Eoin

Eoin (pronounced like "Owen") is an Irish name, cognate with "John". In the Irish language, it is the name used for all Biblical figures known as John in English, including John the Baptist and John the Apostle. It is related to the Scottish name Ian.Well-known Eoins (people and places etc., personal names and surnames) include the following:

Political figures

* Eoin a Ile - John of Islay, Earl of Ross in the 15 century
* Eoin MacNeill, co-founder of the Gaelic League
* Eoin Ó Broin, a Sinn Féin politician
* Eoin O'Duffy, founder of the Blueshirts
* Eoin Ryan, Snr, a former Senator
* Eoin Ryan, Jnr, his son, a former Member of the European Parliament

Artists

* Eoin Colfer, the Irish author of the Artemis Fowl series.
* Eoin McNamee, an Irish author
* Eoin O'Keeffe, an Irish composer

Fictional characters

* Eoin McLove, a character in Channel 4's Father Ted, played by Irish Comedian, Pat McDonnell.

Sportsmen

=G.A.A.=

=Gaelic Footballers=

* Eoin Bradley, a Derry player
* Eoin Brosnan, a three-time All Ireland winning Kerry player
* Eoin 'The Bomber' Liston, a Kerry Gaelic football legend
* Eoin Mulligan, an two time All Ireland winning Tyrone player

=Hurlers=

* Eoin Kelly, unrelated hurlers:
** The All-Ireland winning Tipperary player OR
** The three-time Munster Championship winning Waterford player
* Eoin Larkin, a two-time All-Ireland winning Kilkenny hurler
* Eoin McGrath, a three-time Munster championship winning Waterford hurler
* Eoin Murphy, a three-time Munster Championship winning Waterford hurler.
* Eoin Quigley, a hurler and former Bohemians football player

=Handballers=

* Eoin Kennedy, an All-Ireland winning handballer

=Footballers=

* Eoin Doyle, a former Bohemians player
* Eoin Hand, Soccer analyst and former manager of the Irish Soccer Team
* Eoin Jess, a former Scottish international and Aberdeen player
* Eoin Lynch, a Longford Town player
* Eoin Mullen, a former Shamrock Rovers player

Other Sportsmen

* Eoin Collins, a former Irish tennis player
* Eoin Reddan, an Irish Rugby international
* Eoin McDowell, a Wanderers rugby player
* Eoin Morgan, an Irish Cricketer
* Eoin Murray, an Irish British Touring Car Championship driver

Media personalities

* Eoin Cameron, an Australian radio personality on ABC's local Perth radio station.

Others

* Eoin McKiernan, an academic in the field of Irish Studies

Other

* Coláiste Eoin, a gaelscoil in Booterstown, County Dublin

See also

* Eoghan
* Owen
* Eugene (given name)