houlihanEtymologyAnglicized form of Irish Ó hUallacháin (“descendant of Uallachán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of uallach (“proud, arrogant”).houlihan means A surname from Irish. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 84 out of 100.nameA surname from Irish.nounA kind of lasso throw.“But if he could not throw the houlihan, he still might get down in the dirt of the corral to help with dehorning, castrating, and branding.”