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Bill Gorman (Gaelic Footballer)
William Charles Gorman (13 July 1911 – December 1978) was an Irish association football, footballer who played for, among others, Bury F.C., Bury and Brentford F.C., Brentford. Gorman was a List of dual Irish international footballers, dual internationalist who also played for both Ireland teams – the Republic of Ireland national football team, FAI XI and the Ireland national football team (1882–1950), IFA XI. In September 1946 Gorman, along with Johnny Carey, actually played for both teams against England national football team, England within three days of each other. The 11 international caps Gorman won while playing for Bury remain a club record. Club career Although born in County Sligo, Gorman was raised in Scotland and spoke with a Scottish accent. He began his footballing career with junior club Glasgow United F.C., Shettleston. An engineer by trade, he went completely bald by the time he was 19 and subsequently became known as ''Old Naked Brains''. In 1936, at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Sligo
County Sligo ( , gle, Contae Shligigh) is a county in Ireland. It is located in the Border Region and is part of the province of Connacht. Sligo is the administrative capital and largest town in the county. Sligo County Council is the local authority for the county. The population of the county was 65,535 at the 2016 census. It is noted for Benbulben Mountain, one of Ireland's most distinctive natural landmarks. History The county was officially formed in 1585 by Sir Henry Sidney, Lord Deputy of Ireland, but did not come into effect until the chaos of the Nine Years' War ended, in 1603. Its boundaries reflect the Ó Conchobhair Sligigh confederation of Lower Connacht ( ga, Íochtar Connacht) as it was at the time of the Elizabethan conquest. This confederation consisted of the tuatha, or territories, of Cairbre Drumcliabh, Tír Fhíacrach Múaidhe, Tír Ollíol, Luíghne, Corann and Cúl ó bhFionn. Under the system of surrender and regrant each tuath was subseque ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
