Mac Ospaic Mac Ospaic Mac Ospaic is masculine surname in the Irish language. The name translates into English as "son of "Ospac"". The surname originated as a patronym, however it no longer refers to the actual name of the bearer's father. There are specific forms of the surname that are borne by married and unmarried females. There is at least one Anglicised form of the surname. "Mac Ospaic" translates into English as "son of "Ospac"". The surname originated as a patronym, however it no longer refers to the actual name of the bearer's father. The name "Ospac" is a Gaelic derivative of
O'Hare (surname) an English surname, or at least an English version of their Irish surname, therefore many removed the 'Mac' or 'O' from their surname. However The O'Hehir and O'Hare families did not drop the 'O', nor did they adopt an English version of their surnames. As a result, they would have had to endure extreme hardship and suffering because of such opposition. (The creation of societies such as the Gaelic League in the late 19th Century resulted in the widespread resumption of the 'Mac' and 'O' prefixes to many Irish surnames.) People with the surname O'Hare: O'Hare (surname) "'O'Hare" is the