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 (born 1951), former Taoiseach (prime minister) of Ireland
- Cecelia Ahern (born 1981), author, daughter of Bertie Ahern
- Maurice Ahern (born 1938/39), Irish politician, former Lord Mayor of Dublin, brother of Bertie
- Noel Ahern (born 1944), Irish politician, brother of Bertie
Other people[]
- Aoife Ahern, Dean of Engineering at University College, Dublin
- Brian Aherne (1902–1986), English actor
- Caroline Aherne (1963–2016), English comedian
- Cornelius Ahern (1871–1955), Australian politician
- Dan Ahern (1898–1963), American football player
- David Ahern (1947–1988), Australian avant-garde composer
- Dermot Ahern (born 1955), Irish Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform
- Francis J. Ahern (1899–1958), San Francisco Police Chief 1956–58
- Fred Ahern (disambiguation), several people
- Gene Ahern (1895–1960), American comic-strip artist
- Jayson P. Ahern, U.S. Customs Agency commissioner
- Jerry Ahern (1946–2012), American science fiction author
- John Ahern (disambiguation), several people
- Kathy Ahern (1949–1996), American golfer
- Kit Ahern (1915–2007), Irish politician
- Lassie Lou Ahern (1920–2018), American actress
- Liam Ahern (1916–1974), Irish politician
- Lizzie Ahern (1877–1969), political activist and socialist from Australia
- Mary Eileen Ahern (1860–1938), American librarian
- Mary V. Ahern (1922–2021), American radio and television producer
- Michael Ahearne (born 1966), American professor of marketing
- Michael Ahern (disambiguation), several people
- Nuala Ahern (born 1949), Irish politician
- Peggy Ahern (1917–2012), American actress
- Pat Aherne (1901–1970), English actor
- Steve Ahern (born 1959), Australian media consultant
- Tom Aherne (1919–1999), Irish footballer and hurler
- Thomas Ahern (1884–1970), Western Australian businessman
- Valerie Ahern, American television screenwriter and producer
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[]
- Ahearn
- Hearn (disambiguation)
References[]
- ^ "The Goon Show Site – Script – The Sleeping Prince (Series 7, Episode 6)". Thegoonshow.net. 14 February 1957. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
- ^ Edwaed MacLysaght, "The Surnames of Ireland", Dublin (1991)
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