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Delany Family
Delany may refer to: * Delany (surname) * Delany (Upper Lusatia), an area in Germany * Delany College Delany College is an independent Roman Catholic comprehensive co-educational secondary day school, located in Granville, a western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; in the tradition of the Patrician Brothers. Founded in 1942 as th ..., in Granville, New South Wales, Australia See also * Delaney (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delany (surname)
Delaney is an Irish surname derived from the Gaelic ''Ó Dubhshláine'', ''Dubh'' meaning black and ''Sláine'' for the River Sláine (Slaney). DeLaney is also of Norman origin. There is a branch of Dulaneys in the United States who trace back to a Thomas Delany. Thomas's son, Daniel, claimed to have been descended from Dr. Gideon Delaune, a Huguenot physician and theologian and founder of the Apothecaries' Hall. Hence, there are multiple discussions among genealogical circles as to the origin of Delaney since it can be anglicised Gaelic or anglicised French. Over time a few names derived from the names ''DeLaney'' and ''Ó Dubhshláine'' including Delaney, Delany and Dulaney. Notable people named Delaney or Delany * Annie Elizabeth Delany "Bessie" (1891–1995), with sister "Sadie", African-American activist and author * Arthur Delaney (1927–1987), English painter * Arthur Delaney (politician) (1841–1905), first mayor of Juneau, Alaska, USA * Beauford Delaney (1901–1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delany (Upper Lusatia)
Delany ( Sorbian for "lowland") is the usual name for the low-lying, larger part of the former estate of St. Marienstern Abbey in Panschwitz-Kuckau in German Lusatia. The region is in the centre of Bautzen district along the River Klosterwasser in Upper Lusatia. It lies between the villages of Räckelwitz (''Worklecy'') to the south and Wittichenau (''Kulow'') to the north and is part of the heart of the present-day Sorbian language region. Unlike Oberland around Crostwitz and Panschwitz the ''Niederland'' has sandier, less fertile soils and a larger proportion of woodland.Walde, Martin: ''Katholisches versus evangelisches Milieu bei den Sorben'' in: Lětopis 53 (2006) 2, pp. 15 ff., Ludowe nakładnistwo Domowina, Budyšin/Bautzen, 2006 Other villages in the ''Niederland'' are Ralbitz, Rosenthal Rosenthal is a German and Jewish surname meaning "rose valley". Notable people with the name include: A * Abe M. Rosenthal (1922–2006), ''New York Times'' editor and column ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delany College
Delany College is an independent Roman Catholic comprehensive co-educational secondary day school, located in Granville, a western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; in the tradition of the Patrician Brothers. Founded in 1942 as the Patrician Brothers' High School, the College is administratively overseen by the Catholic Education Office of the Diocese of Parramatta. Delany College has enrolment of approximately 550 students from Year 7 to Year 12. Students are drawn from a number of local catholic schools including Holy Trinity Primary, Granville; Holy Family Primary, Granville East; St Patrick's Primary, Guildford and St Margaret Mary's Primary, Merrylands. History Delany College was established in 1942 as Patrician Brothers' High School, a Catholic, all-boys school catering for students in Years 5 to 10. Patrician Brothers' High School became a Years 7 to 12, co-educational college in 1997, reformed by Quentin Evans, in order to meet the changing needs of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
