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Killashandra (horse)
Killashandra may refer to: * Killeshandra, a town in County Cavan, Ireland ** Killashandra railway station, a disused railway station in County Cavan * Killashandra Ree, a character in the novel ''Crystal Singer ''The Crystal Singer'', or ''Crystal Singer'' in the U.S., is a young adult fiction, young adult, science fiction novel by American writer Anne McCaffrey, first published by Severn House in 1982. It features the transition by Killashandra Ree, a ...'' by Anne McCaffrey * ''Killashandra'' (novel), a 1986 novel by Anne McCaffrey {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Killeshandra
Killeshandra or Killashandra (), is a village in County Cavan, Ireland. It is northwest of Cavan Town in the centre of County Cavan's lakeland and geopark region and the Erne catchment environment of rivers, lakes, wetlands and woodland. Together with the Lough Oughter Special Protected Area (SPA), it has been recognised by the EU programme for wildlife Natura 2000 since 2010. Killeshandra is noted by Fáilte Ireland as an "Angling Centre of Excellence", and as a hub for the Cavan Walking Festival which takes place in May each year. There are several looped walking and cycling trails in Killykeen Forest Park. The town is also home to Killeshandra Gaelic Football Club, known locally as the Killeshandra Leaguers. Rockfield Lake, which is popular with anglers, is a few kilometres southwest of the town. History Killeshandra owes its name to the Church of the old Ráth ''(ringfort)'' . The church was first noted in Papal registers during the medieval 14th century when installed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Killashandra Railway Station
Killashandra railway station in County Cavan, Ireland was the terminus station at the end of the Midland Great Western Railway seven mile branch from Crossdoney. See also *List of closed railway stations in Ireland This is a list of closed railway stations in Ireland. Year of ''passenger'' closure is given if known. Stations reopened as Heritage railways or Luas Luas (pronounced ; Irish for "speed") is a tram/ light rail system in Dublin, Ireland. T ... References * {{cite web , title=Killashandra station , work=Railscot - Irish Railways , url=http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf , accessdate=2011-07-11 * Ordnance Survey of Ireland Discovery Series 1:50,000 map no. 34 shows the station locale. Disused railway stations in County Cavan Railway stations opened in 1886 Railway stations closed in 1955 Railway stations in the Republic of Ireland opened in the 1880s Railway stations in the Republic of Ireland closed in the 1950s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crystal Singer
''The Crystal Singer'', or ''Crystal Singer'' in the U.S., is a young adult fiction, young adult, science fiction novel by American writer Anne McCaffrey, first published by Severn House in 1982. It features the transition by Killashandra Ree, a young woman who has failed as an Opera#Operatic voices, operatic soloist, to the occupation of "crystal singer" on the fictional planet Ballybran. The novel is based on short stories written in 1974 and is the first book McCaffrey set in her "Crystal universe". Alternatively, ''Crystal Singer'' is a trilogy completed in 1992 and named for its first book. (ISFDB). Retrieved 2011-11-03. Doubleday and Del Rey published U.S. book club and paperback editions within a few months of the first edition in 1982. WorldCat participating libraries report holding editions in French, Polish, and Hebrew languages, published in the 1990s. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Killashandra (novel)
''Killashandra'' is a novel by Anne McCaffrey published in 1985, the second novel in the Crystal Singer trilogy. Plot summary Killashandra Ree is in debt to the Heptite Guild and desperate to make enough money to escape Ballybran before the seasonal sonic storms. The Guildmaster offers her an opportunity to travel to the music-loving planet of Optheria to install a set of Crystals on their damaged Crystal-powered organ in time for their upcoming Music Festival, an easy task that will allow Killashandra to clear her debt and escape the storms. She is also to gather information on Optheria, a 'peacful' planet alleged to be so perfect that none of its citizens ever desire to travel elsewhere. Shortly Killashandra discovers the organ was deliberately sabotaged, and begins to suspect that Optherian officials are concealing the full truth about both the organ and the happiness of its citizens. Attacked on arrival, later Killashandra is kidnapped before she can even begin to investigate, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |