title: Matha (given name)
text: # Matha (given name)
  
  Matha is a variant of the name Maitiú, an Irish form of Matthew.
  
  ## People with the name
  
  * Matha Mág Tighearnán (fl. 1290–1311), Baron or Lord of Tullyhunco barony, County Cavan
  * Matha Óg Ó Maoil Tuile (17th century), secretary to Rudhraighe Ó Domhnaill, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell and Hugh Ó Neill, 2nd Earl of Tyrone
  * Matha mac Úmóir, one of the druids of the Tuatha Dé Danann according to Irish legend
  