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Ireland At The 1948 Summer Olympics
Ireland competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. It was the first time that the country had competed in the Summer Olympics since 1932. A dispute between rival Irish Athletics governing bodies saw many Irish athletes barred from taking part in the Athletics competitions. 72 competitors, 68 men and 4 women, took part in 32 events in 9 sports. Athletics Basketball Ireland made their only Olympic basketball appearance to date, losing all five of their games and finishing last of 23 teams. Boxing Equestrian Fencing Five fencers, four men and one woman, represented Ireland in 1948. ; Men's foil * Nick Thuillier * Owen Tuohy * Tom Smith ; Men's team foil * Owen Tuohy, Patrick Duffy, Tom Smith, Nick Thuillier ; Women's foil * Dorothy Dermody Football Rowing Ireland had nine male rowers participate in one out of seven rowing events in 1948. ; Men's eight * Paddy Dooley * Robin Tamplin * Paddy Harold * Barry McDonnell * Danny Taylor * Joe Hanl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympic Federation Of Ireland
The Olympic Federation of Ireland or OFI ( ga, Cónaidhm Oilimpeach na hÉireann) (called the Irish Olympic Council until 1952 and the Olympic Council of Ireland until 2018) is the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of the island of Ireland. Athletes from Northern Ireland have the option of participating under its auspices or in the Great Britain Olympic Team. Its mission statement is "To manage and enhance the performance of Team Ireland at Olympic Games whilst developing the Olympic Movement in Ireland." In 2018 the ''Olympic Council of Ireland'' was renamed as the ''Olympic Federation of Ireland''. History The Olympic Federation of Ireland is the new name for the Olympic Council of Ireland, since 15 September 2018. The Irish Olympic Council was founded in 1920, while the Irish War of Independence was pitting the Irish Republic proclaimed by Sinn Féin against the Dublin Castle administration of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. John J. Keane, who was the hea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorothy Dermody
Dorothy "Tommy" Dermody (26 April 1909 – 10 April 2012) was an Irish people, Irish fencing, fencer from County Tipperary. She competed in the women's individual foil (fencing), foil event at the 1948 Summer Olympics. When she died she was, at age 102, Ireland's oldest living Olympian and the oldest living Olympic fencer in the world. Family life Dorothy Dermody was born on 26 April 1909, the daughter of William Dermody and Julia Rose Elizabeth Edith Mary (Evens) Dermody. She was the sister of George William Victor Dermody (born 22 January 1901 in County Tipperary, Tipperary) and Ronald Desmond Dermody (born 18 May 1905 in Kilmullen, County Laois). Her father, William, was born in about 1865 in Ireland and was a ship's captain. He married Julia on 5 January 1900 in County Tipperary, Tipperary. Julia was born in about 1877 in England to timber merchant George Evans and his wife Emma. She was known by her middle name Edith. The family were Protestant. They moved to County Ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nations At The 1948 Summer Olympics
A nation is a community of people formed on the basis of a combination of shared features such as language, history, ethnicity, culture and/or society. A nation is thus the collective identity of a group of people understood as defined by those features. Some nations are equated with ethnic groups (see ethnic nationalism) and some are equated with affiliation to a social and political constitution (see civic nationalism and multiculturalism). A nation is generally more overtly political than an ethnic group. A nation has also been defined as a cultural-political community that has become conscious of its autonomy, unity and particular interests. The consensus among scholars is that nations are socially constructed and historically contingent. Throughout history, people have had an attachment to their kin group and traditions, territorial authorities and their homeland, but nationalism – the belief that state and nation should align as a nation state – did not become a p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denis Sugrue
Denis Sugrue (11 March 1927 – 23 July 2014) was an Irish rower. He competed in the men's eight event at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca .... References 1927 births 2014 deaths Irish male rowers Olympic rowers for Ireland Rowers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Dublin (city) {{Ireland-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Dowdall
Tom Dowdall (1926 – 11 October 2010) was an Irish rower. He competed in the men's eight event at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca .... References External links * 1926 births 2010 deaths Irish male rowers Olympic rowers for Ireland Rowers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing {{Ireland-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morgan McElligott
Morgan McElligott (21 June 1925 – 16 February 2016) was an Irish rower and cardiologist. He competed in the men's eight event at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Biography McElligott was born in Rathdown, Dublin in 1925. He gained a medical degree while studying at the University College Dublin. In 1948, he was part of the team that won the All-Ireland Senior Rowing Championship. At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, McElligott was part of the Irish team that competed in the men's eight. Two years after the Olympics, he started his medical career in Dublin, and moved to London three years after that. After six years later, McElligott returned to Ireland, becoming a consultant at Portiuncula Hospital. He spent more than three decades working at the hospital, where he worked in cardiology and helped to found the very first cardiac care unit in Portiuncula. In 1989, McElligott left Portiuncula and went to Baghdad with his wife, with both of them developing the Ibn Al-Bitar Hos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Hanly
Joe Hanly (5 May 1925 – 6 August 1996) was an Irish rower. He competed in the men's eight event at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca .... The Hanly Medal, awarded by the Old Collegians Boat Club, was named after him. References External links * 1925 births 1996 deaths Irish male rowers Olympic rowers for Ireland Rowers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing 20th-century Irish people {{Ireland-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Taylor (rower)
Daniel Brumhall Cochrane Taylor (13 May 1921 – 31 December 2003) was an Irish scientist, university vice-chancellor, and Olympic rower. Early life Taylor was born on 13 May 1921 in Portstewart, Northern Ireland. His parents were Daniel Brumhall Taylor and Anna Martha Taylor ( Rice). He received his education at Coleraine Academical Institution and Queen's University Belfast (QUB). From QUB, he graduated BSc (Mech) in 1942, BSc (Elec) in 1943, MSc in 1946, and obtained his PhD in 1948. In 1956, he graduated MA from the University of Cambridge. Taylor was a member of the Queen's University Belfast Boat Club. He competed in the men's eight event at the 1948 Summer Olympics where the team was eliminated in the repechage. His selection to the team was notable as he was the only member from Northern Ireland; the rest of the team were from the Republic of Ireland. This helped with the Irish Amateur Rowing Union being accepted as a member by the International Rowing Federation (FISA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry McDonnell
Barry McDonnell (1924 – 14 February 1976) was an Irish rower. He competed in the men's eight event at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca .... References External links * 1924 births 1976 deaths Irish male rowers Olympic rowers of Ireland Rowers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing {{Ireland-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paddy Harold
Patrick Desmond R. Harrold (23 January 1923 – 20 May 1988) was an Irish rower. He competed in the men's eight event at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca .... References External links * 1923 births 1988 deaths Irish male rowers Olympic rowers for Ireland Rowers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Dublin (city) {{Ireland-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Tamplin
Robert W. R. Tamplin (1928 – 13 February 2017) was an Irish rower. He competed in the men's eight event at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca .... References External links * 1928 births 2017 deaths Irish male rowers Olympic rowers for Ireland Rowers at the 1948 Summer Olympics {{Ireland-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paddy Dooley (rower)
Patrick O. Dooley, known as Paddy Dooley (27 March 1926 – 12 December 2008) was an Irish rower. He competed in the men's eight event at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca .... References External links * 1926 births 2008 deaths Irish male rowers Olympic rowers for Ireland Rowers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Limerick (city) 20th-century Irish people {{Ireland-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
