Ffrench

Ffrench or ffrench is a surname found in Ireland, a variant of the name French.

The name originated in France, and was brought by the Normans, who landed in Bannow Bay, County Wexford, Ireland in 1169. They also settled in Galway, Roscommon and Dublin.

In some cases, the name does not start with an initial capital, but with a lower case f. The Irish branch is considered to be one of the "Tribes of Galway", having been there since the 13th century.

Notable people named Ffrench or ffrench include:

  • Alfred Kirke Ffrench VC (1835–1872), British soldier
  • Baron ffrench, a title in the peerage of Ireland
  • Leonardo Ffrench, Mexican diplomat
  • Rose ffrench, 1st Baroness ffrench (d. 1805)
  • Michael ffrench-O'Carroll (1919–2007), Irish doctor and politician
  • Mostyn Ffrench-Williams (1914-1963), British swimmer
  • Conrad O'Brien-ffrench (1893–1986), British Secret Intelligence Officer
  • Val ffrench Blake (1913–2011), English Lieutenant-Colonel in the British Army, cattle- and horsebreeder, and author
  • They were also cousins of the French family, French Park Estate, Boyle, who were created Baron de Freyne.

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    Francia

    by: Laibach

    Let's go, children of the fatherland,
    Our day of glory has arrived.
    Against us Tyranny
    Has raised its bloody flag.
    Allons enfants de la Patrie,
    Le jour de gloire est arrive!
    Contre nous de la tyrannie
    L'etendard sanglant est leve!
    Do you hear it in the fields
    And on the streets,
    The howling of the savage force?
    They come right into our house
    To cut the throat of our mother -
    France.
    Amour sacre de la Patrie,
    Conduis, soutiens nos bras vengeurs!
    Liberte, Liberte cherie,
    Combats avec tes defenseurs!
    Traitors, criminals, delinquents, slaves,
    What do they want - these foreign hordes?
    Why do they carry chains,
    Molotovs, iron stakes
    And all their weapons?
    Is it really us they dare to touch?
    Do they want to be US so much?
    Listen to the sound on the streets
    And in the ghetto, listen!
    Listen to these mercenaries,
    Stone-throwers, pyromaniacs, listen!
    Un-named barbarians, traitors,
    The rabble, listen!
    Listen to the roaring
    Of this fearsome force, listen!
    Under their flag of Victory and Freedom!
    It's never too late




    Latest News for: ffrench

    Court directs receiver to pay €194,331 rent arrears to ffrench-O’Carroll estate

    The Irish Times 11 Mar 2025
    The High Court has decided that a receiver should pay €194,331 in rent arrears concerning a mews at the rear of a house on Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin, where the ffrench-O’Carroll family lived.

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