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O'Hannagain
O'Hannegan, O'Hanigan,
Hanagan, Hanigan, Hannigan from the diminutive of anna(d)h,
(delay)
Of County Limerick
origin. Then annals indicate that its founders fought against the
seizure of Limerick by the Danes and even contested their possession
of Scattery Island in the 10th Century
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O'Hannain
The Irish name Hannon has
derived from a number of distinct native Gaelic Septs including
O'hAnnain and O'hAinchin of County Galway, and O'hAnnachain of County
Limerick. Hanneen, Hanahan and Hannan are among those chosen as an
alternative anglicized form of the native name.
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Hennigan
The Irish name Hennigan
is derived from the native Gaelic O'hEineachain and O'hEanachain Septs
that were located in County Mayo in the West of the country. It is in
the Western Counties that the majority of descendants can still today
be found. These Sept names were also anglicized as Heneghan and
Henihan.
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Hannegan
The name Hannegan in
Ireland is derived from the native Gaelic O'hAnnagain Sept that was
located in Counties Waterford and Tyrone. It is in these Counties that
the majority of descendants bearing this name can still today be
found. Hannigan is a variant.
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