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The Harrington clan

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BRENDAN CUMMINGS
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Published Sunday, September 13, 2009, 8:57 PM
Updated Sunday, September 13, 2009, 10:34 PM

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The Barony of Kinalmeaky, County Cork, has one of the highest concentrations of the name Harrington, the Irish family name not to be confused with the English Harrington. Although some Harringtons living in Ireland undoubtedly come from English heritage, the Irish name in Gaelic was originally O hIongardail, which became anglicized as O'Hungerdell and then Harrington.

In another branch of the family, the name was more commonly anglicized as Heraghty, from the Gaelic word hOireachtaigh, meaning "holding of many assemblies." The Heraghty name is found in Mayo and Cork. A third strand stems from the O hArrachtains, anglicized to Harraughton, a synonym of Harrington found in the Dingle area of County Kerry.

Some Scots-English Harringtons are believed to have fought with Strongbow (Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke), during his invasion of Ireland. These Harringtons, or the Strath-Clyde Britons, were originally from an area around Glasgow, Scotland. Records show that in reward for military service they were granted lands in southern Ireland.

Other Harringtons, from the Cumberland area, were also brought to Ireland as part of British resettlement efforts. In Ireland's political history, Timothy Charles Harrington is one of the most famous Harringtons. Born in Castletownbere, County Cork, in 1851, Timothy was a practicing lawyer and owner of two newspapers, The Kerry Sentinel and United Ireland. He also served as secretary for the Irish National League, a main base of support for the Irish Parliamentary Party, and acted as counsel for Charles Stewart Parnell, the party's leader. In 1883, he was elected as a representative for Westmeath, and in 1885 he was elected to the Dublin Harbor constituency, a position he held until his death in 1910.

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