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Cavanagh
Cavanagh or Cavanaugh is a surname of Irish origin, a variation of the Irish language, Irish family surname Caomhánach. Surname origin Cavanagh and its variations are anglicisations of the Irish language, Irish surname Caomhánach ( in traditional Gaelic type). The surname was first assumed by Domhnall Caomhánach, Domhnall, eldest son of the 12th century Kings of Leinster, King of Leinster, Diarmait Mac Murchada in Ireland.''Irish Pedigrees: Or, The Origin and Stem of the Irish Nation'' by John O'Hart – Published 1892, Volume 1, Page 493 A considerable number of anglicised variations of Caomhánach exist, with some of the most common being: "Kavanagh (surname), Kavanagh", "Cavanagh#Cavanagh, Cavanagh", "Kavanagh (surname), Kavanaugh" and "Cavanagh#Cavanaugh, Cavanaugh". Spelling variations Clann Chaomhánach/Cavanagh covers the following known variations of the family name: Kavanagh (surname), Kavanagh, Kavanaugh, Kavanah, Kavenah, Kabana, Kavaner, Kavenaugh, Kavanacht, Ka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hollie Cavanagh
Hollie Jessica Cavanagh (born 5 July 1993) is an English-American pop singer. She placed fourth on the American Idol (season 11), eleventh season of ''American Idol''. Early life Hollie Jessica Cavanagh was born in Liverpool on 5 July 1993, the daughter of Lorraine and Peter Cavanagh. She has two older brothers named Luke and Aaron. She grew up in the Allerton, Liverpool, Allerton suburb of Liverpool, and moved with her family in 2002 to McKinney, Texas. She started singing when she was 15 and had been singing for a few years before she joined ''American Idol''. She attended St Austin's Primary School in the Aigburth suburb of Liverpool and later graduated from McKinney Boyd High School, in 2011. ''American Idol'' Overview Cavanagh originally auditioned for American Idol (season 10), season 10 in Austin, Texas, but was cut in the Green Mile Round. However, Jennifer Lopez told Hollie that she could win the competition next season by practicing and improving her singing. Next yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cavanagh
Cavanagh or Cavanaugh is a surname of Irish origin, a variation of the Irish language, Irish family surname Caomhánach. Surname origin Cavanagh and its variations are anglicisations of the Irish language, Irish surname Caomhánach ( in traditional Gaelic type). The surname was first assumed by Domhnall Caomhánach, Domhnall, eldest son of the 12th century Kings of Leinster, King of Leinster, Diarmait Mac Murchada in Ireland.''Irish Pedigrees: Or, The Origin and Stem of the Irish Nation'' by John O'Hart – Published 1892, Volume 1, Page 493 A considerable number of anglicised variations of Caomhánach exist, with some of the most common being: "Kavanagh (surname), Kavanagh", "Cavanagh#Cavanagh, Cavanagh", "Kavanagh (surname), Kavanaugh" and "Cavanagh#Cavanaugh, Cavanaugh". Spelling variations Clann Chaomhánach/Cavanagh covers the following known variations of the family name: Kavanagh (surname), Kavanagh, Kavanaugh, Kavanah, Kavenah, Kabana, Kavaner, Kavenaugh, Kavanacht, Ka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cavanaugh
Cavanagh or Cavanaugh is a surname of Irish origin, a variation of the Irish family surname Caomhánach. Surname origin Cavanagh and its variations are anglicisations of the Irish surname Caomhánach ( in traditional Gaelic type). The surname was first assumed by Domhnall, eldest son of the 12th century King of Leinster, Diarmait Mac Murchada in Ireland.''Irish Pedigrees: Or, The Origin and Stem of the Irish Nation'' by John O'Hart – Published 1892, Volume 1, Page 493 A considerable number of anglicised variations of Caomhánach exist, with some of the most common being: " Kavanagh", "Cavanagh", " Kavanaugh" and " Cavanaugh". Spelling variations Clann Chaomhánach/Cavanagh covers the following known variations of the family name: Kavanagh, Kavanaugh, Kavanah, Kavenah, Kabana, Kavaner, Kavenaugh, Kavanacht, Kaveny, Kevane, Cavanaugh, Cavanah, Cavenah, Cavana, Cavana, Cavner, Cavenaugh, Cavender, Cavenogh, Cavnar, Cavignac, Cavanaogh, Cavanogh, Cabanah, Chaomhana, Cowand and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerome Cavanagh
Jerome Patrick Cavanagh (June 16, 1928 – November 27, 1979) was an American politician who served as the mayor of Detroit, Michigan from 1962 to 1970. Initially seen as another John F. Kennedy, his reputation was doomed by the 1967 riots. He was the first mayor to reside at Manoogian Mansion, donated to the city by the industrial baron Alex Manoogian. Early life and family Jerome P. Cavanagh was born on June 16, 1928, in Detroit, the son of Mary Irene (Timmins) and Sylvester J. Cavanaugh, a boilermaker at Ford Motor Company. He attended the University of Detroit, earning an undergraduate degree in 1950 and a law degree in 1954, and practiced law in Detroit after graduation. He was active in Democratic Party politics while attending school, and afterward served in low-level appointed positions as an administrative assistant at the Michigan State Fair Authority and as a member of the Metropolitan Airport Board of Zoning Appeals. Cavanagh was a Roman Catholic. He is the brother of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Cavanagh
Daniel Cavanagh (born 6 October 1972) is an English guitarist and singer who formed the British band Anathema in 1990 with his brother Vincent Cavanagh. He is the band's principal songwriter, a role he had previously shared with bassist Duncan Patterson until Patterson's departure in 1998. Cavanagh has been involved in other projects including Leafblade, an acoustic & Celtic rock band, (guitars and vocals), and Antimatter, the former band of ex-Anathema member Duncan Patterson. He also played guitar on the album ''In the Mushroom'' with Lid. Cavanagh also provided vocals on an album by French post rockers Spherical Minds and was a guest on the album ''Pure Air'' by Agua de Annique, providing vocals and guitar on "The Blowers Daughter". Background and early years Cavanagh was raised in Anfield, Liverpool, in a working-class family. He has mentioned that Dire Straits and in particular Mark Knopfler were his first musical influences, and along with Queen were responsible for l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Cavanagh (architect)
Michael Francis Cavanagh (August 1860 – 29 May 1941) was an Australian architect, primarily known for his work in Western Australia from 1895 to the late 1930s. Early life and education Cavanagh was born in August 1860 near Beechworth, Victoria, the second son of an Irish born builder and contractor, John Cavanagh ( – 18 March 1895). In 1881 his family moved to Adelaide, South Australia, where his father took on a position as supervisor of public buildings in the Government Architect's Department. Cavanagh in his early teens first studied at the South Australian School of Art before entering the Government Architecture's Department, where he received architectural training (c.1882-1886). In 1887 he left to study architecture in London, in the studio-offices of John Slater, and then with Frank Baggallay and Walter Millard, before entering the National Art Training School. In 1888 Cavanagh passed examinations obtaining an associateship with the Royal Institute of Briti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dean Cavanagh
Dean Cavanagh is a screenwriter, novelist and Playwright born in Bradford, West Yorkshire. In 1990, at the height of the acid house scene, he founded the club culture magazine ''Herb Garden'' and a band with Enzo Annecchini. His electronic music outfit, Glamorous Hooligan, was picked up by Warner Bros. offshoot Arthrob, and in 1996, they released an album, ''Naked City Soundtrax''. Glamorous Hooligan's first album ''Wasted Youth Club Classics'' was released by indie label Mass of Black in 1994. Cavanagh has stated that his proudest moment was getting Robert Anton Wilson to guest on one of the tracks. As a musician, he featured on John Peel's ''Sounds of the Suburbs'' TV show, in the late 1990s. As a clubland promoter, he ran underground house music, and techno, clubs in Bradford, called Tolerance, before moving on to Leeds, where he promoted the Soundclash club bringing in DJs such as Andrew Weatherall, Alex Patterson, Adrian Sherwood and J. Saul Kane. Cavanagh has written ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megan Cavanagh
Megan Cavanagh (born November 8, 1960) is an American actress, who is best known for portraying Marla Hooch in ''A League of Their Own'' and the voice of Judy Neutron in '' Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius'' and ''The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius''. Early life and education Cavanagh was born November 8, 1960, in Chicago, the daughter of Jim and Rita. Raised in River Forest along with her four siblings, Cavanagh went to Oak Park and River Forest High School, graduating at 16 in 1977. She attended Rosary College in River Forest (now Dominican University), graduating in January 1982. Career Film Cavanagh made her film debut in Penny Marshall's ''A League of Their Own'' starring Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, and Lori Petty. Film critic Vincent Canby of the ''New York Times'' praised the film writing ""A League of Their Own" is one of the year's most cheerful, most relaxed, most easily enjoyable comedies. It's a serious film that's lighter than air, a very funny movie that manages to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clare Cavanagh
Clare Cavanagh (born May 23, 1956) is an American literary critic, a Slavist, and a translator. She is the Frances Hooper Professor in the Arts and Humanities and Chair of the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at Northwestern University. An acclaimed translator of contemporary Polish poetry, she is currently under contract to write the authorized biography of Czesław Miłosz. She holds a B.A from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and an M.A. and PhD from Harvard University (1978, 1981 and 1988 respectively). Before coming to Northwestern University, she taught at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Her work has been translated into Russian, Polish, Hungarian, French, Dutch, Chinese, and Japanese. She has published a paper about post-colonial literature of Poland. Awards and honors Her honors include: the National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism for ''Lyric Poetry and Modern Politics: Russia, Poland, and the West''. the William Riley Parker Prize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kit Cavanagh
Christian Davies (1667 – 7 July 1739), born Christian Cavanagh also known as Kit Cavanagh or Mother Ross was an Irishwoman who joined the British Army in 1693 disguised as a man. She fought with the infantry in Flanders during the Nine Years War until 1697, then with the 4th Dragoons, later the 2nd Royal North British Dragoons and finally with the Scots Greys in the War of the Spanish Succession from 1701 to 1706. The author Daniel Defoe met her in old age when she was a Chelsea Pensioner and turned her story into a book entitled ''The Life and Adventures of Mrs. Christian Davies''. Early life Christian "Kit" Cavanagh was born in 1667 in Dublin, Ireland. Throughout her life, she would use the surnames: Welsh, Welch, Ross, Jones, and Davies. She was the daughter of a local brewer. Although her parents were Protestants, they supported King James II during his campaign in Ireland. Her father served with the Jacobite Army, dying as a result of wounds at the Battle of Aughrim. Her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Cavanagh
Mary Cavanagh (born 1991) is an American politician serving as a Democratic Party member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 10th district. Elected in 2020 while attending college at Wayne State University, she assumed office on January 1, 2021. Early life and education Cavanagh was born in Redford Township, Michigan to parents Phil Cavanagh and Lily Cavanagh. In December 2020, Cavanagh earned a bachelor's degree in physical anthropology from Wayne State University. She is the granddaughter of Detroit mayor Jerome Cavanaugh who served from 1962-1970. Career Cavanagh was an AmeriCorps member, and also served as a precinct delegate for Redford Township; a board member of the Michigan Democratic Women's Caucus; and as director of the New Start Construction Company. On August 4, 2020, Cavanagh won the Democratic primary for the Michigan House of Representatives representing the 10th district. Another candidate however, Brenda Hill, had declared victory on and after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate Cavanagh
''For those of a similar name, see Kate Kavanagh (other)'' Catherine (Kate) Cavanagh (4 December 1951 – 15 November 2008) was a social worker, social science researcher and activist. She worked in the fields of domestic violence, child abuse and rape, with the aim of understanding extreme forms of violence in order to develop prevention strategies. Biography Cavanagh was born in the Gorbals area of Glasgow to Adeline Martin MacGill, a seamstress, and John Cavanagh, a spirit salesman. She attended Holyrood Secondary School in Glasgow and later studied business at Glasgow College of Commerce and Distribution. She studied at the University of Stirling graduating with a BA in sociology (1975) and an MSc (1978). While employed as a social worker in England, Cavanagh was graduated with a second master's degree in social work, from the University of Warwick. In 1998 she received a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Manchester in 1998. Cavanagh and her partner Gra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
