Denis Allen (other)
Denis Allen may refer to: * Denis Allen (diplomat) (1910–1987), British diplomat * Denis Allen (politician) (1896–1961), Irish Fianna Fáil TD for Wexford * Denis Allen (singer), singer/songwriter based in County Limerick, Ireland * Dinny Allen (born 1952), Irish Gaelic footballer (County Cork) See also * Dennis Allen (other) *Allen (surname) Allen is a Celtic surname, originating in Ireland, and common in Scotland, Wales and England. It is a variation of the surname MacAllen and may be derived from two separate sources: Ailin, in Irish and Scottish Gaelic, means both "little rock" and ...

Denis Allen (diplomat)
Sir William Denis Allen, GCMG, CB (24 December 1910 – 20 May 1987) was a New Zealand-born British diplomat. His father taught at Whanganui Collegiate School. Allen came to the UK to study for a degree at the University of Cambridge. He entered the UK Diplomatic Service, and his first posting was to the British Embassy in China, accompanied by his wife Della (née Williams). They managed to return to the UK ahead of the Japanese army in the early years of the Second World War. Allen then worked in the Foreign Office in London and in 1946 was posted to the British Embassy in Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered on ... in the USA with his family, returning to the UK in 1951 to continue diplomatic work in London. Their son is the botanist David Allen. He was knighte ...
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Denis Allen (politician)
Denis Allen (2 January 1896 – 29 March 1961) was an Irish revolutionary and politician. Revolutionary period During the Irish War of Independence (1919-1921), Allen was Company Captain of D Company (Kilanerin), 3 Battalion, North Wexford Brigade, IRA. In the Truce period, he claimed in his military service pension file that he was promoted to Battalion Intelligence Officer at the time of the IRA split in March 1922 and Battalion Quartermaster from May 1922. Taking the anti-Treaty side in the Irish Civil War (1922-1923), Allen claims that he took part in several armed operations against National Army troops. Allen was arrested by the Free State on 4 August 1922; escaped from the Newbridge Camp, County Kildare on 15 October 1922; was re-arrested by the authorities on 20 October 1922 and escaped again on 19 November 1922 from Wexford. He was captured again in December 1923 and finally released in June 1924. In 1926 Allen was the Officer Commanding the North Wexford Battalion of th ...
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Denis Allen (singer)
Denis Allen is a singer/songwriter based in County Limerick, Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea .... He wrote and sang the song "Limerick You're A Lady" which went to number one in Ireland in 1979 for several weeks and stayed in the chart for about a year. It has since been recorded by over forty different artists. Discography *''Limerick You're a Lady'' *''Late Starters in Love'' with Denis Carey *''Shannon River'' with Denis Carey *featured on: ''Coming Home'' Joseph Ruane (composer); Mick Ryan (singer) References Limerick County CouncilImdb profileBusiness Limerick Interview {{DEFAULTSORT:Allen, Denis 20th-century Irish male singers Musicians from County Limerick Year of birth missing (living people) Living people ...
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Dinny Allen
Denis 'Dinny' Allen (born 9 August 1952 in Cork, Ireland) is a retired Gaelic football manager and former dual player. He played both hurling and Gaelic football with his local club Nemo Rangers and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county teams in both codes from 1972 until 1989. Allen is regarded as one of the greatest Gaelic footballers of all-time. Playing career Club Allen played his club football with the famous Nemo Rangers club in Cork and enjoyed much success. He secured his first senior county championship winners' medal in 1970 as 'Nemo' trounced west Cork side Dohenys. The club's march to success continued later in the year as the club captured the Munster club title following a three-game saga with Kerry champions Austin Stacks. Nemo Rangers werelater trounced in the All-Ireland semi-final. After surrendering their county title in 1976, Nemo were back the following year with Allen picking up a second county winners' medal. A third county championship of t ...
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Dennis Allen (other)
Dennis Allen may refer to: *Dennis Allen (American football) (born 1972), American football coach and current head coach of the New Orleans Saints in the NFL *Dennis Allen (criminal) (1951–1987), Australian drug dealer *Dennis Allen (footballer) (1939–1995), English association football player and manager *Dennis Allen (TV comedian) (1940–1995) See also *Denis Allen (other) *Allen (surname) Allen is a Celtic surname, originating in Ireland, and common in Scotland, Wales and England. It is a variation of the surname MacAllen and may be derived from two separate sources: Ailin, in Irish and Scottish Gaelic, means both "little rock" and ...