Ahern
Ahern, also Aherne (Irish: Ó hEachtighearna/Ó hEachthairn) is an Irish surname and may refer to:
Members of the political Ahern family in Ireland
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- Cecelia Ahern, author, daughter of Bertie Ahern
- Georgina Ahern, daughter of Bertie Ahern
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
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]).
See also
References
- ^ "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.