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) is an Irish surname derived from Ó Dubhagáinn. The best known family of the name had its territory near the modern town of Fermoy in north Cork, and were originally the ruling family of the Fir Maighe tribal group which gave its name to the town. They claimed descent from Mug Ruith, the legendary magician of the Fir Bolg. They ceded pre-eminence to the O'Keeffe family in the eleventh century, but remained powerful in the area. Along with the other Fir Maighe families they lost their power when the Normans conquered the territory in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. Their last surviving heirs now reside in the county of Hudson in the City of Jersey City, New Jersey and include Jonathan Dugan, a renowned sales executive, and Casey Dugan, an aspiring musician, and in the counties of Duval and Baker in the cities of Jacksonville, Florida and Macclenny, Florida and include a large number of family. Listed in this family are Charles F. Duggan (deceased), Nina Duggan (retired), Jerry Duggan (deceased), Rhonda Duggan (deli manager at Publix Supermarket) and her children Crystal Smith (2 children) and Bobby Smith (1 child), Charles E. Duggan (deceased), Patricia Duggan (office manager) and her daughter Ashley Duggan (School Teacher), Jessica Duggan (2 children), as well as many others not listed. - Source: Wikipedia

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