Monaghan (disambiguation)
Monaghan is a variant of the Gaelic manacháin, meaning "little monk",[1] and may refer to the following:
Places
- County Monaghan, a county in Ulster province, in the Republic of Ireland.
- Monaghan, a town in County Monaghan.
- Monaghan (Dáil Éireann constituency), a former parliamentary constituency in Ireland spanning the whole of County Monaghan.
- Monaghan, County Antrim, a townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland
- Monaghan, County Fermanagh, a townland in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
- Monaghan Township, York County, Pennsylvania
Constituencies
- Before 1801
- 1801–1885
- 1885–1922
- 1921–1977
- 1977–
People
- Cameron Monaghan (born 1993), an American actor currently on Shameless.
- Craig Monaghan (born 1957), former chief financial officer of the Sears Holdings Corporation.
- Dominic Monaghan (born 1976), an English actor, perhaps best known for his role as Merry in the The Lord of the Rings film trilogy of 2001-2003 and as Charlie Pace in the TV-series Lost.
- Katherine Monaghan (born 1980), a British actress.
- John R. Monaghan (1873 – 1899), an officer in the United States Navy.
- Joseph P. Monaghan (1906 – 1985), a U.S. Representative from Montana
- Michael Monaghan (born 1980), an Australian Rugby League player.
- Michelle Monaghan (born 1976), an American actress.
- Nicola Monaghan, an English novelist, author of The Killing Jar.
- Patricia Monaghan (born 1946), an American poet and author.
- Rinty Monaghan (1920 - 1984), Northern Irish World flyweight champion.
- Thomas Monaghan (1833 – 1895), a Welsh trumpeter who received the Victoria Cross for actions during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
- Tom Monaghan (born 1937), founder of Domino's Pizza and Roman Catholic philanthropist.
Other
- Monaghan United F.C., an Irish football (soccer) club.
- USS Monaghan, the name of two ships in the US Navy named after John R. Monaghan.
- USS Monaghan (DD-32), a Paulding-class destroyer, which served in WWI.
- USS Monaghan (DD-354), the last Farragut class destroyer built, which served in WWII at Pearl Harbor and the Battle of Midway.
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ behindthename.com, accessed 29 June 2007
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