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n. (obsolete spelling of curtain English)
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Curtin is a surname that comes from Ireland. Its form derives from the Irish language Mac Cruitín or O'Cruitin, anglicised as Curtin. It is believed there were two separate families known as Curtin originally, one in Co. Clare and another in Co. Cork.
In Clare, the Curtin family had Dalcassian origins, and were located in Corco Modhruadh (Corcomroe). They were regarded as a distinguished, learned family, who served as hereditary historians to the O’Briens of Thomond and other notable local families. The 19th century Irish language scholar and poet Aodh Buí Mac Cruitín was a members of this family .
The Cork family is referenced in a medieval Irish text, Críchad an Chaoilli (written before 1300) as Meic Coirtein o Baile Meig Coirtein & do mhuinntir Rathan iat sein ("the Mac Curtains of Ballymaccurtain, of the Rahan people these are"). They were hereditary proprietors in Fir Maige Féne (the barony of Fermoy), Co. Cork, with their seat at Rahan, a townland and Civil Parish near Mallow. Perhaps the most famous descendant of the Cork Curtins is Australian Prime Minister John Curtin (1885–1945).
Curtin is a telemovie about the wartime Prime Minister of Australia, John Curtin.
Curtin may refer to:
- Curtin (surname), surname that comes from Ireland
- Curtin (2007 film), a made-for-TV movie
- Curtin University, university based in Perth, Western Australia
- Curtin, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb of Canberra
- Curtin, Oregon
- Curtin Township, Pennsylvania
- Curtin, Nicholas County, West Virginia
- Curtin, Webster County, West Virginia
- RAAF Base Curtin, Derby, Western Australia
- Division of Curtin, an Australian House of Representatives electorate
Usage examples of "curtin".
Prime Minister Curtin rode the swells of Churchillian wrath undismayed, insisting that Australia had first call on Australian men.
The codling told us that a Rebel spy had been caught trying its fords a little while ago, and was now at Camp Curtin with a heavy ball chained to his leg,--a popular story, but a lie, Dr.
He could see that Dobbs and Curtin were in a state of mind which would make them forget to fight it out in a decent way, and that he had every chance to land in the hospital and stay there for weeks, while the contract would go to someone else.
When Dobbs had finished Curtin said: "I figure this story is a true one.
The collapse of those reservoirs had wiped out Route 58 west of Oakridge, forcing Gordon to make his long detour south and west through Curtin, Cottage Grove, and Creswell before finally swinging north again.