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Doireann Ni Bhriain
Doireann is an Irish feminine given name. People named Doireann * Doireann Garrihy, Irish social media influencer * Doireann MacDermott, Irish academic * Doireann Ní Bhriain, Irish radio producer * Doireann Ní Ghríofa, Irish poet * Doireann O’Mahony, Irish barrister See also *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. S ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Doireann (name) Irish feminine given names Irish-language feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Given Name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a family or clan) who have a common surname. The term ''given name'' refers to a name usually bestowed at or close to the time of birth, usually by the parents of the newborn. A ''Christian name'' is the first name which is given at baptism, in Christian custom. In informal situations, given names are often used in a familiar and friendly manner. In more formal situations, a person's surname is more commonly used. The idioms 'on a first-name basis' and 'being on first-name terms' refer to the familiarity inherent in addressing someone by their given name. By contrast, a surname (also known as a family name, last name, or ''gentile name, gentile'' name) is normally inherited and shared with other members of one's immediate family. Regnal names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garrihy Sisters
Aoibhín Garrihy, Ailbhe Garrihy and Doireann Garrihy are Irish social media influencers, having played different roles in the entertainment industry. Aoibhín is an actress, having played Neasa Dillon in RTÉ One's ''Fair City'' from 2010 to 2013. She came second in the first series of the Irish version of ''Dancing with the Stars''. Ailbhe is a publicist. Doireann is a comedy impressionist, known for two series of ''The Doireann Project'', and radio and television presenter, hosting the revival in 2018 of RTÉ Two's ''The Podge and Rodge Show''. Early life The Garrihys came from Castleknock, County Dublin, the daughters of Eugene and Clare. Eugene is now an entrepreneur, the director of ferry companies, Dublin Bay Cruises and Doolin2Aran. Aoibhín Aoibhín (born 20 June 1987) has acting credits including ''Fair City'', '' Love/Hate'', and '' Mattie''. In 2017, Garrihy was a contestant in the first series of RTÉ's ''Dancing with the Stars''. On 26 March 2017, she reached ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doireann MacDermott
Doireann MacDermott ( ; born 13 December 1923) is an Irish translator, writer, an academic in the field of Spanish philology, and a retired professor of English studies at the University of Barcelona. She pioneered the study of the language and literature of the English-speaking countries of the former Commonwealth. Early life MacDermott was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1923 to an Irish father, Anthony MacDermott, who was an officer in the British Royal Navy and a white Canadian mother, Evelyn Goodridge, who was born in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador and educated in Germany. From 1924 to 1930 she lived with her family in Bad Ischl, Austria. In 1930 they moved to the Isle of Wight, off the southwestern coast of England. In 1939, her brother, Diarmuid MacDermott, died in the sinking of the British warship , which was sunk by a German U-boat in Scapa Flow, off the northern coast of Scotland, at the beginning of the Second World War. In 1941 she enlisted in the Royal Navy, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doireann Ní Bhriain
Doireann Ní Bhriain (; born 1952) is an Irish independent radio producer. She began her career as a radio and television journalist, and started out reading children's stories on television. From those beginnings, she went on to work for the Irish broadcaster RTÉ for over 20 years before moving on in 1993. She is best known for her work and affiliation with RTÉ Radio 1. She was a long-running reporter on the radio current affairs programme ''Women Today'', for which she is well known. She was the presenter of the Eurovision Song Contest 1981, held in Dublin. In 1993, she won a for her work on RTÉ Radio.''The Irish Times'', "Higgins warns of threat to ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doireann Ní Ghríofa
Doireann Ní Ghríofa is an Irish poet and essayist who writes in both Irish and English. Biography Doireann Ní Ghríofa was born in Galway in 1981, but grew up in County Clare. She now lives in County Cork. Ní Ghríofa has been published widely in literary magazines in Ireland and abroad, such as ''Poetry'', ''The Irish Times'', '' Irish Examiner'', ''Prairie Schooner'', and ''The Stinging Fly''. In 2012 her poem "Fáinleoga" won the Wigtown Award for poetry written in Scottish Gaelic. Ní Ghríofa was selected for the prestigious Ireland Chair of Poetry Bursary Award 2014–2015. In 2016 her book ''Clasp'' was shortlisted for ''The Irish Times'' Poetry Now Award, the national poetry prize of Ireland and was awarded the Michael Hartnett Award. She was also awarded the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature in 2016. A trilingual collaborative pamphlet written with Choctaw poet LeAnne Howe appeared in 2017. In 2018, Ní Ghríofa received the Premio Ostana literary award (Italy ... [...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 " Irish revival", some Irish names which had fallen out of use were revived. Some names a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Feminine Given Names
Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ** Republic of Ireland, a sovereign state * Irish language, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family spoken in Ireland * Irish people, people of Irish ethnicity, people born in Ireland and people who hold Irish citizenship Places * Irish Creek (Kansas), a stream in Kansas * Irish Creek (South Dakota), a stream in South Dakota * Irish Lake, Watonwan County, Minnesota * Irish Sea, the body of water which separates the islands of Ireland and Great Britain People * Irish (surname), a list of people * William Irish, pseudonym of American writer Cornell Woolrich (1903–1968) * Irish Bob Murphy, Irish-American boxer Edwin Lee Conarty (1922–1961) * Irish McCal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
