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The name TIERNEY derives from TIGHEARNACH, and may have Ancient Celtic or English origins.
Derived from Old Irish tigerna meaning "lord". This was the name of an Irish saint of the 6th century. In his youth he was kidnapped by Welsh pirates and brought to Wales, but he escaped to Scotland. Eventually he returned to Ireland where he was a bishop of Clogher.
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