Ahern - Other Uses

Other Uses

In the same way that the onomatopoeic expression "rhubarb-rhubarb" was used to represent the sounds uttered by members of the British House of Commons, "hearn-hearn" was often used in the Goon Show to represent the sounds uttered by speakers of US English (e.g., The Sleeping Prince ).

The Irish sept of Ahearn/Ahern descends from Echthighern mac Cennétig.