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Country
  
Munster & Desmond

Founder
  
Donnchadh na Tuaima

Parent house
  
Corcu Loígde

Twomey

Twomey (Irish: Ó Tuama) is an Irish Gaelic clan based most prominently in what is today County Cork. The paternal ancestors of the clan are of the Corcu Loígde; the Twomey clan originated from Donnchadh na Tuaima who was himself a member of the O'Leary family.

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List of people

The name may refer to:

  • Ann Twomey (born 1951), American labor union leader
  • Anne Twomey (born 1951), American stage, film, and television actress
  • Bill Twomey, Sr. (1899–after 1933), Australian rules football player
  • Bill Twomey, Jr. (1927–2004), Australian

    • rules football player

  • Greg Twomey, (1986-present), Cork, Local hero to most
  • Jeremiah Twomey (1847–1921), journalist and Member of the New Zealand Legislative Council
  • Jeremiah F. Twomey (1874–1963), New York politician
  • Joe Twomey (fl. mid-20th century), Irish hurler
  • John Twomey (disambiguation), several people
  • Liam Twomey (born 1967), Irish Fine Gael politician from Wexford
  • Margaret Twomey (born 1963), Australian diplomat; ambassador to Russia since 2008
  • Mick Twomey (born 1931), Australian rules football player
  • Moss (Maurice) Twomey (1897–1978), Irish republican; chief of staff of the IRA
  • Pat Twomey (born 1929), Australian rules football player
  • Paul Twomey (born 1961), American business consultant; CEO of ICANN
  • Seamus Twomey (1919–1989), Irish republican; twice chief of the Provisional IRA
  • Seán Ó Tuama (1926–2006), Irish poet, playwright and academic
  • Shane Twomey (born 1970), American professional lacrosse player
  • Vincent Twomey (born 1941), Irish priest
  • Vincy Twomey (born 1929), Irish hurler

    • Other

  • Twomey Cellars, a winery in California
  • Twomey effect

    • References

    Twomey Wikipedia
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