Tierney

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Tierney is an Irish surname. It is an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Tiarnaigh (male), Ní Tiarnaigh (female), also Tighearnaigh/Tighearnach. It is pronounced "teer + nee".

It originated in Co. Mayo and also has roots in Counties Donegal and Westmeath, and now widely scattered. It is derived from tiarna, the Irish word for lord or master.

The Tierney family motto is "Faithful to my unhappy country".

A sixth-century saint, Tierney of Clones, had the privilege of being baptized by St. Conleth of Kildare with St. Brigid as his godmother. As a young man, he was captured by pirates and taken to the British king. The king placed him in the monastery of Rosnat in England. Tierney of Clones later returned to Ireland and became Bishop of Clogher in County Down.

[edit] People

Brandon Tierney (born 1973), hosts 'The Brandon Tierney Show, on WEPN, in New York City
Charles Rust-Tierney (born 1955), American former ACLU chapter president
Garrett Tierney (born 1980), American Musician
Gary Tierney (born 1986), Scottish professional football (soccer) player
Gene Tierney (1920–1991), American actress and former fashion model
George Tierney (1761–1830), English Whig politician
Harry Tierney (1890-1965), American composer of musical theatre
Jacob Tierney (born 1979), Canadian actor, film director and writer
James E. Tierney (born 1947), Director of the National State Attorneys General Program at Columbia University and former Attorney General of Maine
John Tierney (disambiguation)
Josh Tierney (born 1984), Canadian writer
Lawrence Tierney (1919–2002), Irish-American actor
Malcolm Tierney, British actor
Marc Tierney (born 1985), English professional footballer (soccer)
Matthew Tierney (born 1970), Canadian poet
Maura Tierney (born 1965), American actress
Michael Tierney (disambiguation)
Patrick Tierney, investigative journalist who works as a UCIS volunteer at the University of Pittsburgh
Paul Tierney (born 1982 in England), Irish football player (soccer)
Paul Tierney (born 1965), English journalist and musician
Sydney Tierney (born 1923), former British Labour Party politician
Tierney Gearon (born 1963), American photographer
Tierney Sutton (born 1963), American jazz singer
William Tierney Clark (1783–1852), English civil engineer of bridges