Connolly (surname)
Connolly ( ga, Ó Conghaile, Ó Conghalaigh) is a surname of Irish origin. Notable people with the surname include: * Alan Connolly (cricketer) (born 1939), Australian cricketer * Billy Connolly (born 1942), Scottish comedian * Brett Connolly (born 1992), Canadian professional ice hockey player * Brian Connolly (1945–1997), vocalist for band Sweet * Chris Connolly (born 1963), coach of the Fremantle Football Club * C.P. Connolly (born 1863), radical American investigative journalist * Cyril Connolly (born 1903), English man of letters * Dan Connolly, multiple people * David Connolly (born 1977), Irish footballer * Fintan Connolly, Irish film director and screenwriter * Gary Connolly (born 1971), English Rugby League player * Gerry Connolly (born 1950), United States Congressman from Virginia * Hal Connolly (1931–2010), American hammer thrower * Harold Connolly (born 1901), Nova Scotia journalist * James Connolly, multiple people * John Connolly, multiple people * Joseph ...
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Ó Conghaile
Ó Conghaile is an Irish name (from ''Ó Conghalaigh''). Notable people with the name include: * Micheál Ó Conghaile ( fl. 1878–1892), Irish scribe * Micheál Ó Conghaile (writer) (born 1962) * Séamas Ó Conghaile See also * Connolly (other) * Connelly (other) 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, Canad ...

James Connolly (other)
James Connolly (1868–1916) was an Irish socialist leader. James Connolly may also refer to: * James Connolly (athlete born 1900) (1900–1940), American athlete in the 1920 and 1924 Olympics * James Connolly (Australian politician) (1869–1962), Australian politician * James Connolly (rugby union) (born 1993), Irish rugby union player * James Connolly (stonemason) (died 1852), Irish stonemason and builder of Adare Manor * James A. Connolly (1843–1914), United States Representative from Illinois * James Bell Connolly (1892–1970), Australian politician * James Brendan Connolly (1868–1957), American athlete in the 1896 and 1900 Olympics, and later author * James G. Connolly, lieutenant governor of Rhode Island * James J. Connolly (1881–1952), United States Representative from Pennsylvania * James L. Connolly (1909–1982), Canadian politician * James Louis Connolly (1894–1986), American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church * James P. Connolly, American comedian and ...
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Nathan Connolly
Nathan Connolly (born 20 January 1981) is a Northern Irish musician, who is best known as the lead guitarist and backing vocalist for alternative rock band Snow Patrol. Early life Connolly, who was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, sang for a gospel church choir at Glenmachan, Church of God, Belfast when he was 16, and the experience, he says, is what inspired him to be a musician. He is a former pupil of Grosvenor Grammar School. Music career Prior to joining Snow Patrol, Connolly was a member of a band called File Under Easy Listening (or F.U.E.L), who were managed by BBC Radio 1 DJ Colin Murray. The band consisted of Connolly, vocalist Aaron Ditty, Dave Magee and Peter Comfort. Unfortunately, it did not last long; the single "Closure/Dryform" was F.U.E.L.'s first and only release. While working at the record store HMV in Belfast, Connolly was introduced to the band Snow Patrol. He reluctantly agreed to join, despite the fact that the band had no record deal at the time. ...
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Myles Connolly
Myles Connolly (October 7, 1897 – July 15, 1964) was an American writer and a Hollywood screenwriter/ producer. Biography Myles Connolly was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts (a neighborhood-suburb of Boston) in 1897. Connolly received his college preparatory education at Boston Latin School and then graduated as salutatorian from Boston College in 1918. After serving one year in the U.S. Navy during World War I, Connolly worked as a newspaper reporter with ''The Boston Post''. As a reporter, he was able to lay claim to being one of the few journalists ever granted the opportunity to interview President Calvin Coolidge. For many years, Connolly was a frequent contributor of verse and short stories to national magazines; in 1928 he served on the first board of directors of the Catholic Book Club. For four years, Myles Connolly was editor of ''Columbia'', the official Knights of Columbus magazine. In a 1951 interview with ''Pilot'' which was the official publication of the ...
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Michael Connolly (other)
Michael Connolly may refer to: * Michael Connolly (Canadian politician) (born 1994), Canadian politician in Alberta * Michael Connolly (hurler) (born 1954), Irish retired hurler * Michael Connolly (footballer) (1922–2002), Irish soccer player * Michael Connolly (Irish politician) (1860–1945), Irish Cumann na nGaedhael politician * Michael Connolly (Medal of Honor) (1855–?), American sailor and Medal of Honor recipient * Michael J. Connolly (born 1947), former politician; Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, 1979–1994 See also * Mike Connolly (other) * Michael Connelly (other) *Michael Conneely Michael Conneely (born 14 June 1949) is an Irish former hurler who played as a goalkeeper for the Galway senior team. Born in Bullaun, County Galway, Conneely first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-five when he made his s ...

Megan Connolly (other)
Megan Connolly may refer to: * Megan Connolly (actress) (1974–2001), Australian actress * Megan Connolly (footballer) (born 1997), Irish professional footballer See also *Connolly (surname) Connolly ( ga, Ó Conghaile, Ó Conghalaigh) is a surname of Irish origin. Notable people with the surname include: * Alan Connolly (cricketer) (born 1939), Australian cricketer * Billy Connolly (born 1942), Scottish comedian * Brett Connolly (bo ...

Maurice Connolly
Maurice Connolly (March 13, 1877 – May 28, 1921) was elected in 1912 to a single term as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa's 3rd congressional district. After giving up his House seat in an unsuccessful bid for election to the U.S. Senate in 1914, Connolly then served as an aviation officer in World War I and died in a plane crash in 1921. Background He was born in Dubuque, Iowa on March 13, 1877, as the son of a successful carriage maker, Tom Connolly, and his wife Ellen Brown Connolly.Editorial, "Made in Iowa," Waterloo Times-Tribune, 1912-09-22 at p. 4. Connolly attended the common schools. He was graduated from Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, in 1897, where he was a member of the Quill and Dagger society. In 1898, at age twenty-one, he graduated from the New York University School of Law, in New York City. He was admitted to the bar in 1899 and did postgraduate work at Balliol College, Oxford, England, and the University of Heidelberg ...
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Maureen Connolly
Maureen Catherine Connolly-Brinker (née Connolly; September 17, 1934 – June 21, 1969), known as "Little Mo", was an American tennis player, the winner of nine major singles titles in the early 1950s. In 1953, she became the first woman to win a Grand Slam (all four major tournaments during the same calendar year). She is also the only player in history to win a title without losing a set at all four major championships. The following year, in July 1954, a horseback riding accident seriously injured her right leg and ended her competitive tennis career at age 19. She died of ovarian cancer at the age of 34. Early years Maureen was born in San Diego, California on September 17, 1934, the first child of Martin and Jessamine Connolly. Her parents divorced when she was three years old and she was raised by her mother and an aunt. She loved horseback riding as a child, but her mother was unable to pay the cost of riding lessons. So, she took up the game of tennis. Connolly's tennis c ...
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Matthew William Kemble Connolly
Matthew William Kemble Connolly (13 February 1872 – 24 February 1947) was a British army officer and malacologist. Biography Connolly was born at Bath, the son of Vice-Admiral Matthew Connolly, R.N., and his wife Harriet Kemble. He was educated at Haileybury College and trained at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. He was commissioned into the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry as a second lieutenant on 7 November 1891. He was promoted captain on 26 July 1899. He was appointed adjutant of the 2nd Volunteer Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment on 23 April 1900, and held that position until 23 April 1905, and returned to regimental duties on 6 May. From this point much of his service was in South Africa.R. W. (1949"Obituary: Matthew William Kemble Connolly, 1872–1947" ''Proceedings of the Malacological Society'' 28: 2. He was promoted major on 9 July 1910. While in South Africa, Connolly took an interest in minerals and then started observing snails in the field. He to ...
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Matthew Connolly
Matthew Thomas Martin Connolly (born 24 September 1987) is an English professional footballer who last played as a defender for club Cardiff City. Having started his career at Arsenal he went moved to Queens Park Rangers, going on to win the Football League Championship in 2011. It would be the first of three titles in four years, as he won the same division again on loan at Reading in 2012 and Cardiff in 2013, whom he had joined permanently one year previously. Career Arsenal Born in Barnet, London, Connolly started his career as a youth at Arsenal, eventually making the reserve side. In September 2006 he was made captain of Arsenal's reserves. He made his first-team debut for Arsenal on 24 October 2006, starting a League Cup third round match against West Bromwich Albion. On 23 November 2006 Arsenal announced he was going on loan to AFC Bournemouth until 2 January 2007. In total he played seven games for Bournemouth (five in League One and two in the FA Cup), and scored hi ...
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Mark Connolly
Mark Gerard Connolly (born 16 December 1991) is an Irish footballer who plays for Derry City. He has previously played for Bolton Wanderers, St Johnstone, Macclesfield Town, Crawley Town, Kilmarnock, Dundee United, Dunfermline Athletic and Dundalk. Connolly has also represented the Republic of Ireland at under-21 level. Club career Bolton Wanderers Connolly was signed from Wolverhampton Wanderers by Bolton Wanderers on the summer transfer deadline in 2009 after the clubs agreed a £1,000,000 fee. Wolves later reported Bolton and their assistant manager Chris Evans, a former academy director at Wolves, for an illegal approach for the player. Connolly later stated he was unaware of the transfer fee Bolton had paid. On the January transfer dealine day of 2010, Connolly signed on loan for St Johnstone until the end of the season. He made his debut on 27 March 2010 in the loss to Hamilton Academical. During the 2011–12 season, Connolly was captain of Bolton Wanderers's ...
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Kristen Connolly
Kristen Connolly (born July 12, 1980) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Dana in the 2011 film ''The Cabin in the Woods'', Christina Gallagher on the Netflix series ''House of Cards'' and Jamie Campbell on the CBS series ''Zoo''. Career Connolly began her career with recurring roles on several CollegeHumor digital shorts. She appeared as an extra on the films ''Mona Lisa Smile'', ''Meet Dave'', and '' The Happening''. She has also appeared on two CBS daytime soap operas with recurring roles on ''Guiding Light'' and ''As the World Turns''. She first gained mainstream recognition in 2012, after starring as the main protagonist Dana in the Joss Whedon/Drew Goddard film ''The Cabin in the Woods''. She also starred in the horror film '' The Bay''. In 2013, she had a starring role as Christina Gallagher on the Netflix series ''House of Cards''. On September 1, 2014 the A&E ''Houdini'' miniseries premiered with 3.7 million viewers, Connolly plays Bess Houdini with ...
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