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Brogan V. The United Kingdom
Brogan or O'Brogan, is a surname originating in Ireland, anglicized from the original Ó Brógáin. The form McBrogan, is also present sharing the meaning of O'Brogan, essentially "son of Brogan." The name can be traced back to ancient King Breogán, and Saint Brogan (Broccán Clóen), Saint Patrick's nephew and scribe, and has many original meanings, including sorrowful, sharp-faced, sturdy and strong. Traditionally, Brogan has also been used as a first name for boys, after the Saint. Notable people with the name *Alan Brogan, an Irish footballer *Benedict Brogan, English journalist *Bernard Brogan (senior), an Irish footballer *Bernard Brogan (junior), an Irish footballer *Bill Brogan, Australian rugby league footballer *Colm Brogan, a Scottish journalist and political pamphleteer *Denis William Brogan (1900–1974), Scottish historian *Frank Brogan, an American politician * Hugh Brogan (1936–2019), British historian *Jack Brogan (1930–2022), American art fabricator *Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Great Britain and Ireland), North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel. Ireland is the List of islands of the British Isles, second-largest island of the British Isles, the List of European islands by area, third-largest in Europe, and the List of islands by area, twentieth-largest on Earth. Geopolitically, Ireland is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Ireland), which covers five-sixths of the island, and Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom. As of 2022, the Irish population analysis, population of the entire island is just over 7 million, with 5.1 million living in the Republic of Ireland and 1.9 million in Northern Ireland, ranking it the List of European islan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Brogan (footballer Born 1865)
James Brogan was a Scottish footballer who played for the majority of his career at Bolton Wanderers. He played mostly as an inside-left or outside-left. Having started his career in the amateur game with his local club Beith, he signed for Hibernian in 1883. He scored six goals on his senior debut for the club, in a 10–1 Scottish Cup win against Edina. He was then signed by Hibernian's Edinburgh derby rivals Hearts. Brogan then moved to Bolton Wanderers from Hearts, after the Scottish club had toured Lancashire. 1888-1889 When signing for Bolton in December 1884, James Brogan became one of the first professional footballer's to play for Bolton Wanderers. James Brogan made his League debut, playing as a winger, on 8 September 1888 at Pike's Lane, then home of Bolton Wanderers, and their opponents were Derby County. Bolton Wanderers lost the match 6–3. James Brogan scored his debut League goal, scoring Bolton Wanderers third goal of the match. When James Brogan made his L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Brogan
William Henry Joseph Brogan (28 April 1900 – 6 March 1983) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He was a state and national representative. Background Brogan was born at West Wyalong, New South Wales on 28 April 1900. Playing career He joined Western Suburbs Magpies in 1929, and after a stirling season, he was selected on the 1929/30 Kangaroo Tour and played in all three tests against England. Brogan is listed on the ''Australian Players Register'' as Kangaroo No.151. Brogan spent five years at Wests between 1929-1933 and won a premiership with them in 1930. Brogan also made 11 appearances for New South Wales. Coaching career He retired from Sydney football in 1933 to captain-coach Warialda and Moree Rugby Leagues clubs. Death Brogan died at Earlwood, New South Wales Earlwood is a suburb in Southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Earlwood is located 10 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central busines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Brogan
Stephen Patrick Brogan (born 12 April 1988) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays for Stalybridge Celtic. He has previously played in the Football League for Rotherham United. Stephen was nominated for the 2022 ballon d’or award A product of the youth academy at Rotherham, he made his senior debut 18 October 2005 against Accrington Stanley in the Football League Trophy. After suffering a serious injury where he sat out for fourteen months with a broken leg, he joined Stalybridge Celtic on a month's loan deal in January 2011, which was later extended, before returning to Rotherham in March. He was eventually released by Rotherham and he returned to Stalybridge on a permanent deal. He then joined Guiseley, playing in the Conference North, but moved up a division to join Forest Green Rovers. He scored on his debut for Forest Green but after two seasons with the club was released. He then joined Southport in June 2014. Club career Rotherham United Born in Rother ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicola Brogan
Nicola Brogan MLA is a Sinn Féin politician who is a Member of the Legislative Assembly from West Tyrone in Northern Ireland. Biography Brogan is from Omagh in County Tyrone. Career Brogan worked in healthcare in County Tyrone before joining the Northern Ireland Assembly; being chosen by Sinn Féin to replace Catherine Kelly who resigned. References External links Nicola Broganat Twitter Twitter is an online social media and social networking service owned and operated by American company Twitter, Inc., on which users post and interact with 280-character-long messages known as "tweets". Registered users can post, like, and ... Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Northern Ireland MLAs 2017–2022 Sinn Féin MLAs Female members of the Northern Ireland Assembly 21st-century British politicians People from Omagh Politicians from County Tyrone Northern Ireland MLAs 2022–2027 {{SinnFéin-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Brogan
Mike Brogan was a pseudonym used by successful children's comic strip author Fred Baker (d.2008). He wrote 10 novels between 1977 and 1979 published in the UK by Corgi Carousel (Originally by Aiden Ellis Publishing Ltd) featuring Action Man and his American friend G.I. Joe. Illustrations were by Mike Codd. Bibliography The Action Man novels are: *''Snow Ice and Bullets'' - (July 1977) *''Hold the Bridge'' - (July 1977) *''The Taking of Monte Carrillo'' - (July 1977) *''Operation Skydrop'' - (July 1977) *''The Tough Way Out'' - (November 1977) *''Counter Attack!'' - (November 1977) *''The Spy Trap'' - (April 1978) *''Raid on Shuando -'' (May 1978) * ''Not a Chance!'' - (March 1979) *''Abandon Ship!'' - (March 1979) Notes References *''Action Man the Official Dossier'' compiled by Ian Harrison (2003) British children's writers Year of birth missing 2008 deaths {{UK-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michelle Brogan
Michelle Brogan (born 8 February 1973) is a former basketball player from Australia, who won the bronze medal with the Australia women's national basketball team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Four years later she was on the side that claimed the silver medal in Sydney, Australia, when she was known as Michelle Griffiths. She attended the Australian Institute of Sport in 1988–1990. Michelle Brogan is the older sister of former National Basketball league player and AFL player Dean Brogan. Her son Bailey Griffiths plays for South Adelaide in the SANFL See also * List of Australian WNBA players * WNBL Rookie of the Year Award The WNBL Youth Player of the Year (formerly the WNBL Rookie of the Year Award) is an annual Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) award given since the 1988 WNBL season. The award underwent a makeover in the 2019–20 season with new criter ... References WNBL 1973 births Living people Australian expatriate basket ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mervyn Brogan
Lieutenant General Sir Mervyn Francis Brogan, (10 January 1915 – 8 March 1994) was a senior officer in the Australian Army who served as Chief of the General Staff from 1971 to 1973. A 1935 graduate of the Royal Military College, Duntroon, where he was the Corps Sergeant Major and was awarded the Sword of Honour, and of the University of Sydney, where he earned a Bachelor of Engineering degree, Brogan served in the Second World War on the staff of New Guinea Force during New Guinea Campaign, and as an observer with the British Army during the Western Allied invasion of Germany. After the war he was commandant and chief instructor at the School of Military Engineering during the 1949 Australian coal strike, and, as Director of Military Training, reopened the Land Warfare Centre at Canungra in 1954. When he was appointed the Chief of the General Staff in 1971, he was the first occupant of that position to possess a university degree. He presided over the withdrawal of Austral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Brogan
Joseph H. Brogan (March 30, 1880 – July 22, 1940) was an American politician from who served in the Missouri Senate. Brogan was educated in parochial schools and at Saint Louis University Saint Louis University (SLU) is a private Jesuit research university with campuses in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, and Madrid, Spain. Founded in 1818 by Louis William Valentine DuBourg, it is the oldest university west of the Mississip .... References 1880 births 1940 deaths Democratic Party Missouri state senators 20th-century American politicians {{Missouri-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Brogan (footballer Born 1958)
John Brogan (born 18 May 1958, in Glasgow), is a Scottish former footballer, who played as a defender. Brogan began his career with Partick Thistle. He didn't play for the first team, and moved to rivals Clyde. He stayed with Clyde for 7 seasons, before dropping out of the senior game to join Glasgow Perthshire. He is regularly a guest of honour at various Clyde functions. Honours * Scottish Second Division The Scottish Football League Second Division was the third tier of the Scottish football league system between 1975 and 2013. History The Second Division was created in 1975, as part of a wider reconstruction of the Scottish Football League (SFL ...: 1977–78, 1981–82 References External links * Living people 1958 births Scottish footballers Partick Thistle F.C. players Clyde F.C. players Glasgow Perthshire F.C. players Association football defenders Scottish Football League players {{Scotland-footy-defender-1950s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Brogan (Gaelic Footballer)
Jim Brogan is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for the Dublin county team. Brogan won an all-Ireland medal with Dublin in 1977 in a game in which he made an appearance as a substitute. Dublin beat Armagh in the final by 5-12 to 3–6. The following year Jim won an NFL title with Dublin in 1978. Jim won an All-Ireland Minor Football Championship with Dublin in 1956 on the same team as Dublin footballing legend Lar Foley. Jim is the uncle of former Dublin senior panelists Alan, Bernard Jnr and Paul and the brother of former senior footballer Bernard Snr. Brogan was also a selector with the Dublin team who won the All-Ireland in 1995, being part of the management team made up of Pat O Neill and Fran Ryder all of whom have played for Dublin in the 1970s. Ahead of the 2009 season, he joined up as a selector with the Dublin under-21 football team, alongside co-selectors Shane O'Hanlon and Declan Darcy and manager Jim Gavin. References Year of birth miss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Brogan (Scottish Footballer)
James Andrew Brogan (5 June 1944 – 24 September 2018) was a Scottish footballer who played in over 200 league games for Jock Stein's highly successful Celtic sides of the late 1960s and early 1970s. He joined Celtic from local side St Roch's. Brogan played in the 1970 European Cup Final and won four caps for Scotland. He won Scottish League Championships in seven consecutive seasons from 1967–68 to 1973–74, four Scottish Cups in 1968–69, 1970–71, 1971–72 and 1973–74, and three Scottish League Cups in 1968–69, 1969–70 and 1974–75. His older brother Frank also began his career at Celtic, though is better known as a player for Ipswich. The siblings played in two matches alongside one another for Celtic. In 2017, Brogan's family confirmed that he had been suffering from dementia for several years, which they believed was connected to his football career. Brogan died on 24 September 2018, aged 74. His ashes are interred in Magheragallon Cemetery, Gweedore, Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
