Tierney

It is an Anglicized form of Irish Ó Tiarnaigh (male), Ní Thiarnaigh (female), also spelled Ó Tighearnaigh/Ní Thighearnaigh. It is derived from tiarna, the Irish word for Lord or Master.

Tierney /ˈtɪərni/ is an Irish surname.

Five unrelated families of the name arose in Gaelic Ireland, in what is now County Clare, County Mayo, County Monaghan, County Meath, and County Tipperary.

Families

Ó Tighearnaigh of Cenél nEógain

This family were lived in the territory of Fearnmuigh or Fearnmaigh [which means 'the territory of the plain'], in an area in South Monaghan/South Armagh that is the present Barony of Farney, whose principal town is Carrickmacross.[1]

Ó Tighearnaigh of Uí Fiachrach Muaidhe

This family were Lords of Carra. Almost the only family member recorded in the annals was Flann Ó Tighearnaigh. Gilbert Ó Tigernaig, Bishop of Annaghdown (1306–1323) was also a member of this family.

Ó Tighearnaigh of Brega

This family claimed descent from Tigernach mac Fócartai (died 865), one of the Kings of Brega. They were a branch of the southern Uí Néill. "The Kingdom is said to have stretched from Birr in Co. Offaly to the Hill of Uishneach in Westmeath. Tighearnach resided at the Great Crannóg of Lagore, which is situated near Ratoath in County Meath, not far from Dublin. Tighearnach led the Irish to a great victory over the Norse in 848 A.D."[1]

Ó Tighearnaigh of Ormond

A family of the name resided in Ormond, now County Tipperary. Their origins are obscure.[1] New research now confirms that this family was indeed an indigenous sept. Their seat was in the townland of Park and their lands, Fearann Ó Tighearnaigh, took in most of the present-day townlands of Ballymackey, Ballyknockane, Carrowea, Clash, Falleen, Gortnadrumman, Kilgorteen and Knockane.

Ó Tighearnaigh of Corcu Modruad

This is an area in northern Clare. This sect were hereditary priests and monks.

People

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Footballers

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In other fields
  • Alison Joan Tierney CBE (born 1948) British nursing theorist, nurse researcher
  • Patrick Tierney (1894–1920) Irish volunteer, shot by Black and Tans outside his home in Ardee, Co Louth
  • Brian Tierney (born 1957), American businessman and newspaper publisher
  • Charles Rust-Tierney (born 1955), American former ACLU chapter president
  • James Tierney (born 1947), Director of the National State Attorneys General Program at Columbia University and former Attorney General of Maine
  • Michael Tierney (bishop) (1839–1908), Roman Catholic bishop
  • Myles Tierney (1937–2017), American mathematician
  • Tierney Thys (born 1966), American marine biologist
  • William Tierney Clark (1783–1852), English civil engineer of bridges
  • Vanessa Tierney Irish businesswoman co-founder of Abodoo
  • Paul Tierney (referee) (born 1980) English football referee
  • Thomas J. Tierney (born 1954) Business executive,Chairman of ebay

References
  1. http://homepage.eircom.net/~thetierneyclan/A%20Brief%20History.htm#origins

See also
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