Keating
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Keating (derived from Céitinn, means sword or shower of fire) is an old Irish family name which originated with the Cambro Norman invaders in the twelfth century, mostly settling in Wexford in the province of Leinster, where the most prominent family were based at Baldwinstown castle.
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[edit] Famous Keatings
- Caron Keating (British TV personality)
- Charles Keating (American criminal), though convictions were later overturned
- Dominic Keating (British actor)
- Frank Keating (American politician; former governor of Oklahoma)
- Geoffrey Keating (Irish theologian)
- Gregory C. Keating (legal philosopher)
- H. R. F. Keating (British author, best known for the Inspector Ghote series of crime fiction novels)
- Karl Keating (American Catholic apologist)
- Michael Keating (British actor)
- Paul Keating (Australian politician; 24th prime minister)
- Ronan Keating (Irish singer)
- Seán Keating (Irish painter)
- Timothy J. Keating (American admiral)
- Thomas Keating (monk, founder of Centering Prayer movement)
- Tomás Keating (Argentine soldier and pioneer)
- William Keating (American geologist)
- William J Keating (American politician)
- Zoë Keating (Canadian cellist and composer)
[edit] Keating in placenames
[edit] Argentina
- Keating, Chacabuco Partido, Buenos Aires
[edit] USA
- Keating Township, Potter County, Pennsylvania
- Keating Township, McKean County, Pennsylvania
- East Keating Township, Pennsylvania
- West Keating Township, Pennsylvania
- Keating, Baker County, Oregon
[edit] Keating in building names
[edit] Argentina
- Hospital General Tomás Keating, Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
[edit] Canada
- Charles V. Keating Millennium Centre, Antigonish, Nova Scotia
[edit] Ireland
- Bil Keating Centre for Television, Dublin, Co. Dublin
[edit] USA
- Keating Aquatic Center, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
- Keating Natatorium, St. Xavier High School, Cincinnati, OH
- George J. Keating Building, San Diego, California
- Ed Keating Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Historical
- Root & Keating Building, Buffalo, New York (site of 1889 fire)