Eoin

Eoin

Eoin (pronounced like "Owen") is an Irish name, cognate with "John". In the Irish language, it is the name used for all Biblical figures known as John in English, including John the Baptist and John the Apostle. It is related to the Scottish name Ian.Well-known Eoins (people and places etc., personal names and surnames) include the following:

Political figures

* Eoin a Ile - John of Islay, Earl of Ross in the 15 century
* Eoin MacNeill, co-founder of the Gaelic League
* Eoin Ó Broin, a Sinn Féin politician
* Eoin O'Duffy, founder of the Blueshirts
* Eoin Ryan, Snr, a former Senator
* Eoin Ryan, Jnr, his son, a former Member of the European Parliament

Artists

* Eoin Colfer, the Irish author of the Artemis Fowl series.
* Eoin McNamee, an Irish author
* Eoin O'Keeffe, an Irish composer

Fictional characters

* Eoin McLove, a character in Channel 4's Father Ted, played by Irish Comedian, Pat McDonnell.

Sportsmen


=G.A.A.=


=Gaelic Footballers=

* Eoin Bradley, a Derry player
* Eoin Brosnan, a three-time All Ireland winning Kerry player
* Eoin 'The Bomber' Liston, a Kerry Gaelic football legend
* Eoin Mulligan, an two time All Ireland winning Tyrone player


=Hurlers=

* Eoin Kelly, unrelated hurlers:
** The All-Ireland winning Tipperary player OR
** The three-time Munster Championship winning Waterford player
* Eoin Larkin, a two-time All-Ireland winning Kilkenny hurler
* Eoin McGrath, a three-time Munster championship winning Waterford hurler
* Eoin Murphy, a three-time Munster Championship winning Waterford hurler.
* Eoin Quigley, a hurler and former Bohemians football player


=Handballers=

* Eoin Kennedy, an All-Ireland winning handballer


=Footballers=

* Eoin Doyle, a former Bohemians player
* Eoin Hand, Soccer analyst and former manager of the Irish Soccer Team
* Eoin Jess, a former Scottish international and Aberdeen player
* Eoin Lynch, a Longford Town player
* Eoin Mullen, a former Shamrock Rovers player

Other Sportsmen

* Eoin Collins, a former Irish tennis player
* Eoin Reddan, an Irish Rugby international
* Eoin McDowell, a Wanderers rugby player
* Eoin Morgan, an Irish Cricketer
* Eoin Murray, an Irish British Touring Car Championship driver

Media personalities

* Eoin Cameron, an Australian radio personality on ABC's local Perth radio station.

Others

* Eoin McKiernan, an academic in the field of Irish Studies

Other

* Coláiste Eoin, a gaelscoil in Booterstown, County Dublin

See also

* Eoghan
* Owen
* Eugene (given name)


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  • Eoin — [ˈoʊ.ən] ist ein männlicher Vorname, der aus dem schottisch gälischen Sprachraum stammt. Er ist die gälische Form des britischen Vornamens John.[1] Bekannte Namensträger Eoin († 595), langobardischer Herzog von Trient, siehe Ewin Eoin Colfer (*… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Eoin — m Gaelic form of JOHN (SEE John), used especially to designate the saints of that name. It is also in secular use, especially in Ireland, but also in Scotland (Eòin), where it tends to be Anglicized as JONATHAN (SEE Jonathan) …   First names dictionary

  • Eoin Morgan — Personal information Full name Eoin Joseph Gerard Morgan Born 10 September 1986 (1986 09 10) (age 25) Dublin, Ireland …   Wikipedia

  • Eoin Colfer — Nacimiento …   Wikipedia Español

  • Eoin Kelly (Tipperary) — Eoin Kelly Fiche d’identité Sport Hurling Nom irlandais Eoin Ó Ceallaigh Nationalité Irlande Date de naissance 6 janvier 1982 Lieu de naissance Mullinahone …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Eoin Kennedy — is an Irish handball player from County Dublin, in the Republic of Ireland. Eoin Kennedy is currently an engineer and former lecturer at NUI Maynooth. He is the holder of 14 Senior handball titles. He also has won 3 Irish Nationals Open Singles… …   Wikipedia

  • Eoin Colfer — 2008 Eoin Colfer (Aussprache: [ˈoʊ.ən], Owen ) (* 14. Mai 1965 in Wexford) ist ein irischer Schriftsteller. Inhaltsverzeichnis …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Eoin Colfer — en 2008 Activités Romancier Naissance 14  …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Eoin O'Duffy — Naissance 20 octobre 1892 Lough Egish, Irlande Décès 30 novembre 1944 (à 52 ans) Nationalité …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Eoin Ryan, Jnr — Eoin Ryan (born 24 February 1953) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He is a Member of the European Parliament for Dublin and is a former Teachta Dála (TD) for Dublin South East.Ryan was born in Dublin in 1953 and educated at St. Mary s College …   Wikipedia

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