Duggan Family Crest, Coat of Arms & Duggan Name Origin

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Origin of the Name Duggan

The ancient history of the name Duggan was found in the allfamilycrests.com archives. include Dougan, Dugan and Duggin. These names are derived from the Gaelic O'Dubhagain sept name. The name O'Duggan is now almost entirely confined to Munster , especially Counties Cork , Tipperary, and Waterford. In the seventeenth century the name was very numerous in County Tipperary. This is as might be expected, because the principal sept of the name originated in the area around the modern town of Fermoy, where in pre-Norman times its Chief was Lord of the territory later known as Roche's Country. One other sept of the name was notable, that belonging to the Ui Maine, though not of the same origin as the O'Kellys. This sept has left its mark with some very distinguished descendants. To that sept belonged John O'Dugan who died in 1372, and who was co-author of the celebrated 'Topographical Poems'. Of the Hy Many sept too, was the Rev. Patrick Duggan, 1813-1896.