Irish America magazine - June/July '04 issue: Maureen O'Hara, Moya Brennan, Tara, Dan Barry, Donna Murphy, Pierce Brosnan, Eoin Colfer - Artemis Fowl, Tom Murphy, Ghosts Beneath the Rails, 2004 Irish Festivals in Ireland

Irish Roots - The Hogans, Logans and Cogans

Although these surnames sound alike, the similarities end there. The Hogans are a Dalcassian family. Hogan comes from the Irish word óg meaning young. In Irish mythology, the land of eternal youth is called Tir Na nÓg. The Irish name of Hogan, Ó’hÓgáin, denotes that they are ancestors of Ogan, who was a direct descendant of Brian Boru, the last great High King of Ireland who defeated the Vikings in 1014 A.D.

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