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Deirdre (other)
Deirdre is a feminine given name. Deirdre may also refer to: * Deirdre, a tragic heroine in Irish mythology, from whom the name originates * Deirdre (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * "Deirdre" (song), a song by the Beach Boys * Deirdre (horse) Deirdre (foaled 4 April 2014) is a retired Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse. As a two-year-old she raced six times, winning one minor race and running third in the Fantasy Stakes. In the following year she developed into a top-class performer in ..., a Thoroughbred racehorse * LÉ ''Deirdre'' (P20), a ship in the Irish Naval Service See also * Dierdre (artist), world fusion artist Dierdre Dubois, former frontwoman of Ekova * Deidre {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deirdre
Deirdre ( , Irish: ; sga, Derdriu ) is the foremost tragic heroine in Irish legend and probably its best-known figure in modern times. She is known by the epithet "Deirdre of the Sorrows" (). Her story is part of the Ulster Cycle, the best-known stories of pre-Christian Ireland. In legend Deirdre was the daughter of the royal storyteller Fedlimid mac Daill. Before she was born, Cathbad the chief druid at the court of Conchobar mac Nessa, king of Ulster, prophesied that Fedlimid's daughter would grow up to be very beautiful, but that kings and lords would go to war over her, much blood would be shed because of her, and Ulster's three greatest warriors would be forced into exile for her sake. Hearing this, many urged Fedlimid to kill the baby at birth, but Conchobar, aroused by the description of her future beauty, decided to keep the child for himself. He took Deirdre away from her family and had her brought up in seclusion by Leabharcham, a poet and wise woman, and planned to m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deirdre (given Name)
Deirdre is a feminine given name. Deirdre is the name of a tragic heroine of Irish mythology. It is also the name of: People * Deirdre Bair (1935–2020), American literary scholar and biographer * Deirdre Blomfield-Brown (born 1936), American Tibetan Buddhist nun * Deirdre Connelly (born 1961), Puerto Rican business executive, particularly with pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline * Deirdre English (born 1948), American former editor of ''Mother Jones'' and author * Deirdre Hargey, Irish Sinn Féin politician, Minister for Communities within the Northern Ireland Executive, and former Lord Mayor of Belfast * Deirdre Hutton (born 1949), British public servant * Deirdre Lovejoy (born 1962), American actress * Deirdre Madden (born 1960), Irish novelist * Deirdre McCloskey (born 1942), American economist and philosopher * Deirdre Mullins, 21st-century Irish actress, director and activist * Deirdre Sullivan, 21st-century Irish children's writer and poet * Deirdre Wilson (born 1941 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deirdre (song)
"Deirdre" is a song by the American rock band the Beach Boys from their 1970 album ''Sunflower (The Beach Boys album), Sunflower''. Written primarily by Bruce Johnston, it is a love song named after the sister of one of his ex-girlfriends, and is one of his two main song contributions on the album, the other being "Tears in the Morning". Brian Wilson was also credited as a songwriter, although his contributions were minimal. In 1971, "Deirdre" was issued as the B-side of the "Long Promised Road" single. The single never charted in the US or the UK. In 1977, Johnston rerecorded the song for his solo album ''Going Public (Bruce Johnston album), Going Public''. The song was released by CBS in the UK as a single in 1977 (with "Thank You Baby" – also from the album – on the B-side) but although it got some airplay, it never charted. In addition to Deirdre, the album ''Going Public (Bruce Johnston album), Going Public'' also featured "Disney Girls" and "Pipeline", which la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deirdre (horse)
Deirdre (foaled 4 April 2014) is a retired Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse. As a two-year-old she raced six times, winning one minor race and running third in the Fantasy Stakes. In the following year she developed into a top-class performer in autumn as she took the Shion Stakes and Shuka Sho. As a four-year-old she won the Queen Stakes and the Fuchu Himba Stakes as well as being placed in both the Dubai Turf and the Hong Kong Cup. In 2019 she became the first Japan-trained horse in 19 years to win a major race in the United Kingdom when she won the Nassau Stakes. She retired from racing in November 2020 at the end of a season in which she did not win a race. Over her career she raced in eight countries. Background Deirdre is a bay mare with a white blaze and white socks on her hind legs bred in Hokkaido by Northern Farm. As a yearling she was consigned to the 2015 Select Sale and was bought for 22,680,000 JPY by Touji Morita. The filly was sent into training with Mitsuru Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LÉ Deirdre (P20)
LÉ ''Deirdre'' (P20) was a ship in the Irish Naval Service. She was named after Deirdre, a tragic heroine from Irish mythology who committed suicide after her lover's murder. Built in 1972, ''Deirdre'' was built as a replacement for the s, and one of the first vessels custom-built for the Irish Naval Service. She was to have longer range and be a more seaworthy ship for work in the Atlantic. ''Deirdre'' became the prototype for the later -type vessels. ''Deirdre'' undertook a number of search and rescue operations throughout her careers. For example, ''Deirdre'' was one of the vessels involved in the 1979 Fastnet race rescue operations, assisting the crews of two yachts. In 1990, during the rescue of a Spanish trawler crew in Bantry Bay, a member of ''Deirdre'''s crew died – and was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Medal and Spanish Cross of Naval Merit. By the time of the vessel's naval decommissioning in early 2001, ''Deirdre'' had travelled approximate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dierdre (artist)
Ekova was a French-based musical trio, headed by American-born Dierdre Dubois, who originated the name. "Its roots are in echo, and ova, signifying the feminine side," she explains. "But it's not supposed to have a literal meaning, just a beautiful sound. I wanted a word I'd never heard before." Much of her vocalizations share the linguistic experimentalism/artistry of the group's name, with occasional Celtic Celtic, Celtics or Keltic may refer to: Language and ethnicity *pertaining to Celts, a collection of Indo-European peoples in Europe and Anatolia **Celts (modern) *Celtic languages **Proto-Celtic language * Celtic music *Celtic nations Sports Fo ..., English, and Persian utterances floating in between largely nonsensical syllables, as well as influences from Irish and English folk music. Discography * ''Space Lullabies and Other Fantasmagore'' (2001)'' * ''Soft Breeze & Tsunami Breaks (1999)'' * ''Heaven's Dust (1998)'' References External links Six Degrees Reco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
