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Brannock may refer to: * Brannoc of Braunton or Saint Brannock, a 6th-century Christian saint associated with North Devon * Charles F. Brannock (1903 – 1992), shoe salesman and inventor of the Brannock Device * Mike Brannock (1851 – 1881), American baseball player * Brannock High School, Motherwell, Scotland * Brannock Device, a shoe-size measuring instrument * Brannock, County Armagh Brannock is a townland in Poyntzpass, County Armagh. It comes from the Irish name ''Bran Cnoc'' which translates as ''Hill of the Raven''. It is situated in the Barony of Orior Lower and the Parish of Ballymore. A number of well-known local famil ..., a townland in County Armagh, Northern Ireland See also * Brannoch (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brannoc Of Braunton
Brannoc of Braunton or Saint Brannock was a Christian saint associated with the village of Braunton in the English county of Devon. His feast is 7 January. Life The history of St Brannoc is confused – some sources conflate him with Saint Brynach, however Exeter Cathedral celebrates the feast of Brynach on 7 April and that of Brannoc on 7 January so it is unlikely that they are the same saint. In contrast, Braunton celebrates St Brannock's Day on the 26 June. Brannock migrated from South Wales to establish a monastery at Braunton in the 6th century. Braunton church was dedicated to him from at least 854 and in the Middle Ages it was believed that he was buried in the church with both William of Worcester William Worcester, also called William of Worcester, William Worcestre or William Botoner (1415) was an English topographer, antiquary and chronicler. Life He was a son of another William of Worcester, a Bristol whittawer (worker in white lea ... and Leland stating ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles F
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "free man". The Old English descendant of this word was '' Ċearl'' or ''Ċeorl'', as the name of King Cearl of Mercia, that disappeared after the Norman conquest of England. The name was notably borne by Charlemagne (Charles the Great), and was at the time Latinized as ''Karolus'' (as in ''Vita Karoli Magni''), later also as '' Carolus''. Some Germanic languages, for example Dutch and German, have retained the word in two separate senses. In the particular case of Dutch, ''Karel'' refers to the given name, whereas the noun ''kerel'' means "a bloke, fellow, man". Etymology The name's etymology is a Common Germanic noun ''*karilaz'' meaning "free man", which survives in English as churl (< Old English ''ċeorl''), which developed its depr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Brannock
Michael J. Brannock (October 25, 1851 – October 7, 1881) was a third baseman in the National Association for the Chicago White Stockings in 1871, and later played for another incarnation of the Chicago White Stockings in 1875, predecessors of the today's Chicago Cubs. Brannock debuted with the White Stockings on October 21, 1871, at age 19. He was one of only eight teenagers to appear in a National Association game that season. Brannock played three games before the season was out. He managed just one hit in 14 at-bats, scoring just two runs. Brannock didn't play in the league again until 1875, when he went 1 for 9 with two runs scored and two stolen bases. His final game was August 25, 1875. For his career, Brannock had just two hits in 23 at-bats for a batting average of .087. Brannock also had 8 errors in just 16 chances in the field for a rather low fielding average of .500. Brannock died at the age of 29 in Chicago, and is interred at the Calvary Cemetery in Evanston ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brannock High School
Brannock High School is a non-denominational, co-educational comprehensive secondary school in Newarthill, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is situated on Loanhead Road. Feeder schools The school catchment area takes in Carfin, Holytown, New Stevenston and Newarthill Newarthill is a village in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, situated roughly three miles north-east of the town of Motherwell. It has a population of around 6,200. Most local amenities are shared with the adjacent villages of Carfin, Holytown and Ne ..., in which the associated primary schools are Holytown Primary School, Keir Hardie Memorial Primary School, New Stevenston Primary School and Newarthill Primary School. A number of pupils from the Bellshill area also attend. Language and Communication Support Centre There is a Language and Communication Support Centre based within the school for young people with ASD. References External linksSchool website [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brannock, County Armagh
Brannock is a townland in Poyntzpass, County Armagh. It comes from the Irish name ''Bran Cnoc'' which translates as ''Hill of the Raven''. It is situated in the Barony of Orior Lower and the Parish of Ballymore. A number of well-known local families and people were from, or lived in, Brannock such as MacCulla, Calvert, McComb, McGivern, Morrow, Alexander and Mackle. See also * Federnagh * List of townlands in County Armagh In Ireland Counties are divided into Civil Parishes and Parishes are further divided into townlands. The following is a list of townlands in County Armagh, Northern Ireland: __NOTOC__ A Abbey Park, Acton, Aghacommon, Aghadavoyle, Aghamoat, ... * Druminargal References {{Reflist Townlands of County Armagh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |