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Connelly Containers
Connelly (from ''Ó Conghalaigh'') may refer to: People * Connelly (surname) Other * 4816 Connelly, A Main-belt asteroid *Connelly Foundation, a Philadelphia philanthropic organization *Connelly Range, a mountain range in British Columbia, Canada *Connelly School of the Holy Child, Potomac, Maryland *Connelly sphere, a flexible polyhedron in geometry *Connellys Springs, North Carolina, a town in Burke County *Connelly Township, Minnesota, a township in Wilkin County * Connelly-Yerwood House, historic house in Austin, Texas *Cornelia Connelly High School, Anaheim, California *Bear Lake (Fort Connelly) Bear Lake, formerly known as Fort Connelly or Fort Connolly, or Connolly's Lake, is an unincorporated settlement located on the northeast side of the lake of the same name, which lies to the north of Babine Lake and Takla Lake in the northwester ..., former name of Bear Lake, British Columbia, Canada * Smith-Connelly Act, an American anti-strike act (1943) See also * Conley (disamb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ó Conghalaigh
Ó Conghalaigh is a Gaelic-Irish surname. It derives from the forename ''Conghal'', meaning "fierce as a hound". It is often anglicised as Connolly, Connally, Connelly and occasionally as Conley. In modern Irish it may be spelled as ''Ó Conghaile''. Overview A number of distinct and unrelated families bore the surname in Gaelic Ireland, and with a number of spelling variants. They included: * Ó Conghalaigh of Iar Connacht (now County Galway) * Ó Coingheallaigh in the Kingdom of Desmond (now west County Cork) * Ó Conghalaigh of Derrygonnelly, Fear Manach (now County Fermanagh) * Ó Conghalaigh of AirgÃalla (now County Monaghan and/or County Meath) * Ó Conghaile Muirthemne from County Louth In 1890 the surname was the twenty-third most common in Ireland, with three hundred and eighty-one births of the name, mostly in Ulster. By 1996, the ranking had slipped to thirty-third. The variant Conneely was found exclusively in Connacht in 1890, with most occurrences in County Ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Connelly (surname)
Connelly is an anglicised form of the Gaels, Gaelic-Irish people, Irish surname Ó Conghalaigh. Following is a list of notable people with the surname Connelly: *A. Scott Connelly, owner of Met-Rx, Inc. *Al Connelly, guitarist with band ''Glass Tiger'' *Ana Paula Connelly, Brazilian beach volleyball player *Bert Connelly, Canadian ice hockey player *Bill Connelly (baseball), American baseball player *Bill Connelly (soccer), American soccer player *Bob Connelly, Scottish footballer *Brent Connelly, Australian Rules footballer *Charlie Connelly, British author *Chris Connelly (journalist), American sports and entertainment writer *Chris Connelly (musician), Scottish singer/songwriter *Christopher Connelly (actor), American actor *Chuck Connelly, American painter *Cornelia Connelly, founder of the first Holy Child School *Dale Connelly, American radio host *Edward Connelly, American silent film actor *Fred Connelly, English footballer *George Connelly, Scottish footballer *Henry Connel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Connelly Foundation
The Connelly Foundation is a Philadelphia philanthropic organization based in West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. The organization was founded in 1955 by businessman and entrepreneur John F. Connelly. Connelly headed the foundation until his death in 1990, and his wife Josephine led until her death in 1999. The foundation is arguably best well known in the Delaware Valley for its charitable giving and general financial support to the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. In 2006, the foundation gave over to Catholic education in the Philadelphia area. History John F. Connelly founded The Connelly Foundation in 1955 while head of Connelly Containers. During his lifetime, he saw the foundation award over $74 million in grants to both religious and secular organizations in education, health and human services and cultural activities. Josephine C. Mandeville, a daughter of the founders, became President upon Connelly's death in 1990 and held this role until 2018 when Tom Riley succeede ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Connelly Range
The Connelly Range is a subrange of the Hogem Ranges of the Omineca Mountains, located between Bear Lake and the headwaters of the Omineca River in northern British Columbia, Canada. As the Omineca is in the Arctic Ocean drainage and Bear Lake that of the Pacific, the range is part of the Continental Divide. It includes a group of volcanic plugs, the largest of which is The Thumb The Thumb is a region and a peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan, so named because the Lower Peninsula is shaped like a mitten. The Thumb area is generally considered to be in the Central Michigan region, east of the Tri-Cities and north of M .... The range's named derived from that of Fort Connelly, a Hudson's Bay Company outpost founded by James Douglas, later Governor of Vancouver Island and British Columbia, during his tenure with the North West Company in New Caledonia, of which Fort Connelly was at the northwestern edge of. Sources vary as to where it was, either at the outlet of the Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Connelly School Of The Holy Child
Connelly School of the Holy Child is a Catholic, independent, college-preparatory school for girls, grades 6-12 located in Potomac, Maryland, USA. It is operated independently in the Archdiocese of Washington, and is a member of the Association of Independent Schools of Greater Washington and the Association of Independent Maryland Schools. History Connelly School of the Holy Child, established by the Society of the Holy Child Jesus in Potomac in 1961, is a Catholic, independent, for girls, grades 6-12. The school is part of a network of Holy Child schools, with a curriculum based on the educational and moral teachings of Cornelia Connelly. Curriculum Upper School graduation requirements include 4 English credits, 4 Religion credits, 4 Mathematics credits, 3 Science credits, 3 Social Studies credits, 3 Foreign Language credits, 2 Fine Arts credits, and 1.5 Physical Education credits. The school also offers AP courses. Athletics Holy Child participates in the Independent School Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Connelly Sphere
Connelly (from ''Ó Conghalaigh'') may refer to: People * Connelly (surname) Other * 4816 Connelly, A Main-belt asteroid *Connelly Foundation, a Philadelphia philanthropic organization *Connelly Range, a mountain range in British Columbia, Canada *Connelly School of the Holy Child, Potomac, Maryland * Connelly sphere, a flexible polyhedron in geometry * Connellys Springs, North Carolina, a town in Burke County * Connelly Township, Minnesota, a township in Wilkin County * Connelly-Yerwood House, historic house in Austin, Texas *Cornelia Connelly High School, Anaheim, California *Bear Lake (Fort Connelly) Bear Lake, formerly known as Fort Connelly or Fort Connolly, or Connolly's Lake, is an unincorporated settlement located on the northeast side of the lake of the same name, which lies to the north of Babine Lake and Takla Lake in the northweste ..., former name of Bear Lake, British Columbia, Canada * Smith-Connelly Act, an American anti-strike act (1943) See also * Conley (dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Connellys Springs, North Carolina
Connelly Springs is a town in Burke County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,669 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Hickory–Lenoir– Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area. History The first settler on record in the area was William Lewis Connelly, a colonel in the North Carolina militia, for whom the town was named. In 1838, Colonel Connelly built a log home and operated a way station where fresh horses could be made available for the stagecoach line that ran from Salisbury to Asheville. He also took in boarders who were looking to spend a night during a long journey. During this time, a settlement grew up around the way station, which was then known as Happy Home, and a post office was established.Heather FearnbachHistoric Store Context: Historic Architectural Resources Survey Report April 2012, p. 12. In 1885, the area was found to have a mineral spring, thought to be beneficial in healing a large number of diseases. Mrs. Elmira Connelly open ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Connelly Township, Minnesota
Connelly Township is a township in Wilkin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 123 according to the 2000 census. Connelly Township was named for Edward Connelly, a pioneer settler and afterward county official. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 123 people, 43 households, and 38 families residing in the township. The population density was 5.0 people per square mile (1.9/km2). There were 46 housing units at an average density of 1.9/sq mi (0.7/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 100.00% White. There were 43 households, out of which 39.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.7% were married couples living together, 4.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 11.6% were non-families. 9.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cornelia Connelly High School
Cornelia Connelly School of the Holy Child Jesus (Connelly), was a Catholic college-preparatory high school for girls in Anaheim, California, the only such independent school in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange. It operated from 1961 to 2020. At the time of its closure, Connelly enrolled 124 girls, and was accredited to the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and Western Catholic Educational Association among others. History The school was established in 1961 by the Sisters of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus, and named after Cornelia Connelly, founder of that Roman Catholic religious institute. It was one of thirteen Holy Child schools in the world, and through the Holy Child Exchange Program, students could spend part of their school year at other Holy Child schools in the U.S., England, Ireland, or Ghana. Connelly's Board of Trustees voted in October 2019 to close the school permanently at the end of the 2019–20 academic year, citing "years of diminishing enrol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bear Lake (Fort Connelly)
Bear Lake, formerly known as Fort Connelly or Fort Connolly, or Connolly's Lake, is an unincorporated settlement located on the northeast side of the lake of the same name, which lies to the north of Babine Lake and Takla Lake in the northwestern end of the Omineca Country in the North-Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada. At the same location is Takla Lake First Nation's Bear Lake Indian Reserve No. 4. History Fort Connelly, also spelled Fort Connolly was founded in 1826 by James Douglas as a fur trade post in the New Caledonia fur district of the Hudson's Bay Company, and was named by him in honour of his father-in-law, William Connolly. Along with the posts of Fort Babine and Fort Chilcotin, Fort Connelly was established in accordance with the HBC's decision to extend New Caledonia's trade northward and westward in an attempt to intercept or stem the flow of furs from the interior to the coast, where American maritime fur traders bought them at high prices. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
