Kyne
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Kyne or kine is held by some to be a pre-modern English
word which formed the plural of cow. Only in the 19th century (and in some parts later) did the vernacular
contemporary plural cows replace Kyne/Kine.
As with many Irish
and British
surnames which were based on the career of the holder, some cowherds (the bovine equivalent of shepherd
s) came to have the surname Kyne.
However, the gaelic root of the name is O Cadhain, from the word cadhain, meaning wild goose. The "Wild Geese
" were members of the Irish army led by Patrick Sarsfield, who, by the terms of the treaty of Limerick in 1691, were given the choice of death or exile with the Stuart King James II in France.
Bishop John Anthony Christopher Kyne (known as Jack) served as Roman Catholic Bishop of Meath in Ireland, from 1947 to 1966.
England
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word which formed the plural of cow. Only in the 19th century (and in some parts later) did the vernacular
Vernacular
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contemporary plural cows replace Kyne/Kine.
As with many Irish
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
and British
United Kingdom
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surnames which were based on the career of the holder, some cowherds (the bovine equivalent of shepherd
Shepherd
A shepherd is a person who tends, feeds or guards flocks of sheep.- Origins :Shepherding is one of the oldest occupations, beginning some 6,000 years ago in Asia Minor. Sheep were kept for their milk, meat and especially their wool...
s) came to have the surname Kyne.
However, the gaelic root of the name is O Cadhain, from the word cadhain, meaning wild goose. The "Wild Geese
Flight of the Wild Geese
The Flight of the Wild Geese refers to the departure of an Irish Jacobite army under the command of Patrick Sarsfield from Ireland to France, as agreed in the Treaty of Limerick on October 3, 1691, following the end of the Williamite War in Ireland...
" were members of the Irish army led by Patrick Sarsfield, who, by the terms of the treaty of Limerick in 1691, were given the choice of death or exile with the Stuart King James II in France.
Bishop John Anthony Christopher Kyne (known as Jack) served as Roman Catholic Bishop of Meath in Ireland, from 1947 to 1966.