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Aherne
Ahern, also Aherne (Irish language, Irish: ''Ó hEachtighearna/Ó hEachthairn'') is an Ireland, Irish surname. Notable people with the surname include: Members of the political Ahern family in Ireland *Bertie Ahern (born 1951), former Taoiseach (prime minister) of Ireland **Cecelia Ahern (born 1981), author, daughter of Bertie Ahern **Maurice Ahern (born 1938/39), Irish politician, former Lord Mayor of Dublin, brother of Bertie **Noel Ahern (born 1944), Irish politician, brother of Bertie Other people *Aoife Ahern, Dean of Engineering at University College, Dublin *Brian Aherne (1902–1986), English actor *Caroline Aherne (1963–2016), English comedian *Cornelius Ahern (1871–1955), Australian politician *Dan Ahern (1898–1963), American football player *David Ahern (1947–1988), Australian avant-garde composer *Dermot Ahern (born 1955), Irish Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform *Francis J. Ahern (1899–1958), San Francisco Police Chief 1956–58 *Fred Ahern ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caroline Aherne
Caroline Mary Aherne (24 December 1963 – 2 July 2016) was an English actress, comedian and writer. She was best known for performing as the acerbic chat show host ''The Mrs Merton Show, Mrs Merton'', in various roles in ''The Fast Show'', and as Denise in ''The Royle Family'', a series which she co-wrote. She won BAFTA awards for her work on ''The Mrs Merton Show'' and ''The Royle Family''. Aherne narrated the Channel 4 reality television series ''Gogglebox'' from its inception in 2013 until 8 April 2016. Aherne died of cancer at the age of 52. Early life Aherne was born in Ealing, London, on 24 December 1963, the second child of Irish parents Bartholomew Edmond "Bert" Aherne, a railwayman with London Transport Board, London Transport, and Mary Frances "Maureen" Aherne (''née'' Regan). From the age of two, Aherne was brought up in Wythenshawe, Manchester.Rinaldi, Graham.Aherne, Caroline (1963–). screenonline.org.uk. Retrieved on 25 August 2007. Like her brother, Patrick, Ah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Aherne
William Brian de Lacy Aherne (2 May 190210 February 1986) was an English actor of stage, screen, radio and television, who enjoyed a long and varied career in Britain and the United States. His first Broadway appearance in ''The Barretts of Wimpole Street'' in 1931 teamed him with Katharine Cornell, with whom he appeared in many productions. In films, he played opposite Madeleine Carroll, Bette Davis, Marlene Dietrich, Rita Hayworth and Carole Lombard, and was Oscar-nominated for his role as Emperor Maximilian in '' Juarez'' (1939). On TV, he appeared in ''The Twilight Zone'' episode, "The Trouble With Templeton", ''Wagon Train'' and '' Rawhide''. Early life and career Early life He was born in King's Norton, Worcestershire, the second and younger son of the architect William de Lacy Aherne and his wife Louise (née Thomas). His elder brother Pat Aherne was also an actor. Educated in Edgbaston, Birmingham, he received stage training at Italia Conti Academy in London as a ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Ahern (other)
Michael or Mike Ahern may refer to: *Michael Ahern (Irish politician) (born 1949), Irish Fianna Fáil politician and minister *Mike Ahern (Australian politician) (born 1942), Australian National Party politician and former Premier of Queensland *Mick Ahern Michael John "Gah" Ahern (22 May 1905 – 30 December 1946) was an Irish hurler who played as a full-forward for the Cork senior team. Born in Ballintemple, Cork, Ahern first played competitive hurling during his schooling at Crab Lane Nat ... (1905–1946), Irish hurler See also * Mick Aherne, Gaelic football and hurling * Mike Ahearn, former Kansas State football coach {{DEFAULTSORT:Ahern, Michael ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerry Ahern
Jerome Morrell Ahern (June 23, 1946 – July 24, 2012) was an American writer of science fiction and action novels, non-fiction books, and articles for various firearms publications. He was considered an expert on firearms and related accessories, produced his own line of holsters, and served as president of a firearms company. Biography Jerry Ahern was the son of John and Arline Ahern. He was born and raised in Chicago and attended Lindblom High School. He served in the ROTC. In 1969, he married Sharon and they had two children, Samantha and Jason. Ahern wrote his first novel in 1980 and his first non-fiction book in 1996, and continued his writing career until his death. In addition to writing novels and non-fiction, Ahern was a contributor to various firearms publications such as ''Gun Digest'', ''Guns Magazine'', Dillon Precision's ''The Blue Press'', Michael Bane's ''Down Range TV'', among others. Ahern was considered an expert on firearm-related subjects and worked as an ed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peggy Ahern
Peggy Lenore Ahearn Blaylock, known professionally as Peggy Ahern, (March 9, 1917 – October 24, 2012) was an American actress best known for her appearance in eight of the ''Our Gang'' series of films released between 1924 and 1927. The ''Our Gang'' series, which was also known as ''The Little Rascals'' or ''Hal Roach's Rascals'', was a series of comedic, short silent films created by director and producer Hal Roach. Ahern was one of the last surviving cast members from a Hal Roach film. Early life Ahern was born in Douglas, Arizona. She moved to Culver City, California, with her family in 1921. Career She began her film career as a child actor in the 1923 Hal Roach film, ''The Call of the Wild'', which was released by Universal Studios. She next appeared in small roles in two films, both released in 1925: '' Excuse Me'', starring Norma Shearer, and '' Not So Long Ago'', starring Ricardo Cortez and Betty Bronson. Ahern was then cast by Roach in eight of his ''Little Rascal'' fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nuala Ahern
Nuala Ahern (; born 5 February 1949 in Omeath, County Louth) is a former Irish Green Party member of the European Parliament representing Leinster in Ireland from 1994–2004. Ahern became active in politics in 1991 becoming elected to Wicklow County Council. She joined the Green Party in 1989. Her involvement in politics began through community action in Wicklow to prevent sewage pollution into the Irish Sea. She is a long-term anti-nuclear campaigner, promoting the use of renewable energy. She grew up in the Cooley peninsula of North County Louth which is close to the plutonium reprocessing plant in Sellafield on the West coast of the UK. She campaigned against the construction of a nuclear power plant in Carnsore Point, County Wexford in the late 1970s and for the closure of Sellafield which still operates today. She campaigned against the use of genetically modified food stating concerns of inadequate scientific knowledge. She has also campaigned against animal testing in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Ahearne
Michael Ahearne (born July 11, 1966) is Professor and C.T. Bauer Chair in Marketing at the C.T. Bauer College of Business, University of Houston. He is also the Research Director of the Sales Excellence Institute. He is an associate editor at several journals, including ''Journal of Marketing'', ''Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science'', ''International Journal of Research in Marketing'', and ''Journal of Service Research''. He was the editor-in-chief of the ''Journal of Personal Selling and Sales Management''. Ahearne's research has primarily focused on improving the performance of salespeople and sales organizations. He was recognized by the American Marketing Association as one of the ten most research-productive scholars in the field of marketing. His research has impacted business practice significantly, which led the ''Sales Education Foundation'' to select him as the inaugural winner of the ''Sales Education Foundation's Research Dissemination Award.'' Ahearne also co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary V
Mary may refer to: People * Mary (name), a feminine given name (includes a list of people with the name) Religious contexts * New Testament people named Mary, overview article linking to many of those below * Mary, mother of Jesus, also called the Blessed Virgin Mary * Mary Magdalene, devoted follower of Jesus * Mary of Bethany, follower of Jesus, considered by Western medieval tradition to be the same person as Mary Magdalene * Mary, mother of James * Mary of Clopas, follower of Jesus * Mary, mother of John Mark * Mary of Egypt, patron saint of penitents * Mary of Rome, a New Testament woman * Mary, mother of Zechariah and sister of Moses and Aaron; mostly known by the Hebrew name: Miriam * Mary the Jewess one of the reputed founders of alchemy, referred to by Zosimus. * Mary 2.0, Roman Catholic women's movement * Maryam (surah) "Mary", 19th surah (chapter) of the Qur'an Royalty * Mary, Countess of Blois (1200–1241), daughter of Walter of Avesnes and Margaret of Blois * Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Eileen Ahern
Mary Eileen Ahern (October 1, 1860 – May 22, 1938) was an American librarian, a leader of the modern library movement, and an early organizer of libraries in the United States. Throughout her career as a state librarian, journal editor, public speaker, and organizer, Ahern crusaded for the value of public libraries in educating the public. Ahern was inducted in the Library Hall of Fame in 1951, and named in ''American Libraries'' in 1999 as one of the "100 of the Most Important Leaders We Had in the 20th Century." Early life Mary Eileen Ahern was born October 1, 1860, in rural Marion County, Indiana, to Mary (O'Neal) and William Ahern. Both of her parents were Irish immigrants. Mary Eileen, the second of three children, moved with her family to Spencer, Indiana, at the age of ten. She graduated from Spencer High School in 1878 and enrolled at Central Normal College in Danville, Indiana, where she graduated in 1881. Career State librarian After graduating from college, Ahern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lizzie Ahern
Elizabeth Ahern (19 October 1877 - 7 April 1969), was a political activist, trade unionist and socialist from Australia. Ahern was born in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia on 19 October 1877. Her father, Edmund Ahern, was a gold miner, and her mother was Eliza, née Kiely; both were from Ireland. Ahern left school when she was 14 years old, and worked as a pupil-teacher and then moved to Melbourne, where she worked in domestic service as a cook. Ahern joined the Abbotsford branch of the Political Labor Council in 1904, and the Social Questions Committee, later renamed the Victorian Socialist Party, the following year. The Victorian Socialist Party was primarily interested in education and free speech and ran weekly meetings in the Bijou Theatre that often attracted crowds of more than 1,000 people. It also held meetings at Yarra Bank, which could attract tens of thousands. Ahern was one of the Party's most popular and effective speakers and spoke at their meetings on street corner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liam Ahern
Liam Ahern (12 January 1916 – 13 July 1974), also known as William Ahern, was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served in both Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann. Early and personal life Ahern's father, Eamon Ahern (1882–1953), was a member of Cork County Council from 1919 to 1953. He was a member of the IRA and the IRB. On Eamons' death, Liam was co-opted onto the council. Ahern's uncle, John Dinneen, was also a member of the Dáil between 1922 and 1927. Liam's uncle, Maurice Ahern (1899–1950), was captain of the East Cork 4th Battalion Number One Brigade of the IRA. In 1916, he led members of the Irish Volunteers from Dungourney, Clonmult and Ballynoe, under arms to Cork, and in the subsequent struggle was interned in Wakefield, Wandsworth and Frongoch prisons. Later, in Cork Prison, Maurice Ahern was the first man to go on hunger strike. Liams' son Michael Ahern was a Fianna Fáil TD for Cork East from 1982 to 2011. Another son, auctioneer Maurice Ahern was a lon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
