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Ó Breaslain
Breslin is a given and surname that originates from . The name means “gift to the earth”, but has also been said to be linked to powerful, intelligent, empathy, integrity, righteousness and hope, as well. Notable people Surname * Abigail Breslin (born 1996), American actress * Bernard Breslin (1874–1913), Scottish footballer * Cathal Breslin (born 1978), classical pianist from Northern Ireland * Charles Breslin (1964–1985), IRA member * Cormac Breslin (1902–1978), Irish Fianna Fáil politician * Darren Breslin (born 1985), Irish musician * Edward Breslin (1882–1914), Austrian politician * Éamonn Breslin (1940–2021), Irish Gaelic footballer * Herbert Breslin (1924–2012), American music industry executive * Hope Breslin (born 1999), American soccer player * Howard Breslin (1912–1964), American novelist * Jack Breslin (1920–1988), American Maryland academic administrator * Jack Breslin (footballer) (born 1997), Scottish footballer * Jimmy Breslin (1978–2017), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ó Breisleáin
Ó Breisleáin was the surname of an Irish people, Irish brehon family. The Ó Breisleáin were natives of Fanad, County Donegal, and a branch of the family later became brehons to the Maguire (surname), Maguire of County Fermanagh The surname is now anglicised as Breslin. * ''M1495.18 ... O'Breslen, i.e. Owen, the son of Owen, son of Petrus, Chief Brehon to Maguire ..., died.'' * ''M1524.23 O'Breslen (Owen Oge, the son of Owen), Ollav to Maguire in judicature, died.'' External links * http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/surname/index.cfm?fuseaction=Go.&UserID= {{DEFAULTSORT:O Breisleain Surnames Irish families Irish Brehon families Surnames of Irish origin Irish-language masculine surnames Families of Irish ancestry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keiran Breslin
Keiran Breslin is a retired soccer midfielder who played professionally in the North American A-League. Breslin attended the Florida Institute of Technology where he was part of the 1991 NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship. He finished his bachelor's degree in 1994, but remained at Florida Tech to complete his master's degree in 1996. While he worked on his degree, Breslin played for the Cocoa Expos in the USISL beginning in 1994. During the 1995-1996 USISL indoor season, Breslin scored fifteen goals. In 1996, he moved to the Carolina Dynamo Salem City FC is an American amateur soccer club based in Bermuda Run, North Carolina that fields a men's team in USL League Two, and a women's team as the North Carolina Fusion in the USL W League. The teams plays their home games at the Truis ... in the A-League where he played two seasons. He returned to the Dynamo in 1999 for another two seasons. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Breslin, Keiran Living people American Professi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Breslin (footballer)
Paul Breslin (born 2 October 1946) is a Scottish retired amateur footballer who played outside left in the Scottish League for Queen's Park. He was capped by Scotland at the amateur An amateur () is generally considered a person who pursues an avocation independent from their source of income. Amateurs and their pursuits are also described as popular, informal, autodidacticism, self-taught, user-generated, do it yourself, DI ... level. References Scottish men's footballers Scottish Football League players Queen's Park F.C. players Men's association football outside forwards Scotland men's amateur international footballers 1946 births Living people Footballers from Glasgow {{Scotland-footy-forward-1940s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Breslin
Paul Breslin is a geneticist and biologist. He is most notable for his work in taste perception and oral irritation, in humans as well as in ''Drosophila melanogaster'', the common fruit fly. He is a member of the faculty at the Monell Chemical Senses Center and acts as director of the Science Apprenticeship Program. He is a professor in the Department of Nutritional Sciences at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. Breslin and two colleagues discovered that Oleocanthal Oleocanthal is a phenylethanoid, or a type of natural phenolic compound found in extra-virgin olive oil. It appears to be responsible for the burning sensation that occurs in the back of the throat when consuming such oil. Oleocanthal is a tyro ..., a compound found in extra-virgin olive oil kills a variety of human cancer cells without harming healthy cells. References Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Nationality missing Rutgers Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patricia Breslin
Patricia Rose Breslin (March 17, 1925 - Oct 12, 2011) was an American actress and philanthropist. She had a prominent career in television, which included recurring roles as Amanda Miller on '' The People's Choice'' (1955–58), and as Laura Harrington Brooks on '' Peyton Place'' (1964–65). She also appeared in '' Go, Man, Go!'' (1954), and the William Castle horror films ''Homicidal'' (1961) and ''I Saw What You Did'' (1965). In 1969, Breslin married NFL mogul Art Modell, and became a well-known philanthropist while living in both Cleveland, Ohio, and Baltimore, Maryland, donating millions of dollars to various educational, health, and art organizations, including the SEED Foundation of Maryland and the Baltimore Museum of Art. She also helped open the Hospice of the Western Reserve at the Cleveland Clinic. Early life Patricia Rose Breslin was born in New York City on St. Patrick's Day 1926, of Irish descent, one of three children born to Edward (a judge) and Marjorie Breslin. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Padraic Breslin
Padraic Breslin (14 June 1907 – June 1942) was an Irish communist and translator. After moving to the Soviet Union and renouncing his Irish citizenship he became disenchanted with the USSR, was convicted of "counter-revolutionary agitation", and died in a labor camp in Tatarstan Early life Padraic Breslin was born in London on 14 June 1907. His parents were both Irish, with his father from Glenties, County Donegal. The family returned to Ireland around 1920, to the North Strand in Dublin. Breslin attended school there, and developed an interest in philosophy. He was inspired to join the Communist Party of Ireland in 1922 by his uncles, who had been involved in the American socialist movements. Breslin was the founder and leader of the Party's youth section, the Young Communist League of Ireland, writing articles and editing the youth section's column in the ''Workers’ Republic''. When the Communist Party was dissolved in 1923, he joined the Irish Worker League under the l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paddy Breslin
Paddy Breslin is a former association football player who represented New Zealand at international level. Breslin played two official A-international matches for the New Zealand, both against New Caledonia New Caledonia ( ; ) is a group of islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean, southwest of Vanuatu and east of Australia. Located from Metropolitan France, it forms a Overseas France#Sui generis collectivity, ''sui generis'' collectivity of t ..., the first a 0–4 loss on 8 November 1967, the second a 1–3 loss on 8 October 1968, Breslin scoring New Zealand's goal in that game. Breslin died on 19 July 2020. References External links https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/300062388/former-new-zealand-footballer-paddy-breslin-dies Year of birth missing (living people) Living people New Zealand men's association footballers New Zealand men's international footballers Men's association football forwards {{NewZealand-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Blizzards
The Blizzards are an Irish band from Mullingar in County Westmeath. They were formed by Niall Breslin in late 2004, and also feature Dec Murphy (drums), Justin Ryan, Anthony Doran, Louize Carroll (bass) and Aidan Lynch (keyboards). They have achieved multiple platinum record sales and have won numerous awards. Their debut single, the self-released "First Girl to Leave Town", entered the Irish Singles Chart at number 11 in 2005. The band were then signed to Universal Music Ireland, and soon had two top ten singles in Ireland with "Trouble" and "Fantasy". Their debut album, '' A Public Display of Affection'', was released in October 2006. The album achieved platinum status in Ireland, with sales of 15,000. The band's second album ''Domino Effect'' was released in 2008. The band entered the Irish Singles Chart at number two and spawned four singles, the top three track " Trust Me, I'm A Doctor" plus "The Reason", "Postcards" and "Buy It Sell It". In 2009, they signed a UK reco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niall Breslin
Niall Breslin (born 22 October 1980), known as Bressie, is an Irish musician, former Westmeath Gaelic footballer and Leinster Rugby player. Breslin found success as the lead singer, guitarist, songwriter with pop band The Blizzards, as a co-writer and producer with XIX Entertainment and as a solo artist. He was the winning coach on the first, third and fifth seasons of ''The Voice of Ireland''. Biography Early life Born on 22 October 1980 in Dublin, Ireland to father Enda, who was from Bundoran in County Donegal, and mother Mandy, Breslin is the second youngest of five children, including siblings Ronan, Laura, Julie and Andrea. At the age of two, he and his family moved to Mullingar, and attended Coláiste Mhuire in the town. As a result of Enda's military deployment when Breslin was 13, the family relocated to Israel for five months. Breslin attended University College Dublin on a sports scholarship, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Sociology (2003 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Breslin
Neil David Breslin (born June 9, 1942) is an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the New York State Senate. As a Democrat, he has represented a district based in the state capital, Albany, since 1997. He represented parts of Albany and Schenectady counties and all of Montgomery County, including the cities of Albany, Rotterdam, and Amsterdam. Breslin was the longest-tenured member of the New York State Senate, having served for 28 years. Biography Breslin graduated from Fordham University Fordham University is a Private university, private Society of Jesus, Jesuit research university in New York City, United States. Established in 1841, it is named after the Fordham, Bronx, Fordham neighborhood of the Bronx in which its origina ... in 1964, and received his law degree from the University of Toledo College of Law. In law school he was editor-in-chief of the Law Review and selected as the outstanding student in his class. After being admitted to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morgan Breslin
Morgan Breslin is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at USC. College career Diablo Valley College Breslin attended Diablo Valley College in 2010 and 2011 where he led California JUCO's in sacks and was named JUCO All-American by CCCFA. During his two years he had 28 sacks. USC Breslin transferred to the University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in ... in 2012. During his first year at USC in 2012, he started all 12 games at defensive end recording 62 tackles and 13 sacks. As a senior in 2013 he moved to outside linebacker. Breslin recorded 18 sacks in 18 games during his time at USC. References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Breslin, Morgan Living people Players of American football from Walnut Creek, Californ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maura Breslin
Maura Breslin (29 December 1914 – 10 February 1984) was an Irish nurse, feminist and trade unionist. Life Maura Breslin was born Mary Breslin on 29 December 1914 in a Dublin workhouse, the illegitimate daughter of Maggie Breslin. She first worked as a staff nurse in St. Brendan's Hospital, Dublin, where she began her lifelong activism in trade unions by joining Irish Women Workers' Union (IWWU). She sat as an IWWU delegate to the Dublin Council of Trade Unions. She was elected president of the union in 1958. In January 1969, she was appointed the union's assistant general secretary, later becoming the general secretary in 1971, succeeding Kay McDowell. Throughout her life, Breslin campaigned for equal rights for women in the workplace and in the trade union movement in Ireland. She sat as a member of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions The Irish Congress of Trade Unions (often abbreviated to just Congress or ICTU), formed in 1959 by the merger of the Irish Trades Union C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
