Lasairfhíona (Irish name)
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Bearers of the name
Some eleven bearers of the name are found in the extantExtant literature
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Irish annals
Irish annals
A number of Irish annals were compiled up to and shortly after the end of Gaelic Ireland in the 17th century.Annals were originally a means by which monks determined the yearly chronology of feast days...
. The earliest example is found under the year 1239 in the Annals of Connacht
Annals of Connacht
The Annals of Connacht, covering the years 1224 to 1544, are drawn from a manuscript compiled in the 15th and 16th centuries by at least three scribes, all believed to be members of the Clan Ó Duibhgeannáin....
. It continues to be used today, such as by the singer Lasairfhíona, and in variants such as Fiona
Fiona
Fiona is a feminine given name. The name Fiona was invented, and first used, by the Scottish poet James Macpherson , author of the Ossian poems, which he claimed were translations from ancient Gaelic sources...
and Nuala.
- Lasairfhíona Ní Conchobair, PrincessPrincessPrincess is the feminine form of prince . Most often, the term has been used for the consort of a prince, or his daughters....
of ConnachtConnachtConnacht , formerly anglicised as Connaught, is one of the Provinces of Ireland situated in the west of Ireland. In Ancient Ireland, it was one of the fifths ruled by a "king of over-kings" . Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the ancient kingdoms were shired into a number of counties for...
, bef. 1224-diec 1282. - Lasairfhíona Uí Ferghail, died 1363.
- Lasarfhíona Ní Conchobair, died 1381.
- Lasairfhíona Uí Duibhgennáin, died 1381.
- Lasarfína Ní Conchobair, died 1418.
- Lasairfhíona, Irish-language singer/songwriter, born 1986.