O'Riordan explained

O’Riordan is a surname of Irish origin. According to historian C. Thomas Cairney, the O'Riordans were one of the chiefly families of the Éile tribe who in turn came from the Dumnonii or Laigin who were the third wave of Celts to settle in Ireland during the first century BC.^[1]

Famous people with this surname include:

• Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (born 1976), Irish politician
• Brendan O'Riordan, Irish football player
• Brian O'Riordan (born 1981), Irish rugby player
• Cait O'Riordan (born 1965), British rock musician
• Conal Holmes O'Connell O'Riordan (1874–1948), Irish dramatist and novelist
• Dolores O'Riordan (1971–2018), Irish singer and songwriter
• Don O'Riordan (born 1957), Irish football player and coach
• Eugene O'Riordan, Irish author and professor of mathematics
• Jerry O'Riordan (fl. mid-20th century), Irish hurler
• Julius O'Riordan (born 1966), British DJ
• Mark O'Riordan (born 1980), Irish hurler
• Michael O'Riordan (1917–2006), Irish communist; founder of the Communist Party of Ireland
• Mossy O'Riordan (fl. mid-20th century), Irish hurler
• Rachel O'Riordan (born 1971/1972), Irish theatre director
• Robert O'Riordan (born 1943), Canadian author
• Seán Ó Ríordáin (1917–1977), Irish poet

See also

• Riordan, a surname
• Pre-Norman invasion Irish Celtic kinship groups, from whom many of the modern Irish surnames came from

Notes and References

1. Book: Cairney, C. Thomas . 1989 . Clans and Families of Ireland and Scotland . Jefferson, North Carolina, United States, and London . . 78-82 . 0899503624.