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John Keogh (other)
John Keogh may refer to: *John Keogh John Keogh (1740 – 13 November 1817) was an Irish merchant and political activist. He was a leading campaigner for Catholic Emancipation and reform of the Irish Parliament, active in Dublin on the Catholic Committee and, with some ... (1740–1817), Irish merchant and political activist * John K'Eogh (1681–1754), Irish doctor of divinity and naturalist * John Keogh (footballer), Irish soccer player * John Keogh (RTÉ), Irish cultural personality {{hndis, name=Keogh, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Keogh
John Keogh (1740 – 13 November 1817) was an Irish merchant and political activist. He was a leading campaigner for Catholic Emancipation and reform of the Irish Parliament, active in Dublin on the Catholic Committee and, with some reservation, in the Society of United Irishmen. Background Keogh was of an obscure family. He was born in Dublin and made his considerable fortune in land speculation, brewing, and silk trading. He owned land in Dublin, County Sligo, County Roscommon, and County Leitrim, and by the 1790s he had an income of around £6,000 per year.Kelly, James (2004) "John Keogh" In Matthew, H.C.G. and Brian Harrison, eds. ''The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.'' vol. 31, 356-357. London: OUP Political activity He became involved in the political struggle for Roman Catholic rights in the 1780s, when he was a member of the Catholic Committee from 1781. In 1784, Keogh joined in a plan for Ulster and Dublin radical elements to combine t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John K'Eogh
John K'Eogh (c.1681-1754) was an Irish Doctor of Divinity and naturalist. John Keogh was chaplain to Baron Kingston at Mitchelstown.He wrote ''Botanologia Universalis Hibernicaor, or a general Irish Herbal'' Cork, 1735, a herbal, or book about medicinal plants, written in Manx (not Irish but related), phonetic English, and Latin, ''Zoologia Medicinalis Hibernica or, a Treatise on Birds, Beasts, Fishes, Reptiles or Insects known and propagated in this Kingdom'', and ''Vindication of the Antiquities of Ireland'' Dublin, 1748, in which he gives an account of his family. He was the son of John K'eogh whose original family name was Mac Eochaid(16--, Cloonceagh, Limerick-) also a Doctor of Divinity and author of Hebrew, Latin and Greek texts. References *Thomas Dix Hincks Thomas Dix Hincks (1767 in Dublin, Ireland – 1857 in Belfast, Ireland) was an Irish orientalist and naturalist. He was a founding member of the Belfast Natural History Society and a member of the Royal Irish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Keogh (footballer)
John Keogh (born 1940 in Finglas, Dublin) is an Irish former professional football player who played as a full back in the 1960s. He started his footballing career with Stella Maris. They won the Dublin District Schoolboys League Under 14, 15, 16 & 17. Keogh was captain for the last two seasons. They also won the All-Ireland Under 15 title. His club mate at Stella Maris, Johnny Giles, went on to play with Manchester United, while Keogh was invited for trials at Chelsea but returned home after a couple of months. He joined Shamrock Rovers in 1958, where he made nine appearances in European competition. He made his debut in a Dublin City Cup game on 16 August 195 A former youth and junior international, he also made one appearance for the Republic of Ireland national football team on 4 May 1966, coming on as a substitute in a 4-0 defeat to West Germany at Dalymount Parkbr> "I received a telegram in work from Tom Scully, the Shamrock Rovers secretary, on the day of the game t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |