireland, which is located in the south-east of the island and entirely within the Republic of Ireland. The prefix Ó (common in Irish surnames) creates the meaning "of Leinster" or "descendant of Leinster".[3]
Laighin may also derive from the Irish word láigen, meaning 'spear' or 'lance',[4][5] which lent its name to the Laigin (Leinstermen) who inhabited pre-Norman south-east Ireland.[6]
Notable People
edit- Pádraig B. Ó Laighin, academic in sociology, poet and advocate for the Irish language.
See also
edit- Donal Lyons, Mayor of Galway, 2001–2002.
- Mossie Lyons, Kerry footballer.
- Tadhg Lyne, Kerry footballer, c. 1933 – May 31, 2002.
- Hugh Lane, Irish art enthusiast, 1875 - 1915.
References
edit- ^ "Leinster". New English-Irish Dictionary. Foras na Gaeilge. 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- ^ "Changes in the list of subdivision names and code elements" (PDF). iso.org. International Organization for Standardization. February 2010. p. 20. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
IE-L Leinster Laighin
- ^ Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977). Focloir Gaeilge-Bearla/Irish-English Dictionary. Foras na Gaelige. ISBN 1857910370.
- ^ Connolly, Sean J. (2007). Oxford Companion to Irish History. Oxford University Press. p. 308. ISBN 978-0-19-923483-7.
- ^ "láigen". eDIL 2019: An Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. 1913–1976. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- ^ Ó Cathasaigh, Tomás. "The Oldest Story of the Laigin: Observations on Orgain Denna Ríg (2002)". In Boyd, Matthieu (ed.). Coire Sois, The Cauldron of Knowledge: A Companion to Early Irish Saga. University of Notre Dame Press. pp. 422–438.