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Clodagh
Clodagh ( ) is a female given name of Irish origin. Lady Clodagh Anson, daughter of John Beresford, 5th Marquess of Waterford, was named after the River Clodagh, which flows through the Marquess's estate at Curraghmore at County Waterford. Lady Clodagh married Claud Anson, son of Thomas Anson, 2nd Earl of Lichfield, and had a daughter who later wrote, "She called me Clodagh too and hoped, in vain, that we'd be the only two." The name Clodagh is popular in Ireland but is little used elsewhere. People named Clodagh * Clodagh McKenna, Irish chef * Clodagh Rodgers, Northern Irish singer * Clodagh Simonds, Irish singer Fictional characters * Countess Clodagh, the fiancé of the narrator in ''The Purple Cloud'', a 1901 novel by M. P. Shiel. * Clodagh Asshlin, the heroine of ''The Gambler'', a 1905 novel by Katherine Cecil Thurston. * Sister Clodagh, a main character in the 1939 novel ''Black Narcissus'', played by Deborah Kerr in the 1947 film adaptation. * Clodagh Pine, charac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clodagh Rodgers
Clodagh Rodgers (born 5 March 1947) is a retired singer and actress from Northern Ireland, best known for her hit singles including " Come Back and Shake Me", "Goodnight Midnight", and "Jack in the Box". Career Rodgers was born in Warrenpoint and began her professional singing career at 13 when she opened for Michael Holliday. Her father, a dancehall tour promoter, helped her sign with Decca in 1962, where her earliest singles were produced by Shel Talmy. Her UK TV debut came on 26 September 1962, appearing as a guest on BBC TV's '' Adam Faith Show'' performing '' Let's Jump the Broomstick''. She made four singles with Decca, before moving to EMI's Columbia label in 1965, where 'Cloda Rogers' made the 1966 single " Stormy Weather"/" Lonely Room". Although none of her Decca or Columbia singles made the UK Singles Chart, Rodgers became a regular face on British television and appeared in the musical films '' Just for Fun'' (1963) and '' It's All Over Town'' (1964). She also a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clodagh McKenna
Clodagh McKenna (born 10 May 1975) is an Irish chef, author of cookbooks, columnist and television presenter. She has demonstrated cookery on ''The Rachael Ray Show'', ITV's '' This Morning'' and hosted several television series and writes a column for the ''Evening Standard''. Television In ''Clodagh's Irish Food Trails'', a television series consisting of 13 episodes aimed at the American market, she travelled Ireland to such places as Skelligs rock, Dingle's sea caves and Fastnet Rock's lighthouse. There, she explored various foods, farmers' markets and met local chefs, fishermen and farmers. Personal life On 1 October 2020, McKenna announced her engagement to her partner, The Hon. Harry Herbert — son of The 7th Earl of Carnarvon ('Porchey'); the couple live together at Broadspear House in Highclere Park. Harry Herbert is a well-known figure in the world of thoroughbred racing, and is the CEO of Highclere Thoroughbred Racing. He is the younger brother of The 8th E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Narcissus
''Black Narcissus'' is a 1947 British psychological drama film written, produced, and directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, and starring Deborah Kerr, Kathleen Byron, Sabu, David Farrar, Flora Robson, Esmond Knight, and Jean Simmons. The title refers to the Caron perfume ''Narcisse Noir''. Based on the 1939 novel by Rumer Godden, the film revolves around the growing tensions within a small convent of Anglican sisters who are trying to establish a school and hospital in the old palace of an Indian Raja at the top of an isolated mountain above a fertile valley in the Himalayas. The palace has ancient Indian erotic paintings on its walls and is run by the agent of the Indian general who owns it, a handsome middle-aged Englishman who is a source of attraction for the sisters. ''Black Narcissus'' achieved considerable acclaim for its technical mastery with the cinematographer, Jack Cardiff, winning an Academy Award for Best Cinematography and a Golden Globe Award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clodagh Standing Stones
Clodagh Standing Stones is a pair of standing stones forming a stone row and National Monument located in County Cork, Ireland. Location Clodagh Standing Stones stand northeast of Drimoleague. History The stones probably date to the Bronze Age The Bronze Age is a historic period, lasting approximately from 3300 BC to 1200 BC, characterized by the use of bronze, the presence of writing in some areas, and other early features of urban civilization. The Bronze Age is the second prin ... period. The purpose of standing stones is unclear; they may have served as boundary markers, ritual or ceremonial sites, burial sites or astrological alignments. Description The stones are both about 1 m (3.3 ft) tall. References {{Reflist National Monuments in County Cork Megalithic monuments in Ireland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heir To Sevenwaters
The Sevenwaters Trilogy is a historical fantasy series by Juliet Marillier which was first published as a series of three novels between 1999 and 2001, and then later extended. The six novels are: * ''Daughter of the Forest'' * ''Son of the Shadows'' * ''Child of the Prophecy'' * ''Heir to Sevenwaters'' * ''Seer of Sevenwaters'' * ''Flame of Sevenwaters'' Setting The novels are set in ninth-century Ireland and Britain. Plot summary Set mainly in ancient Ireland, the series covers four generations in the family of Sevenwaters, which enjoys a special relationship with the people of the Otherworld. As well as battles between the Irish Celts and the Britons, internal conflicts between neighbouring landholders are integral to the plots. However, all six books carry a strong romance element. All the books are narrated in the first person by young women of the family. Daughter of the Forest Daughter of the Forest is based loosely on "The Six Swans" (a story that has many versions, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lady Clodagh Beresford
Lady Clodagh de la Poer Beresford (6 August 1879 – 17 April 1957), was an Anglo-Irish philanthropist, writer and aristocrat. Life She was born Clodagh de la Poer Beresford to John Henry de la Poer Beresford, 5th Marquess of Waterford and Lady Blanche Elizabeth Adelaide Somerset on 6 August 1879. Her parents died before she was adult and she was put into the care of various family who ensured she was properly presented at court. She married Claud Anson, son of Thomas Anson, 2nd Earl of Lichfield, on 27 February 1901. They had three children. When Beresford married she moved to Texas where her husband had a ranch. But she stayed in close contact with Ireland and Britain, returning home often. She returned to Ireland after her eldest daughter was born and left her in Curraghmore for some months. The family soon moved to Ireland where they lived mostly at Ballysaggartmore House until the Irish War of Independence. Beresford moved to London until 1942. In 1931 Beresford publish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Clinic (TV Series)
''The Clinic'' is an Irish primetime television medical drama series produced by Parallel Film Productions for RTÉ. It debuted on RTÉ One in 2003 to positive reviews and proved to be one of the network's most popular shows. The drama ran for seven seasons between September 2003 to November 2007. The last episode aired on RTÉ One on Sunday 15 November 2009 and on YLE1 in Finland on Wednesday 25 November 2009. Premise The drama centred on the staff of the Clarence Street Clinic in the affluent Dublin 4 area of Dublin, Ireland. Clarence Street Clinic is a multi-disciplinary health centre which allows for an equally diverse cast. The last season, season 7 began airing on Irish television from on 27 September 2009. Story The first two seasons consist of eight episodes; all subsequent seasons run for ten episodes. Seasons 1 and 2 In a Clinic where the healers often need healing more than the patients themselves. resident owners Cathy and Ed Costello try to patch up their troub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clodagh Simonds
Clodagh Simonds ( ; born 16 May 1953) is an Irish musician, songwriter and singer. She was born in Banbridge, County Down, Northern Ireland and raised and educated in Killiney, County Dublin. Biography At the age of eleven, she formed her first band, Mellow Candle, with two schoolfriends, Alison Bools (later Williams, later O'Donnell) and Maria White. They released their first single, "Feelin' High", on SNB Records in 1968, when she was 15. Three years later, and with an expanded line-up, Mellow Candle released their only album, '' Swaddling Songs'', which made little or no impact beyond Ireland until around twenty-five years later. The group disbanded in 1973. Between 1972 and 1975, she guested on Thin Lizzy's second album, ''Shades of a Blue Orphanage'', and two Mike Oldfield albums: ''Hergest Ridge'' and '' Ommadawn'', helping Oldfield to coin the title of the latter. She also appears on Oldfield's '' Amarok'' album, his 1990 spiritual sequel to ''Ommadawn''. Between 197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An Imaginative Experience
''An Imaginative Experience'' (1994) is a novel by British author Mary Wesley. The story concerns a young mother who has lost her husband and son in a car crash and the guilt and self-reproach she has to go through as a consequence of her loss. Plot summary Julia Piper lives alone in her London London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ... apartment after having lost her son and husband in a car crash. Julia's relationship with her mother is not a loving one. Her mother blames Julia for the accident, and Julia blames herself. Unwilling and unable to confide in anyone about her feelings Julia keeps to herself and distances herself from her surroundings. Julia makes a living as a cleaning lady and one of her clients is Sylvester Wykes, publisher and divorcee. When they eventua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Irish-language Given Names
This list of Irish-language given names shows Irish language (''Gaeilge'') given names and Anglicized or Latinized forms, with English equivalents. Some English-language names derive directly from the Irish: Kathleen = Caitlín, Shaun = Seán. Some Irish-language names derive or are adapted from the English-language: Éamon = Edmund or Edward. Some Irish-language names have direct English equivalents deriving from a common name in Ireland. Máire, Maura and Mary derive from the French "Marie" and the Hebrew "Mary". Maureen = Máirín, a diminutive. Some Irish names have apparent equivalents in other languages, but they are not etymologically related. Áine (meaning "brightness" or "radiance") is accepted as Anna and Anne (Áine was the name of an Irish Celtic goddess). Some Irish given names may have no equivalent in English (being simply spelt phonetically in an Anglo-Roman way). During the "Celtic Revival, Irish revival", some Irish names which had fallen out of use were revive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clodagh Eastern Colony
Clodagh Eastern Colony is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Central Province. See also * List of towns in Central Province, Sri Lanka External links * {{MataleDistrict-geo-stub Populated places in Matale District ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leigh Arnold
Leigh Arnold (born Megan Leigh Arnold) is an Irish actress. A native of Foxrock, County Dublin, Arnold is known for her role of Dr Clodagh Delaney in the Irish TV series '' The Clinic''. Early life Arnold was a pupil of St Andrew's College in Dublin and took a degree in psychology and psychoanalysis at LSB College Dublin. In 2001, she was accepted to the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York. Career Film and TV Arnold landed the role of Dr Clodagh Delaney on the Irish TV series ''The Clinic'', a multi award-winning drama for RTÉ. There were seven series from 2003 to 2009, to critical acclaim and she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the Irish Film and Television Awards. In 2010, she appeared on ''Celebrity Salon'' on TV3. Theatre Arnold's theatre experience in Ireland includes Gerry Stenbridges' ''he Grown Up's'', at the Peacock Theatre, Helen of Troy in Michael Scotts ''Trojan Women'', ''The Vagina Monologues'', ''My First Time'' and, in 2010, the r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |