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Ó Dubhagáinn

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Ó Dubhagáinn was the name of a bardic family from Baile Uí Dhubhagáin, in Uí Maine, (now Ballyduggan, Loughrea, County Galway). The family were not related to similarly named family of Dugan of Fermoy, County Cork.

The name is now generally rendered as Dugan.

Bearers of the name

  • Seán Mór Ó Dubhagáin (died 1372), Irish poet and historian
  • Tomás Bacach Ó Dúgáin (fl. 1848-1858), scribe
  • Maolsheachlainn Ó Dúgáin (fl. mid-19th century), scribe
  • Liam Ó Dúgáin (fl. mid-19th century), scribe
  • John Doogan (1853–1940), Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Winston Dugan, 1st Baron Dugan of Victoria (1876-1951), son of a Dugan of County Galway
  • Richard E. Duggan (b. 1952), artist/designer

    • References

    Ó Dubhagáinn Wikipedia
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