Armagh: | 5 | Clare: | 1 | Cork: | 1 | Down: | 3 |
Dublin: | 1 | Dublin city: | 1 | Fermanagh: | 9 | Limerick: | 2 |
Longford: | 1 | Mayo: | 14 | Monaghan: | 1 | Westmeath: | 5 |
Haire | fairly numerous: E Ulster. A Scottish name but also possibly a version of Hare, ie. O'Hare, q.v. |
Hare | Quite numerous: E Ulster, Dublin etc. See Haire, O'Hare. |
Hehir | fairly numerous: Clare-Limerick etc. Ir. Ó h-Aichir, aichear, sharp, keen. A sept of Clare which originated with the Uí Fidhgheinte of Limerick. Mod. spell. Ó h-Eithir. Synonyms: O'Hare, Hare, Herr. IF & SGG. |
Herr | rare: Limerick etc. Ó h-Eithir. A Limerick version of Hehir, q.v. |
Ó h-Éir | O'Hare, Haire: líonmhar: Oirghialla (Ard Mhacha, Muineachán, Lú) mar a raibh a ndúiche shinseartha, agus sa Dún. Deir de Bhulbh gurab é an leagan bunaidh ná Ó h-Ír, q.v. MIF. |
O'Haire | fairly rare: scattered. Ir. Ó h-Ír, Ó h-Éir from first name Ír (lasting). A sept of Oriel (Armagh). More usually O'Hare, q.v. MIF. |
O'Hare | numerous: mainly Ulster and Connacht. Ir. Ó h-Ír. Ír was one of the mythical ancestors of the Gaels and a name meaning "long-lasting". A sept of Oriel (Armagh etc).MIF. |
O'Hehir | Quite numerous: Munster etc. Ir. Ó h-Eithir, more correctly Ó h-Aichir, aichear, sharp of speech. A sept of Clare, originating in Limerick. See also Hehir & Herr. IF. |
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