Researching John Twomey
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 52 people with the Twomey surname? In that year Twomey was ranked number 3527 for popularity in the UK. |
The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Twomey on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Twomey and the Twomey Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 888 people with the Twomey surname in the UK? Twomey is now ranked number 3206 for popularity in the UK. |
Twomey Family History Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Twomey surname in the USA? Twomey is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called John Twomey
John Twomey (hurler)
John Twomey ( born 1962) is an Irish former hurler who played as a centre-back for the Dublin senior team.
Born in Finglas, County Dublin, Twomey played both hurling and Gaelic football with his local club, Erins Isle. He won a Dublin Senior Hurling Championship medal with Isles in 1983 and a Dublin Senior Football Championship medal with them in 1993. Twomey began playing with the Dublin senior hurling team in 1982 and was a key part of Lar Foley's team of the early 1990s, captaining them in two consecutive finals in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship in 1990 and 1991. At inter-provincial level, he won a Railway Cup medal with Leinster in 1988.
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