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Ardara, County Donegal
Ardara ( ; ) is a small town in County Donegal, Ireland. It is located on the N56 and R261 roads. The population as of the 2016 census was 732. The population of 731 at the 2011 Census represented an increase of about 30% since 2006. In 2012, ''The Irish Times'' named it the best village in which to live in Ireland. History The Donegal County Directory for 1862 shows the administrative positions that were held in the county in that year, including several in Ardara. There is a photograph of Brendan Behan in Ardara with a glass of tomato juice while visiting Gildea's (now the Beehive) in 1960. Notable people * Bibi Baskin, television personality * Damian Diver, Gaelic footballer * John Doherty, musician * Eileen Flynn, Traveller activist and Senator * Martin Gavigan, Gaelic footballer * Paddy McGrath, Gaelic footballer * Anthony Molloy, captained Donegal in their first All-Ireland Senior Football Championship title-winning season in 1992 * Pat Shovelin, Donegal goalke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republic Of Ireland
Ireland ( ga, Éire ), also known as the Republic of Ireland (), is a country in north-western Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of Ireland. The capital and largest city is Dublin, on the eastern side of the island. Around 2.1 million of the country's population of 5.13 million people resides in the Greater Dublin Area. The sovereign state shares its only land border with Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom. It is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, with the Celtic Sea to the south, St George's Channel to the south-east, and the Irish Sea to the east. It is a unitary, parliamentary republic. The legislature, the , consists of a lower house, ; an upper house, ; and an elected President () who serves as the largely ceremonial head of state, but with some important powers and duties. The head of government is the (Prime Minister, literally 'Chief', a title not used in English), who is elected by the Dáil and appointed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brendan Behan
Brendan Francis Aidan Behan (christened Francis Behan) ( ; ga, Breandán Ó Beacháin; 9 February 1923 – 20 March 1964) was an Irish poet, short story writer, novelist, playwright, and Irish Republican activist who wrote in both English and Irish. He was named by Irish Central as one of the greatest Irish writers of all time. An Irish republican and a volunteer in the Irish Republican Army, Behan was born in Dublin into a staunchly republican family becoming a member of the IRA's youth organization Fianna Éireann at the age of fourteen. There was also a strong emphasis on Irish history and culture in his home, which meant he was steeped in literature and patriotic ballads from an early age. At age 16, Behan joined the IRA, which led to his serving time in a borstal youth prison in the United Kingdom and imprisonment in Ireland. During this time, he took it upon himself to study and he became a fluent speaker of the Irish language. Subsequently released from prison as pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Populated Places In The Republic Of Ireland
This is a link page for cities, towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland, including townships or urban centres in Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway, Waterford and other major urban areas. Cities are shown in bold; see City status in Ireland for an independent list. __NOTOC__ A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y See also *List of places in Ireland ** List of places in the Republic of Ireland **: List of cities, boroughs and towns in the Republic of Ireland, with municipal councils and legally defined boundaries. **: List of census towns in the Republic of Ireland as defined by the Central Statistics Office, sorted by county. Includes non-municipal towns and suburbs outside municipal boundaries. ** List of towns in the Republic of Ireland by population **: List of towns in the Republic of Ireland/2002 Census Records **: List of towns in the Republic of Ireland/2006 Census ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pat Shovelin
Pat Shovelin (1975/6 – 21 October 2017) was a Gaelic football coach from Ardara, County Donegal, Ardara, County Donegal. He was the goalkeeping coach for the Donegal GAA, Donegal county football team. He represented C.L.G. Ard an Rátha, Ardara, his local club. Donegal won the 2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final and are All-Ireland Champions, the highest achievement in the sport of Gaelic football. As Donegal goalkeeping coach, Shovelin was responsible for the training of county netminders Paul Durcan (Gaelic footballer), Paul Durcan and Michael Boyle (Gaelic footballer), Michael Boyle. Shovelin considered Durcan to be as influential as Peter Schmeichel. Shovelin graduated through the ranks with manager Jim McGuinness, with the pair previously working together with the Donegal under-21 football team. His style was that of "always-smiling and ever-mischievous". Shovelin was with Donegal when they won the NFL Division 2 title at Croke Park. He was awarded medals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donegal GAA
The Donegal County Board ( ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste Dhún na nGall) or Donegal GAA is one of 32 county boards of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) in Ireland, and is responsible for the administration of Gaelic games in County Donegal. The County Board is responsible for preparing the Donegal county teams in the various Gaelic sporting codes; football, hurling, camogie and handball. The county football team was the third from the province of Ulster to win an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC), following Cavan and Down. It last won the All-Ireland SFC in 2012 and the Ulster Senior Football Championship in 2019. Donegal players comprised most of the 2012 All Stars Team of the Year, and the three nominations for the All Stars Footballer of the Year, ultimately won by Karl Lacey. In addition, having been invited to assist the Celtic soccer team in Scotland, Donegal manager Jim McGuinness became the first Gaelic football inter-county manager to have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Molloy (Gaelic Footballer)
Anthony Molloy (born 28 May 1962) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for CLG Ard an Rátha, Ard an Rátha and the Donegal county football team, Donegal county team. He Captain (Gaelic games), captained Donegal to the Sam Maguire Cup in 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, 1992. Early life and family Molloy is from Leamagowra. This is a small townland on the way over Glengesh Pass on the way towards Glencolmcille. He was born on 28 May 1962. In 1992, he was living at 61 Conlin Road in Killybegs. He is the uncle of C. J. Molloy. In December 2019, a niece of his was killed while working as a nurse in the Royal Melbourne Hospital. She was also his Godparent, goddaughter. Playing career Molloy won the Under-14 Championship with his club in 1976. He played during the 1982 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship, which Donegal won. Molloy went on to play for his county at senior level for twelve years, amassing 123 appearances. He played senior foot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paddy McGrath
Paddy McGrath (born 2 February 1989) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Ard an Rátha and also, formerly, for the Donegal county team. Though not from a footballing family, McGrath would equal his club's most famous player Anthony Molloy in winning the Sam Maguire Cup (though Molloy was captain) and surpass his haul of Ulster Senior Football Championships. Playing career McGrath is not from a footballing family. He lived at Loughros Point in Ardara. His local club's under-10 manager Eamon McNelis spent much time convincing a reluctant McGrath that he had potential to be more than a spectator. He went on to captain the under-10 team to the Parish League title. He played for Donegal at under-16 and minor level but went largely unnoticed. He played Sigerson Cup football for GMIT. Under-21 McGrath, along with clubmates Conor Classon and Peter McNelis, was part of the Donegal under-21 squad which qualified for the 2010 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship final, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Gavigan
Martin Gavigan is an old Gaelic footballer who played as a defender for Ard an Rátha, the Donegal county team and the Ireland international rules football team. He was a member of Donegal's 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship winning team. He played for the county from 1988 until 1995. He played against Armagh in the 1990 Ulster final, won by Donegal. He started at centre-back in the 1992 All-Ireland Final as Donegal defeated Dublin by a scoreline of 0–18 to 0–14. He would win an All Star in 1992 too. Known as "Rambo", he was a schoolteacher. In 1992, ''Hogan Stand'' was able to indicate that: "Even objective observers of the game in Donegal recognised that the Shovlin, Gavigan and Reid combination probably represented the best line of defence in the country. The Dublin trio of Curran, Carr and Heery were the only other combination which vied for that tag, it was suggested". He vice-captained Ireland for the 1990 Tour of Australia. In May 2012, the ''Ir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eileen Flynn (politician)
Eileen Flynn (; born 1989/90) is an Irish independent politician who has served as a Senator since June 2020, after being nominated by the Taoiseach. Her background is in community development and activism on behalf of Irish Travellers. In June 2020, Taoiseach Micheál Martin appointed Flynn to Seanad Éireann, the Irish Senate. She is the first Traveller to serve in the Oireachtas (legislature). Early life Eileen and her twin sister Sally were born in Labre Park, a halting site located in Ballyfermot in Dublin. Flynn's mother died of pneumonia at the age of 48, when Eileen and Sally were 10 years old. Flynn subsequently struggled in school and rebelled against authority. However, Flynn credits her teachers for not giving up on her, and despite her problems both she and her twin became the first members of the Labre Park community to reach third level education in 2008. Flynn studied at Trinity College Dublin as part of an access course before attending Ballyfermot College of Fu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Doherty (musician)
John Doherty (1900 – 26 January 1980) was an Irish folk fiddler. Biography John Doherty was born in 1900 in Ardara, County Donegal. He came from a family of Irish Travellers who worked as tinsmiths and horse traders. His birth certificate was uncovered in recent years, firstly by Professor Alun Evans, and subsequently by researcher Caomhin MacAoidh, allowing confirmation that his date of birth was 1900, rather than 1895, which has been recorded in error in several publications. His father Mickey 'Mor' Doherty was a fiddler as were a number of his brothers and sisters. Mickey Mor married Mary McConnell, a singer (whose brothers Alec and Mickey were well-known musicians in south Donegal). Together they had nine children and John was the youngest. In an interview in the 1970s he said that he had to practice in the barn as a teenager, and was not allowed to play fiddle in the company of his parents until he had mastered "Bonny Kate". He heard recordings of James Scott Skinn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donegal News
The ''Donegal News'' (also known as ''Derry People/Donegal News'' and formerly ''Derry People'') is a twice-weekly local newspaper in the northwest of the island of Ireland, first published in 1902. Originally covering Derry, Northern Ireland, it moved across the border to Letterkenny, County Donegal, at the beginning of the Second World War and took on more of a Donegal focus. It is owned by the North West of Ireland Printing and Publishing Company, which was established in 1901 by the Lynch family, who also own several other papers in the region including the '' Ulster Herald'', ''Fermanagh Herald'', '' Strabane Chronicle'', '' Tyrone Herald'', and ''Gaelic Life''. Its main competitors are the '' Donegal Democrat'' and ''Derry Journal''. The paper, despite a "rebranding" several years ago, continues to be known, for short, locally across the northern half of County Donegal as the ''Derry People''. Its two editions had a circulation of 15,467 for the first half of 2010, with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damian Diver
Damian Diver (born 1973/4) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for Ard an Rátha and the Donegal county team. He played at half-back for his county. He made 120 appearances, 36 of which were championship, for the team between 1995 and 2006. He was noted for owning his own gym equipment in a time before this was commonplace. Playing career Club and college Diver twice won the Donegal Senior Football Championship with his club. He took a free that led to the goal scored during the 2004 final. He was also captain of DIT during their 1995 cup-winning season, but missed the final with influenza.Damian Diver was Captain of DIT, but missed final because of influenza; http://www.ditgaa.ie/alumni.html (last viewed 11 June 2020). Inter-county Diver first featured on the county panel in 1994. P. J. McGowan was the manager to introduce Diver to the Donegal senior team. He made his debut in an away game to Meath in Navan in the 1994–95 National Football League, during ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
