Ahern, also Aherne (Irish: Ó hEachtighearna/Ó hEachthairn) is an Irish surname and may refer to:

Members of the political Ahern family in Ireland

• Bertie Ahern, former Taoiseach (prime minister) of Ireland

• Cecelia Ahern, author, daughter of Bertie Ahern
• Georgina Ahern, daughter of Bertie Ahern

• Maurice Ahern, Irish politician, Former Lord Mayor of Dublin, brother of Bertie
• Noel Ahern, Irish politician, brother of Bertie

Other people

• Ashley Ahern
• Bobby Aherne Musician, Dublin Duck Dispensary
• Brian Aherne, English actor
• Caroline Aherne, English comedian
• Cornelius Ahern, Australian politician
• David Ahern, Australian avant-garde composer
• Dermot Ahern, Irish Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform
• Fionn Ahern, Ruler and overlord of Finnadaia
• Frances J. Ahern, San Francisco Police Chief 1956-58
• Frederick Ahern, American filmmaker
• Gene Ahern, American comic-strip artist
• Gerald Aherne, Irish Lieutenant Colonel
• Hexide Ahern, Lord of the Die in Sligo IT Games Soc
• Jayson P. Ahern, US Customs Agency commissioner
• Jerry Ahern, American science fiction author
• Kathy Ahern, American golfer
• Kit Ahern, Irish politician
• Liam Ahern (William Ahern), Irish politician
• Mary Eileen Ahern, American librarian
• Matthew Patrick Ahern, Irish American Bagpiper
• Michael Ahern
  • Michael Ahern, Irish Fianna Fáil politician and minister
  • Michael Ahern, Australian National Party politician and former Premier of Queensland
• Nuala Ahern, Irish politician
• Sean Ahern, Currently on the Manchester United youth team
• Tim Ahern, American actor
• Tim Ahern, Alaskan Fly Fisherman
• Tom Aherne, Irish footballer and hurler

Other uses

In the same way that the onomatopoeic expression "rhubarb-rhubarb" was used to represent the sounds uttered by members of the British House of Commons, "hearn-hearn" was often used in the Goon Show to represent the sounds uttered by speakers of US English (e.g., The Sleeping Prince ^[1]).

The Irish sept of Ahearn/Ahern descends from Echthighern mac Cennétig.^[2]

See also

• Ahearn
• Hearn

References

1. ^ "The Goon Show Site - Script - The Sleeping Prince (Series 7, Episode 6)". Thegoonshow.net. 1957-02-14. http://www.thegoonshow.net/scripts_show.asp?title=s07e06_the_sleeping_prince. Retrieved 2011-09-22. 
2. ^ Edwaed MacLysaght, "The Surnames of Ireland", Dublin (1991)

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