O'Hara (Irish: Ó hEaghra) is a surname.[1] The death of the eponym – Eaghra Poprigh mac Saorghus, lord of Luighne, in Connaught – is mentioned in the Annals of the Four Masters in 926. According to historian C. Thomas Cairney, the O'Haras were one of the chiefly families of the "race of Luighne" or "Lugh" who came from the tribe of Cianacht who in turn were from the Dumnonii or Laigin who were the third wave of Celts to settle in Ireland during the first century BC.[2]

Notable people with the surname include:

Other individuals who use the name O'Hara

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References

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  1. ^ Woulfe, Patrick (1923). "Ó hEaghra - Irish Names and Surnames". www.libraryireland.com.
  2. ^ Cairney, C. Thomas (1989). Clans and Families of Ireland and Scotland. Jefferson, North Carolina, United States, and London: McFarland & Company. pp. 78–79. ISBN 0899503624.