Irish America magazine - Oct/Nov '03 issue: Cate Blanchett, Veronica Guerin, Bing Crosby, Paddy Moloney and the Chieftains, the Jeanie Johnston, Catherine Hicks, Peter O’Malley and the Dodgers, Women in the Army, Shalom Ireland, Graham Norton

Kennedy, O’Kennedy, Ó Cinnéide

The Irish Kennedys are descended from Dunchaun, the brother of the mighty King Brian Boru. The name comes from his father Ceann Eidig, meaning “helmet head.” Appropriately, the arms of the Kennedys have three helmets.

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