Twomey
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Twomey Ó Tuama | |
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Parent house | Corcu Loígde |
Country | Munster&Desmond |
Founder | Donnchadh na Tuaima |
Twomey(Irish:Ó Tuama) is anIrishGaelicclan based most prominently in what is todayCounty Cork.The paternal ancestors of the clan are of theCorcu Loígde;the Twomey clan originated from Donnchadh na Tuaima who was himself a member of theO'Learyfamily.[citation needed]The Twomey family motto is "fortis undis et armis" which translates to 'strong waves and arms'.[citation needed]
Notable people with the surname include:
- Anne Carolyn Twomey(born 1951), American stage, film, and television actress
- Anne Frances Twomey,Australian legal academic
- Bill Twomey Jr.(1927–1996), Australian rules football player
- Bill Twomey Sr.(1899–1977), Australian rules football player
- Billy Twomey(born 1977), Irish equestrian
- Chris Twomey(born 1954), American artist and filmmaker
- Christina Twomey,Australian historian
- Cillian Twomey,Irish geriatric consultant
- Clare Twomey(born 1968), British visual artist and researcher
- David Twomey(born 1961), Australian rules footballer
- Frank Twomey(born 1950s), Irish actor and impressionist, known for the children's television programmeBosco
- Hugh Twomey(1920–1989), Canadian physician and politician
- Jeremiah F. Twomey(1874–1963), New York politician
- Jeremiah Twomey(1847–1921), journalist and Member of the New Zealand Legislative Council
- Joanne Twomey,American politician from Maine
- Joe Twomey(fl.mid-20th century), Irish hurler
- John Twomey (disambiguation),several people
- Kay Twomey(1914–1995), American songwriter and music arranger
- Liam Twomey(born 1967), Irish Fine Gael politician from Wexford
- Margaret Twomey(born 1963), Australian diplomat; ambassador to Russia (2008–2012)
- Mathilda Twomey,Seychellois lawyer and academic
- Mick Twomey(1931–2015), Australian rules football player
- Moss (Maurice) Twomey(1897–1978), Irish republican; chief of staff of the IRA
- Nora Twomey(born 1971), Irish animator and filmmaker
- Pat Twomey(1929–1969), Australian rules football player
- Patrick Twomey(1892–1963), New Zealand community worker; secretary of the Leper Trust Board
- Paul Twomey(born 1961), American business consultant; CEO of ICANN
- Seamus Twomey(1919–1989), Irish republican; twice chief of the Provisional IRA
- Seán Ó Tuama(1926–2006), Irish poet, playwright and academic
- Seán Twomey(born 2000), Irish hurler
- Sharon Twomey(born 1964), Irish actress
- Vincent Twomey(born 1941), Irish priest
- Vincy Twomey(1929–1993), Irish hurler
- Wayde Twomey(born 1986), Australian rules footballer
See also
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- Mount Twomey
- Twomey Cellars,a winery in California
- Twomey effect
- Twomey, Alberta