Ahern
Ahern, also Aherne (Irish: Ó hEachtighearna/Ó hEachthairn) is an Irish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Members of the political Ahern family in Ireland
- Bertie Ahern, former Taoiseach (prime minister) of Ireland
- Cecelia Ahern, author, daughter of Bertie Ahern
- Maurice Ahern, Irish politician, Former Lord Mayor of Dublin, brother of Bertie
- Noel Ahern, Irish politician, brother of Bertie
Other people
- Brian Aherne, English actor
- Caroline Aherne (1963–2016), English comedian
- Cornelius Ahern, Australian politician
- David Ahern, Australian avant-garde composer
- Dermot Ahern, Irish Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform
- Francis J. Ahern, San Francisco Police Chief 1956-58
- Fred Ahern (born 1952), American ice hockey player
- Fred M. Ahern (1884–1950), New York assemblyman
- Frederick Ahern, American filmmaker
- Gene Ahern, American comic-strip artist
- Jayson P. Ahern, US Customs Agency commissioner
- Jerry Ahern, American science fiction author
- John Ahern (disambiguation), several people
- Kathy Ahern, American golfer
- Kit Ahern, Irish politician
- Lassie Lou Ahern (born 1920), American actress
- Liam Ahern (William Ahern), Irish politician
- Mary Eileen Ahern, American librarian
- Michael Ahearne, Chaired Professor of Marketing in the C.T. Bauer College of Business at the University of Houston.
- Michael Ahern (disambiguation), several people
- Nuala Ahern, Irish politician
- Peggy Ahern (1917–2012), American actress
- Pat Aherne, British Actor
- Tom Aherne, Irish footballer and hurler
Other uses
In the same way that the onomatopoeic expression "rhubarb-rhubarb" was used to represent the sounds uttered by members of the British House of Commons, "hearn-hearn" was often used in the Goon Show to represent the sounds uttered by speakers of US English (e.g., The Sleeping Prince [1]).
The Irish sept of Ahearn/Ahern descends from Echthighern mac Cennétig.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ "The Goon Show Site - Script - The Sleeping Prince (Series 7, Episode 6)". Thegoonshow.net. 1957-02-14. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
- ↑ Edwaed MacLysaght, "The Surnames of Ireland", Dublin (1991)
External links
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