O'Hara
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O'Hara is an Anglicized form of the Irish name
Ó hEaghra. The death of the eponyum is mentioned in the Annals of the Four Masters
- 926. Eaghra Poprigh mac Saorghus
, lord of Luighne, in Connaught ... died.
Irish name
A formal Irish-language name consists of a given name and a surname. Surnames in Irish are generally patronymic in etymology, although they are no longer literal patronyms, as Icelandic names are...
Ó hEaghra. The death of the eponyum is mentioned in the Annals of the Four Masters
Annals of the Four Masters
The Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland or the Annals of the Four Masters are a chronicle of medieval Irish history...
- 926. Eaghra Poprigh mac Saorghus
Eaghra Poprigh mac Saorghus
Eaghra Poprigh mac Saorghus, eponym and ancestor of the clan Ó hEaghra, King of Luighne Connacht, died 928.-Ancestry:Eaghra Poprigh mac Saorghus was a member of the Gailenga people of north Connacht. They were originally from the kingdom of Brega on the east coast of Ireland...
, lord of Luighne, in Connaught ... died.
Fictional characters
- Chief O'Hara (Disney Comics), Disney comic book character
- Chief Miles O'Hara, character from the Batman TV show
- Jack "Butcher" O'Hara, the Green Beret in the game series Commandos
- Juliet O'HaraJuliet O'HaraJunior Detective Juliet "Jules" O'Hara is a character on the American comedy Psych played by Maggie Lawson.-Fictional biography:Juliet O'Hara first appears in the show's second episode, "Spellingg Bee", as a recently-transferred junior detective from Miami Beach where she attended the University of...
, a main character in the American comedy-drama television series Psych - Miguel O'Hara is an alternative futuristic version of the comic book superhero Spider-Man
- Neely O'HaraNeely O'HaraNeely O'Hara is a fictional character in the Jacqueline Susann penned novel and movie Valley of the Dolls. She was played by actress Patty Duke in the first movie; and then in the 1981 remake by Lisa Hartman.-Overview:...
, character in Valley of the Dolls - Scarlett O'HaraScarlett O'HaraScarlett O' Hara is the protagonist in Margaret Mitchell's 1936 novel Gone with the Wind and in the later film of the same name...
, literary protagonist in Margaret Mitchell's novel Gone with the Wind - Spike O'Hara, the main character in the NES game Ghoul SchoolGhoul SchoolGhoul School is a survival horror video game released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1992 by Imagineering. This game takes place in a high school which has been overrun by ghosts/demons.-Plot:...
- Dana O'Hara, protagonist of the song Letter to Dana by Finnish power metal group Sonata ArcticaSonata ArcticaSonata Arctica are a Finnish power metal band from the town of Kemi, originally assembled in 1995. Their later works contain several elements typical of progressive metal.....
, from their album EclipticaEclipticaEcliptica is the first full-length album by the power metal band Sonata Arctica. It was released in 1999 through Spinefarm Records in Europe and through Century Media in the United States...
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Place names
- Cardinal O'Hara High SchoolCardinal O'Hara High SchoolCardinal O'Hara High School is a coeducational Catholic High School of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. The school is named after John Francis O'Hara who was Archbishop of Philadelphia from 1951 to 1960. It is located in Springfield, Pennsylvania and was first opened in September 1963.- Academics...
, a Catholic high school near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA - Lake O'HaraLake o'haraLake O'Hara a lake at an elevation of 2,115 m in the alpine area of Yoho National Park, in the province of British Columbia, on the western side of the Great Divide with the province of Alberta and Banff National Park to the east...
, a lake in Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada - O'Hara GlacierO'Hara GlacierO'Hara Glacier is a glacier just west of Ackroyd Point, flowing northwest into the south side of Yule Bay, Victoria Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Norbert W...
, a glacier in Antarctica - O'Hara Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania a US town.
- O'Hara Township, PennsylvaniaO'Hara Township, PennsylvaniaThe Township of O'Hara is a Home Rule Municipality in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania in the United States six miles northeast of Downtown Pittsburgh. The community was long organized as a township, and retains "Township" in its official name, but adopted a home rule charter in 1973 and is no...
, a township within Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Other uses
- O'Hara, U.S. TreasuryO'Hara, U.S. TreasuryO'Hara, U.S. Treasury is an American television crime drama broadcast by CBS during the 1971-72 television season. Jack Webb's Mark VII Limited packaged the program for Universal Television. Webb and longtime colleague James E. Moser created the show; Leonard B. Kaufman was the...
, a 1970s crime television series - O'Hara, the title of a novel by William Hamilton MaxwellWilliam Hamilton MaxwellWilliam Hamilton Maxwell was a Scots-Irish novelist.He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He claimed to have entered the British Army and seen service in the Peninsular War and the Battle of Waterloo, but this is generally believed to be untrue...
- The People Against O'HaraThe People Against O'HaraThe People Against O'Hara is a 1951 film noir based on Eleazar Lipsky's novel. The movie stars Spencer Tracy, Pat O'Brien, and James Arness, and is directed by John Sturges, who also directed the The Great Escape.- Plot :...
, a 1951 film starring Spencer Tracy - The book of O'Hara is a collection of poetry from the royal O'Hara family which was edited by Lambert McKennaLambert McKennaLambert McKenna S.J. was a Jesuit priest and writer.He was born Andrew Joseph Lambert McKenna in Dublin and studied in Europe. He collected and edited religious and folk poetry in the Irish language...
in 1951 from the original manuscripts
See also
- Ohara (disambiguation)
- O'Hare (disambiguation)