Charles Byrne (journalist)
Charles Byrne may refer to: * Charles Byrne (giant) (1761–1783), also known as "The Irish Giant" * Charles Alfred Byrne (1848–1909), American journalist and playwright *Charles C. Byrne (1837–1921), brigadier general in the United States Army * Charlie Byrne (Australian footballer) (1895–1924), Australian rules footballer * Charlie Byrne (baseball) (1843–1898), original owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team See also *Charles Burns (other) Charles Burns may refer to: * Charles Burns (cartoonist) (born 1955), American cartoonist and illustrator * Charles Burns (doctor) (1898–1985), New Zealand doctor * Charles A. Burns (1863–1930), American businessman * C. B. Burns (1879–196 ...

Charles Byrne (giant)
Charles Byrne (probable real name: Charles O'Brien; 'The Irish Giant: Charles Byrne, my uncle and Hilary Mantel' (BBC Northern Ireland, 24 October 2020). https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-54644243.amp 'Skeleton of "Irish Giant" removed from display in London' (RTÉ News, 11 January 2023). https://www.rte.ie/news/uk/2023/0111/1346105-charles-byrne/ 1761–1783), or "The Irish Giant", was a man regarded as a curiosity or freak in London in the 1780s for his large stature. Byrne's exact height is of some conjecture. Some accounts refer to him as being to tall, but skeletal evidence places him at just over . Early life Byrne's family lived near the hamlet of Littlebridge in the south of County Londonderry in Ulster. Patrick McKay, ''A Dictionary of Ulster Place-Names'', p. 97. The Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast, 1999. Townlands.ie: Drummullan Townland, Co. Londonderry/ref> Some accounts say that Byrne was largely raised in the p ...
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Charles Alfred Byrne
Charles Alfred Byrne (1848 – 1909) was an American journalist and playwright. Byrne was involved in a number of publications including ''Truth'' and '' The Journalist''. He translated the libretto of Debussy's opera Pelléas et Mélisande into English for the Metropolitan Opera. He was involved in the 1880 Morey letter affair.(25 August 1909)Dies of Appendicitis ''Los Angeles Herald''(25 August 1909)Charles Alfred Byrne (obituary) ''The New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid ...'' References {{DEFAULTSORT:Byrne, Charles Alfred 1848 births 1909 deaths American newspaper journalists 19th-century American dramatists and playwrights ...
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Charles C
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English language, English and French language, French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic, Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "free man". The Old English descendant of this word was ''Churl, 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 Latinisation of names, Latinized as ''Karolus'' (as in ''Vita Karoli Magni''), later also as ''Carolus (other), Carolus''. Some Germanic languages, for example Dutch language, Dutch and German language, 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 ...
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Charlie Byrne (Australian Footballer)
Charles Frederick Byrne (23 February 1895 – 30 June 1924) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ... (VFL). Notes External links * * 1895 births 1924 deaths Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Fitzroy Football Club players {{AFL-bio-1895-stub ...
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Charlie Byrne (baseball)
Charles H. Byrne (September 1843–January 4, 1898) was a New York realtor who was one of the original founders of the team that became the Brooklyn Dodgers (now the Los Angeles Dodgers). Byrne was a graduate of St. Francis Xavier College, and after graduation he worked as a writer for a newspaper.Charles H. Byrne Dead - President of the Brooklyn Baseball Club Passes Away After a Long Illness
, The New York Times, January 5, 1898. Byrne, his brother-in-law Joseph Doyle,