Holohan
Holohan (Irish: Ó hUallacháin; feminine Ní Uallacháin) is a surname of Irish Gaelic origin, from the Irish uallach meaning "proud".[1]
A version of the family crest depicts two white lions holding up a golden tower.[2]
According to historian C. Thomas Cairney, the O'Holohans were one of the chiefly families of the Ui Failghe who in turn were a tribe from the Dumnonii or Laigin who were the third wave of Celts to settle in Ireland during the first century BC.[3]
Notable people with the surname include:
- Frank Holohan (born 1957), Irish hurler
- John Holohan (hurler) (1891–1947), Irish hurler
- Lenny Holohan (born 1985), Irish camogie player
- Owen Holohan, Irish hurler
- Patrick Holohan (born 1988), Irish mixed martial artist
- Pete Holohan (born 1959), American football player
- Richard Holohan (1882–1954), Irish politician
- Tony Holohan, Irish public health physician
See also
- Houlihan, an alternative spelling
- Wes Hoolahan, footballer
- O'Houlihan (dynasty)
- Irish clans
References
- ^ Woulfe, Rev Patrick (1923). "Irish names and surnames – Ó hUallacháin". LibraryIreland. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ O'Laughlin, Michael C. (2002). The book of Irish families, great & small (3rd ed.). Irish Genealogical Foundation. p. 150. ISBN 9780940134096. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ Cairney, C. Thomas (1989). Clans and Families of Ireland and Scotland. Jefferson, North Carolina, United States, and London: McFarland & Company. pp. 78–83. ISBN 0899503624.