O'Casey (surname)
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O’Casey is a common variation of the Gaelic cathasaigh, meaning vigilant or watchful, with the added Gaelic prefix O', meaning grandson or descendant. At least six different sept
s used this name, primarily in the Counties
of Cork
and Dublin
.
People with the surname O'Casey include:
Sept
A sept is an English word for a division of a family, especially a division of a clan. The word might have its origin from Latin saeptum "enclosure, fold", or it can be an alteration of sect.The term is found in both Ireland and Scotland...
s used this name, primarily in the Counties
Counties of Ireland
The counties of Ireland are sub-national divisions used for the purposes of geographic demarcation and local government. Closely related to the county is the County corporate which covered towns or cities which were deemed to be important enough to be independent from their counties. A county...
of Cork
County Cork
County Cork is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and is also part of the province of Munster. It is named after the city of Cork . Cork County Council is the local authority for the county...
and Dublin
County Dublin
County Dublin is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Dublin Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the city of Dublin which is the capital of Ireland. County Dublin was one of the first of the parts of Ireland to be shired by King John of England following the...
.
People with the surname O'Casey include:
- Seán O'CaseySeán O'CaseySeán O'Casey was an Irish dramatist and memoirist. A committed socialist, he was the first Irish playwright of note to write about the Dublin working classes.- Early life:...
, Irish playwright - Breon O'CaseyBreon O'CaseyBreon O'Casey , the son of playwright Sean O´Casey, was a London-born and raised artist and craftsman closely associated with the St Ives School of painters and sculptors....
, son of Seán O'Casey - Lance O'CaseyLance O'CaseyLance O'Casey is a fictional character who had his own strip in Fawcett Comics' Whiz Comics. The stories were popular backup stories to the book's main attractions of Captain Marvel and Spy Smasher.-Character history:...
, cartoon character - O'Casey (O'Cathasaigh), chief of Saithne, now Sonagh, in Westmeath; see Tuite BaronetsTuite BaronetsThe Tuite Baronetcy, of Sonna in the County of Westmeath, is a title in the Baronetage of Ireland. It was created on 16 June 1622 for Oliver Tuite. At the time of the Norman Invasion of Ireland, Henry II granted to Hugh de Lacy, 1st Earl of Ulster, the lands of Ó Maoilsheachlainn, king of Meath in...