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Clune
Clune is an anglicised form of the Irish names of either ''O Cluanain'' or ''McCluin''. ''O Cluanain'' dervies from the Irish "cluana" meaning either "deceitful", "flattering" or "rogue." ''McCluin'' comes from the Irirsh Gaelic "glun" meaning "knee". People Notable people with the surname include: * Adam Clune (born 1995), Australian rugby league player *Conor Clune (1893–1920), Irish scholar and activist killed during Bloody Sunday (1920) * Daniel A. Clune (born 1949), United States diplomat *Deirdre Clune (born 1959), Irish politician *Don Clune (born 1952), American football player *Frank Clune (1893–1971), Australian writer *Henry W. Clune (1890–1995), American journalist and novelist *Jackie Clune (born 1965), British entertainer and writer *John J. Clune (1932–1992), former Director of Athletics at the United States Air Force Academy * Michael W. Clune, American writer *Patrick Clune (1865–1935), Catholic Archbishop of Perth, Western Australia *Richard Clune (b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Clune
Richard Clune, also known as 'Rich' or 'Dicky', (born April 25, 1987) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger. Clune played in 423 AHL games and 139 National Hockey League (NHL) games during his career. Playing career Junior Clune was drafted in the second round of the 2003 Ontario Hockey League (OHL) Priority Selection (29th overall) by the Sarnia Sting. During the 2003–04 season, Clune scored three goals and 16 points in 58 games. In 2004–05, his second year with the Sting, Clune finished the season with 21 goals and 34 points in 68 games, fourth most on the team, as well as winning the Bobby Smith Trophy, emblematic of the OHL's scholastic player of the year. In April 2005, Clune represented Canada at the World Under-18s in the Czech Republic; Canada won a silver medal, losing in the gold-medal game to the United States. In the 2005–06 season Clune was named Sarnia's team captain. At the end of the season, he demanded a trade. On September 20, 2006, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thelma Clune
Thelma Cecily Clune (11 March 1900 – 6 September 1992) was an Australian sculptor, painter, patron of the arts and gallery owner. Early life Thelma Cecily Smith was born in Kings Cross in 1900 and she later moved with her family to Yarramalong. Clune attended school at St Mary's and studied shorthand and typing. Career Clune studied sculpture under Lyndon Dadswell at East Sydney Technical College. She produced sculptural works in stone and metal. Clune began painting in the 1940s, working in oils, and later produced collages on paper. She held her first solo exhibition, "Collages and Sculptures", in 1979 at the Hogarth Galleries in Paddington. Clune appeared in her husband Frank Clune's newspaper columns as the character "Brown Eyes". In the 1940s, Thelma and Frank Clune opened an art gallery in Kings Cross. It housed works by many of Australia's best known painters, including Russell Drysdale, John Passmore and John Olsen. In the 1950s and 1960s, with their younger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clunes (other)
Clunes or Clune's may refer to: Places * Clunes, Victoria, Australia ** Electoral district of Clunes and Allandale, representing Clunes in the Victorian Legislative Assembly ** Shire of Talbot and Clunes, former local government area including Clunes ** Clunes railway station, Victoria * Clunes, New South Wales, Australia * Clunes, Lochaber, Scotland * Clunes railway station (Scotland), former station north of Kirkhill * Clune's Auditorium, former name of Hazard's Pavilion, a defunct auditorium in Los Angeles People *Alec Clunes (1912–1970), English actor and theatrical manager *Anna Clunes, British diplomat *Martin Clunes (born 1961), British actor **'' Martin Clunes: Islands of Australia'', an Australian documentary series hosted by Martin Clunes *Archibald Clunes Innes (1799–1857), Scottish soldier *Alexander Clunes Sheriff (1816–1878), British politician Other uses *Jackie Clunes Hotel Babylon may refer to: Television * Hotel Babylon (BBC series), a 2000s BBC dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conor Clune
Conor Clune (Irish name Conchobhair Mac Clúin; 26 July 1893 – 21 November 1920) was one of three men along with Dick McKee and Peadar Clancy killed in controversial circumstances in Dublin Castle on Bloody Sunday, 1920, a day that also saw the killing of a network of British intelligence agents by the " Squad" unit of the Irish Republican Army and the killing of 14 people in Croke Park by the Royal Irish Constabulary. Clune was 27 years old.Seán O'Mahony, ''Death in the Castle: Three murders in Dublin Castle 1920''. 1916/1921 Club Early life Clune was born as Cornelius Clune in the village of Quin, County Clare on 26 July 1893 the son of John Clune, a carpenter, and Bridget Walsh of Kilkishen. Clune was one of a family of seven boys and three girls. He was educated at the local National School and St. Flannan's College, Ennis. A Gaelic League enthusiast, he also spent some time at Ring Irish College, Colaiste na Rinne, County Waterford. From a young age he was active ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Clune
Patrick Joseph Clune CSsR (6 January 1864 in Ruan, County Clare, Ireland – 24 May 1935 in Perth, Western Australia), an Australian metropolitan bishop, was the fourth Roman Catholic Bishop of Perth and first Archbishop of Perth. Clune served continuously in these roles from 1910 to 1935. Early life and priestly ministry Clune was educated in Ruan and at St Flannan's College in Ennis. In 1879 he entered the Catholic Missionary All Hallows College in Dublin to study for the priesthood, sponsored for the Diocese of Goldburn, Australia. He was ordained in 1886, aged 22. His first appointment was to St Patrick's College, Goulburn in New South Wales. He professed vows as a member of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (Redemptorists) on 13 September 1894, and spent four years in missions in England and Ireland until 1898, before spending a short time as superior of the Redemptorist monastery in Wellington, New Zealand. In 1899 he was assigned to Western Australia. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackie Clune
Jackie Clune (born 13 December 1965) is a British actress and writer. She became established through her Edinburgh Fringe one-woman cabaret shows and her 1995 Karen Carpenter tribute act before graduating to mainstream acting. Early life Jackie Clune is the third of four children born in Harlow, Essex, to Irish Roman Catholic parents: her father, Don Clune (died August 2010), was a buyer for a computer firm, and her mother (who survived him by eight years) a nurse. The writer Maggie Clune is her sister. Jackie Clune graduated with a degree in drama from the University of Kent. Career On graduation from university, she became a full-time drama lecturer at the Royal Holloway College for at least six years, was the presenter of the Weekend Breakfast Show on BBC GLR 94.9fm, and a BBC London radio journalist. She started singing in bands part-time, but between sets as a DJ she developed a facility in chatting to the audience. This led a friend to suggest that she could create a Ka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Clune
Francis Patrick Clune, OBE, (27 November 189311 March 1971) was a best-selling Australian writer, travel writer and popular historian. Early life and career Clune was born in Liverpool Street, Darlinghurst, Sydney in 1893, and grew up in Redfern. He left home at 15 and for five years lived the life of an adventurer, claiming to have had twenty-five different jobs by the age of 17, and enlisting with the US Army in Kansas 26 October 1911, deserting and going to sea. Clune joined the AIF in 1915 during World War I and was soon with the 16th Battalion at Gallipoli. He was wounded in action and repatriated a year after being wounded in both legs. He married Maud Roy in 1916; they divorced in 1920. He married again in 1923 to artist and sculptor Thelma Cecily Smith (1900–1992), established himself as a tax consultant and by 1930 had settled in Vaucluse. His first book was published in 1933 : ''Try Anything Once'', an account of his adventures. Some of his subsequent books were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deirdre Clune
Deirdre Clune (; born 1 June 1959) is an Irish politician who is a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Ireland for the South constituency. She is a member of Fine Gael, part of the European People's Party. She previously served as a Senator for the Cultural and Educational Panel from 2011 to 2014, a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork South-Central constituency from 1997 to 2002 and 2007 to 2011 and Lord Mayor of Cork from 2005 to 2006. Early life Clune was educated at Ursuline Convent Cork, and went on to graduate from University College Cork in 1980, with a B.E. in Civil Engineering. She completed a diploma in Management Engineering at Trinity College Dublin in 1983 and returned to UCC in 1996 to complete her HDip in Environmental Engineering. Political career Clune was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1997 general election succeeding her father, Peter Barry who was retiring. Her grandfather Anthony Barry had also been a TD, making her a third generation member ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Clune
Adam Clune (born 8 June 1995) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL. He has previously played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons. Background Clune played his junior rugby league for the Junee Diesels, Albion Park-Oak Flats Eagles and Western Suburbs Red Devils. Playing career 2020 Clune made his debut in round 4 of the 2020 NRL season for St. George Illawarra against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. He played 15 games for the club in his debut season as they finished 13th on the table and missed out on the finals. 2021 Clune scored his first NRL try in round 1 of the 2021 NRL season against local rivals Cronulla-Sutherland. In August, he signed a two-year contract with the Newcastle Knights starting in 2022. Clune played a total of 10 matches for St. George Illawarra in the 2021 NRL season as the club finished 11th on the table and missed out on the finals. 2022 Clune played a total of 18 matches for Newcastle i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clune (other)
Clune is a surname. Clune may also refer to: * Clune, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community in the United States *Clune Arena, a basketball venue at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs * Clune Building, a historic site in Miami Springs, Florida * Easter Clune Castle, a ruined castle in Scotland *Clune Park, a former football ground in Scotland *Clune's Auditorium, a former name of Hazard's Pavilion, a defunct auditorium in Los Angeles See also * Cluneal (other) *Clunes (other) Clunes or Clune's may refer to: Places * Clunes, Victoria, Australia ** Electoral district of Clunes and Allandale, representing Clunes in the Victorian Legislative Assembly ** Shire of Talbot and Clunes, former local government area including C ... {{DAB fr:Clune ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Clune
Donald Andrew Clune (born July 31, 1952) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Pennsylvania where he earned All-American honors in both football and track. He was drafted by the New York Giants in the 1974 NFL Draft. Clune played three seasons in the NFL with the Giants and the Seattle Seahawks. He graduated from Cardinal O'Hara High School Cardinal O'Hara High School is a coeducational Catholic high school of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. The school is named after John Francis O'Hara who was Roman Catholic Archbishop of Philadelphia from 1951 to 1960. It is located in Spring .... 1952 births Living people Players of American football from Philadelphia American football wide receivers Penn Quakers football players New York Giants players Seattle Seahawks players {{widereceiver-1950s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wally Clune
Walter James Clune (February 20, 1930 – February 3, 1998) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He played 5 games in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens during the 1955–56 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1950 to 1961, was spent in the minor leagues. He was born in Toronto, Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central Ca .... Career statistics Regular season and playoffs External links * 1930 births 1998 deaths Boston Olympics players Canadian ice hockey defencemen Guelph Biltmore Mad Hatters players Ice hockey people from Toronto Montreal Canadiens players Montreal Royals (EPHL) players Montreal Royals (QSHL) players Toronto St. Michael's Majors players Vancouver Canucks (WHL) players {{Canada-icehockey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
