Aifric (name)
Aifric (Middle Irish Affraic) is an Irish language female given name. Affraic is attested as a name borne by women of Gaelic background, between the 8th and 15th centuries. Described as "now very rare" in 1923, it has been revived somewhat in Ireland as part of a general increase in the use of Irish-language names. Bearers of the name ;Medieval: * Aifricci, abbess of Kildare, died 743. * Affraic, abbess of Kildare, died 833. * Affraic, daughter of Fergus of Galloway who married Óláfr Guðrøðarson in the 1130s * Affreca de Courcy, wife of John de Courcy and daughter of Guðrøðr Óláfsson, died in or after 1216. * Aiffric, daughter of Briain Ui Raighillaigh and wife of Briain Meg Tigernain, died 1365. * Aiffric, daughter of Aodh Uí Néill and wife of Henri Aimhreidh Uí Néill, died 1389. * Aiffric, daughter of Ua Banain and wife Philip Mag Uidhir, died 1468. * Aiffric, daughter of Emaínn son of Tomas Mag Uidhir and wife of wife of Cairpre, son of Aedh Ua Neill, died 1 ...
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Middle Irish
Middle Irish, sometimes called Middle Gaelic ( ga, An Mheán-Ghaeilge, gd, Meadhan-Ghàidhlig), is the Goidelic language which was spoken in Ireland, most of Scotland and the Isle of Man from AD; it is therefore a contemporary of late Old English and early Middle English. The modern Goidelic languages—Irish, Scottish Gaelic and Manx—are all descendants of Middle Irish. Grammar Middle Irish is a fusional, VSO, nominative-accusative language. Nouns decline for two genders: masculine, feminine, though traces of neuter declension persist; three numbers: singular, dual, plural; and five cases: nominative, accusative, genitive, prepositional, vocative. Adjectives agree with nouns in gender, number, and case. Verbs conjugate for three tenses: past, present, future; four moods: indicative, subjunctive, conditional, imperative; independent and dependent forms. Verbs conjugate for three persons and an impersonal, agentless form (agent). There are a number of preve ...
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O'Neill Dynasty
The O'Neill dynasty (Irish: ''Ó Néill'') are a lineage of Irish Gaelic origin, that held prominent positions and titles in Ireland and elsewhere. As kings of Cenél nEógain, they were historically the most prominent family of the Northern Uí Néill, along with the O'Donnell dynasty. The O'Neills hold that their ancestors were kings of Ailech during the Early Middle Ages, as descendants of Niall of the Nine Hostages. Two of their progenitors were High Kings of Ireland, Niall Glúndub (from whom they take their name) and Domnall ua Néill. From 1232 until 1616, the O'Neill were sovereign kings of Tír Eógain, holding territories in the north of Ireland in the province of Ulster; particularly around modern County Tyrone, County Londonderry and County Antrim, in what is now Northern Ireland. After their realm was merged with the Kingdom of Ireland and the land was caught up in the Plantation of Ulster, they were involved in a number of significant events, such as Tyrone's Re ...
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Aifric
''Aifric'' () is an Irish-language TV series aimed at young adults, co-created and written by Tadhg Mac Dhonnagáin and co-created and directed by Paul Mercier. The show has won multiple IFTA awards for "Best Children's/Youth Program". The first of the weekly thirteen-part series began broadcasting on 31 October 2006, the date of TG4's tenth anniversary. The series followed the life of Aifric whose wacky family have just moved to a new town in the West of Ireland. The 14-year-old wants nothing more than to fit in but feels her family will not make it easy for her. Her mother is a new-age hippy who has banned television, while her father is a wannabe rock star, and her little brother is annoying. As well as on TG4, ''Aifric'' has also been shown on BBC Alba, where it was dubbed into Scottish Gaelic. It was also shown on HBO Latin America where it was dubbed into Portuguese and Spanish, and on Brezhoweb where it's been dubbed into Breton. Characters Trivia * Over 95% of the ...
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The Daily Telegraph
''The Daily Telegraph'', known online and elsewhere as ''The Telegraph'', is a national British daily broadsheet newspaper published in London by Telegraph Media Group and distributed across the United Kingdom and internationally. It was founded by Arthur B. Sleigh in 1855 as ''The Daily Telegraph & Courier''. Considered a newspaper of record over ''The Times'' in the UK in the years up to 1997, ''The Telegraph'' generally has a reputation for high-quality journalism, and has been described as being "one of the world's great titles". The paper's motto, "Was, is, and will be", appears in the editorial pages and has featured in every edition of the newspaper since 19 April 1858. The paper had a circulation of 363,183 in December 2018, descending further until it withdrew from newspaper circulation audits in 2019, having declined almost 80%, from 1.4 million in 1980.United Newspapers PLC and Fleet Holdings PLC', Monopolies and Mergers Commission (1985), pp. 5–16. Its si ...
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Aifric Campbell
Aifric Campbell is an Irish writer. Her novel ''On the Floor'' has been longlisted for the Orange Prize. Her writing has appeared in ''The Irish Times'', ''The Guardian'', ''Daily Telegraph'', ''Tatler'', ''ELLE'', and ''Sunday Business Post''. Biography Campbell attended a convent school in Dublin. While still a young girl she was the owner of Táin Mór, which won the Irish Greyhound Derby in 1976. She worked as an au pair in Sweden, where she graduated from the University of Göteborg in Linguistics. She worked as an investment banker at Morgan Stanley for 13 years, where she became the first female managing director of a trading team, an experience which inspired her novel ''On the Floor''. She studied psychotherapy and creative writing, at the University of East Anglia. She lives in Sussex with her husband and her son. Bibliography *'' The Semantics of Murder'', Serpent's Tail, 2008, . A novel inspired by the unsolved murder of Richard Montague Richard Merritt Montag ...
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Comhar
''Comhar'' (; "partnership") is a prominent literary journal in the Irish language, published by the company Comhar Teoranta. It was founded in 1942, and has published work by some of the most notable writers in Irish, including Máirtín Ó Cadhain, Seán Ó Ríordáin, Máirtín Ó Direáin, Máire Mhac an tSaoi and Brendan Behan. Comhar also publishes books in Irish (around three a year). Comhar has as its stated aims to be a journal of first choice for writers, scholars, critics and readers of Irish, to publish the best of new writing in Irish, to be a high-quality forum for analysis and discussion of current affairs, to provide intellectual stimulation and be a platform for debate. Comhar has had a number of editors, including the well-known journalist and novelist Breandán Ó hEithir. It was clear by the beginning of 2008, however, that its readership was declining steeply, and the funding body Foras na Gaeilge decided to give no more money to the journal as it stood.For a ...
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Aifric Mac Aodha
Aifric Mac Aodha (born 1979) is an Irish poet and writer. Working mainly in the Irish language, she is an editor with An Gúm. Biography A native of Dublin, Mac Aodha first book, ''Gabháil Syrinx'' was published in 2010. She has edited ''Comhar'', ''The Stinging Fly'' and Poetry Ireland's ''Trumpet''. She works as an assistant editor with An Gúm An Gúm (, "The Scheme") was an Irish state company tasked with the publication of Irish literature, especially educational materials. The agency is now part of Foras na Gaeilge.

Aifric Keogh
Aifric Keogh ( ; born 9 July 1992) is an Irish rowing (sport), rower. She competed in the Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's coxless four, women's coxless four event at the 2020 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal. Along with her team-mates, she was named as the Irish Times/Sport Ireland Sportswoman for July 2021. References External links * Aifric Keogh
at Rowing Ireland * * 1992 births Living people Irish female rowers Olympic rowers of Ireland Rowers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in rowing Olympic bronze medalists for Ireland 21st-century Irish women 20th-century Irish women {{Ireland-rowing-bio-stub ...
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Maguire (surname)
The MacGuire ( ) family is an Irish clan based in County Fermanagh. The name derives from the Gaelic , which is "son of Odhar" meaning "dun", "dark one". According to legend, this relates to the eleventh descendant of Colla da Chrich, great-grandson of Cormac mac Airt, who was monarch of Ireland about the middle of the third century. From the 13th to the 17th centuries, the MacGuires were kings of Fermanagh. Naming conventions The surname has been anglicized variously as McGuire, McGwire, McGwyre and most commonly, Maguire (from variant Irish spelling ''Mag Uidhir''). History The MacGuire sept is primarily associated with modern-day County Fermanagh. They possessed the entire county, also known as Maguire's Country, from about 1250 C.E. and maintained their independence as Lords of Fermanagh down to the reign of King James VI & I, when their country was confiscated like other parts of Ulster. The MacGuires supplied Chiefs or Princes to Fermanagh, from about A.D. 1264, when ...
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O'Bannon (surname)
O’Bannon is an Irish surname. Notable people with the name include: * Charles O’Bannon (born 1975), American basketball player *Chuck O'Bannon Jr. Charles Edward O'Bannon Jr. (born March 1, 1999) is an American college basketball player for the TCU Horned Frogs of the Big 12 Conference. He previously played for the USC Trojans. Early life O'Bannon was born to Valencia and Charles O'Bannon ... (born 1999), American basketball player * Dan O’Bannon (1946-2009), American screenwriter and film director * Ed O’Bannon (born 1972), American basketball player and 1995 NCAA Tournament MOP * Frank O’Bannon (1930–2003), American politician, Governor of Indiana 1997–2003 * Helen O’Bannon (1939–1988), American academic and economist * Presley O’Bannon (1776–1850), U.S. Marine Corps officer, famous for his exploits in the First Barbary War * Rockne S. O’Bannon (born 1955), American television writer and producer See also * Bannon, surname {{surname, O'Bannon [Baidu]  

Ó Raghallaigh
O'Reilly ( ga, Ó Raghallaigh) is a group of families, ultimately all of Irish Gaelic origin, who were historically the kings of East Bréifne in what is today County Cavan. The clan were part of the Connachta's Uí Briúin Bréifne kindred and were closely related to the Ó Ruairc (O'Rourkes) of West Bréifne. O'Reilly is ranked tenth in the top twenty list of most common Irish surnames. It is also the patronymic form of the Irish name Reilly (Irish Gaelic: ''Uí Raghaile''). The name is commonly found throughout Ireland, with the greatest concentration of the surname found in County Cavan followed by Longford, Meath, Westmeath, Fermanagh and Monaghan, and the Province of Leinster. Naming conventions Overview It is usually anglicised as Reilly, Riley, and O'Reilly. The original form of the name, Ó Raghallaigh, denotes "from/of Raghallach", the name Raghallach thought to be derived from the compounds ''ragh'' (meaning "race") and ''ceallach'' (meaning "sociable"). ...
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Irish Language
Irish ( Standard Irish: ), also known as Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Insular Celtic branch of the Celtic language family, which is a part of the Indo-European language family. Irish is indigenous to the island of Ireland and was the population's first language until the 19th century, when English gradually became dominant, particularly in the last decades of the century. Irish is still spoken as a first language in a small number of areas of certain counties such as Cork, Donegal, Galway, and Kerry, as well as smaller areas of counties Mayo, Meath, and Waterford. It is also spoken by a larger group of habitual but non-traditional speakers, mostly in urban areas where the majority are second-language speakers. Daily users in Ireland outside the education system number around 73,000 (1.5%), and the total number of persons (aged 3 and over) who claimed they could speak Irish in April 2016 was 1,761,420, representing 39.8% of respondents. For most of recorded ...
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