From Ó hUiginn, a hereditary family of poets serving the Gaelic lords of Connacht — kin, in trade if not blood, to the Dalys and Wards.
The Higgins certificate.
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Gaelic Origin · Root name uncertain (hereditary poet family)
Higgins descends from Uiginn, whose own root meaning has faded, though the family's trade has not: the Ó hUiginn were, like the Ó Dálaigh, a hereditary family of filí serving Gaelic lords across Connacht, producing noted poets across many generations.
Another of Ireland's professional families — proof that verse, like land, could be inherited, and defended, generation after generation.
Irish form: Ó hUiginn
