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Ó HEidirsceoil
O'Driscoll (and its derivative Driscoll) is an Irish surname stemming from the Gaelic ''Ó hEidirsceoil'' clan. The O'Driscolls were rulers of the Dáirine sept of the Corcu LoÃgde until the early modern period. Their ancestors were Kings of Munster until the rise of the Eóganachta in the 7th century. At the start of the 13th century, three prominent branches of the family came into existence: O'Driscoll Mor, O'Driscoll Og, and O'Driscoll Beara. The Ó prefix was dropped by many in Ireland during the 17th and 18th centuries. The surname is now most prominent in the Irish counties of Cork and Kerry. Naming conventions Overview The surname derives from the forename Eidirsceol, who was alive in the early-to-mid 10th century. The Irish word itself, ''eidirsceol'', means "go-between" or "bearer of news". The family are of Érainn, descent, specifically the Corcu LoÃgde population group. By the time the family began using the surname, the territory known as Corcu LoÃgde (rou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
O'Driscoll
O'Driscoll (and its derivative Driscoll) is an Irish language, Irish surname stemming from the Gaelic Ireland, Gaelic ''Ó hEidirsceoil'' clan. The O'Driscolls were rulers of the Dáirine sept (social), sept of the Corcu LoÃgde until the early modern period. Their ancestors were Kings of Munster until the rise of the Eóganachta in the 7th century. At the start of the 13th century, three prominent branches of the family came into existence: O'Driscoll Mor, O'Driscoll Og, and O'Driscoll Beara Peninsula, Beara. The Ó prefix was dropped by many in Ireland during the 17th and 18th centuries. The surname is now most prominent in the Irish counties of County Cork, Cork and County Kerry, Kerry. Naming conventions Overview The surname derives from the given name, forename Eidirsceol, who was alive in the early-to-mid 10th century. The Irish word itself, ''eidirsceol'', means "go-between" or "bearer of news". The family are of Érainn, descent, specifically the Corcu LoÃgde popul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donnchadh Ó Corráin
Donnchadh Ó Corráin (28 February 1942 – 25 October 2017) was an Irish historian and Professor Emeritus of Medieval History at University College Cork. He earned his BA in history and Irish from that institution, graduating in 1964. He was an early Irish and mediaeval historian and published on the Viking Wars, Ireland in the pre-Hiberno-Norman period and the origin of Irish language names. In addition to his position at UCC, he held academic positions at University College Dublin, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, Cambridge University, University of Pennsylvania, University of Oslo and Oxford University, where he was a Visiting Senior Research Fellow of Balliol College Balliol College () is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. One of Oxford's oldest colleges, it was founded around 1263 by John I de Balliol, a landowner from Barnard Castle in County Durham, who provided the f .... He founded and directed the ArCH, CELT and MultiTex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Driscoll
Robert Cletus Driscoll (March 3, 1937 – March 30, 1968) was an American actor known for his film and television performances from 1943 to 1960. He starred in some of the Walt Disney Studios' best-known live-action pictures of that period: ''Song of the South'' (1946), ''So Dear to My Heart'' (1949), and ''Treasure Island'' (1950), as well as RKO's '' The Window'' (1949). He served as the animation model and provided the voice for the title role in ''Peter Pan'' (1953). He received an Academy Juvenile Award for outstanding performances in ''So Dear to My Heart'' and ''The Window''. In the mid-1950s, Driscoll's acting career began to decline, and he turned primarily to guest appearances on anthology TV series. He became addicted to narcotics, and was sentenced to prison for illicit drug use. After his release, he focused his attention on the ''avant-garde'' art scene. In ill health from his substance abuse, and with his funds depleted, his body was discovered on March 30, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Driscoll
Barrington Lionel "Barry" Driscoll (15 December 1926 – 30 April 2006) was a British painter, wildlife artist and sculptor. Starting as a book illustrator, he specialized in animal subjects and established an international reputation as a wildlife artist. In 1960 Driscoll painted three large murals in the London Zoo. A year later he illustrated the inaugural brochure for the World Wildlife Fund. By the mid-1960s Barry's work was appearing regularly in the national press, and he had his own ''Sunday Express'' wildlife column. In 1970 Time-Life commissioned him to do a series of paintings of fauna in Arizona. Early years Born in Camberwell, Driscoll was one of four sons of a printer on the ''Daily Express''. During World War II his family moved to Shropshire, where, truant from school, the young Driscoll roamed the countryside and began making sketches from nature. He was a keen reader, and in particular cherished Gilbert White's ''Natural History of Selborne''. Driscoll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
