O'Toole
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The O'Tooles of Leinster, one of the leading families of that province are decended from Tuathal, son of Ughaire, King of Leinster who died in the year 956 AD. The name is irish for O'Tuathail.
Their original territory comprised the southern part of the present County Kildare but they were driven from it during the Anglo Norman invasion and settled in the mountains of county Wicklow around Glendalough.
Here, with their kinsmen, the O'Byrnes they were noted for their resistance to English Domination for four centuries. Throughout their history the family were famous as soldiers, from fighting the English in the glens of Wicklow to serving in the armies of other european countries in the 18th century, never the English Army, that would a betrayal of their clan and country.
Saint Laurence O'Toole was an archbishop of Glendalough and in 1171 AD, while he was Archbishop of Dublin he took up arms against the Anglo Norman invaders. Colonel John O'Toole of the Irish Brigade in France was created a count and is the ancestor of the present Count O'Toole of Limoges. A branch of the O'Tooles are also settled in counties Galway and Mayo.
[edit] People
- Annette O'Toole (b. 1952), American dancer and actress
- Anton O'Toole, Irish footballer
- Ciaran O'Toole (b. 1980), Broadcaster
- Daren O'Toole, Irish Roads Inspector
- Donald L. O'Toole (1902 – 1964), American politician
- Edmund O'Toole, South African soldier
- Fintan O'Toole (b. 1958), columnist and drama critic for The Irish Times
- James P. O'Toole (b. 1958), American politician
- James O'Toole (mobster) (1929 - 1973), Irish-American gangster in Boston area
- Jason O'Toole (b. 1969), vocalist for the influential New York Hardcore band
- Jed O'Toole, American musician
- Jim O'Toole. American baseball player
- Joe O'Toole, Irish politician
- John O'Toole, politician in Ontario, Canada
- Kate O'Toole, radio presenter from Sydney, Australia
- Kathleen O'Toole (b. 1954), former police commissioner of Boston, Massachusetts
- Kevin J. O'Toole (b. 1964), American Republican Party politician
- Kevin O'Toole (bodybuilder), Canadian bodybuilder and mixed martial artist
- Mark O'Toole (b. 1964), British bassist
- Matt O'Toole, TV actor
- Maureen O'Toole (b. 1961), American water polo player and coach
- Paddy O'Toole, Irish politician
- Pat O'Toole, Canadian lacrosse player
- Peter O'Toole (b. 1932), Irish actor
- Randal O'Toole, American economist and public policy expert
- Randall O'Toole,
- Wendy Bell O'Toole (b. 1970), news anchor
[edit] Other uses
- Ensign O'Toole and Me, the title of a semi-autobiographical novel by William Lederer
- Plenty O'Toole, James Bond girl
- Slugger O'Toole, Irish weblog
- St. Laurence O'Toole Pipe Band
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