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Kilroy (surname)
Kilroy is a surname of Irish origin, it comes from the Irish Mac Giolla, It's from Roscommon Notable people with the surname include: * Alix Kilroy (1903–1999), one of the first two women to have entered the administrative grade of the British Civil Service by examination * Bucko Kilroy (1921–2007), American football player and executive with the New England Patriots * Howard Kilroy, Irish accountant and businessman * James Kilroy (politician) (1890–1954), Irish Fianna Fáil politician * James J. Kilroy (1902–1962), assumed to be the origin of the "Kilroy was here" expression * Joe Kilroy (born 1960), Australian rugby league player * Murder of Mark Kilroy, Mark Kilroy (born 1968), University of Texas at Austin student who was killed in a human sacrifice ritual in Mexico * Mary Jo Kilroy (born 1949), American politician and U.S. Congresswoman from Ohio * Matt Kilroy (1866–1940), American baseball player * Matthew Kilroy (British Army soldier), Matthew Kilroy, British Army mur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alix Kilroy
Dame Alix Hester Marie Kilroy, Lady Meynell, Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire, DBE (1903–1999)John Commander. Obituary: Dame Alix "Bay" Meynell, ''The Independent'' (London), 2 September 1999. was one of the first two women to have entered the administrative grade of the Civil Service by examination (in 1925). She was given a desk at the Board of Trade, where she ascended to Under-Secretary and where she served for 30 years (aside from a brief spell at the newly formed Monopolies Commission). She retired in 1955. She marked her 95th birthday by publishing a new book: ''What Grandmother Said'' (published February 1998), was the last of her writings. Her 1988 autobiography, ''Public Servant, Private Woman'', charted her progress through government. Early years "A.K." or "Bay" as she was known to friends, was the daughter of a Surgeon Commander of the Royal Navy, educated at Malvern Girls' College and at Somerville College, Oxford, where she read Modern Greats. Her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bucko Kilroy
Francis Joseph "Bucko" Kilroy (May 30, 1921 – July 10, 2007) was an American football player and executive. Kilroy was born in the Port Richmond section of Philadelphia, where he attended St. Anne's grade school before attending Northeast Catholic High School and then Temple University. As a Junior at North he played on the Falcons Championship team of 1937. Kilroy was originally recruited by Notre Dame but went on to become one of the finest linemen in Temple football history. He starred for the Owls in the 1940 and 1941 seasons, helping Temple defeat rivals Penn State, Bucknell and Villanova in the same year for the first and only time in school history. He played both offense and defense and started every game in 1941 en route to becoming the first Temple football player to receive Honorable Mention All-America honors. In 1942 & part of 1943 he served in the Merchant marines during World War II. Drafted by the Eagles he played offensive and defensive line in the National F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard Kilroy
Howard Kilroy (30 January 1936 – 17 May 2019) was an Irish accountant and businessman. He was a governor of the Bank of Ireland, CFO of Smurfit Kappa and board member at Cement Roadstone Holdings (CRH). His involvement in Scouting at World Level, including his role as chairman of the investment Committee of World Scout Foundation, and of the Irish chapter of the Baden-Powell Fellowship, earned him a Bronze Wolf Award in 2011. Early life Kilroy attended The High School in Rathgar, Dublin Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of th .... References World Scout Committee members Recipients of the Bronze Wolf Award Scouting Ireland 1936 births 2019 deaths People educated at The High School, Dublin {{Scout-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Kilroy (politician)
James Kilroy (1890 – 5 January 1954) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician and farmer. In his earlier life Kilroy was a District Councillor for the Belmullet area and a member of the Belmullet Board of Guardians representing Sinn Féin. He was also Captain of the Ballyglass Company of the Irish Volunteers and later Adjutant of the 7th Battalion Belmullet and was captured after the burning of the Ballyglass Coast Guard Station in August 1920. He was interned in Galway, and in Portland and Dartmoor until January 1922. He took the Anti-Treaty side in the subsequent Irish Civil War and was a member of the 5th Brigade of the 4th Western Division comprising Erris and Achill and North West Mayo. He was captured near Westport in November 1922 while serving with a Flying Column there and was interred in Harepark camp until 1924. After his release, he was an active member in Belmullet in the formation of the Fianna Fáil and was elected to Mayo County Council for Belmullet electoral are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James J
James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (other), various kings named James * Saint James (other) * James (musician) * James, brother of Jesus Places Canada * James Bay, a large body of water * James, Ontario United Kingdom * James College, a college of the University of York United States * James, Georgia, an unincorporated community * James, Iowa, an unincorporated community * James City, North Carolina * James City County, Virginia ** James City (Virginia Company) ** James City Shire * James City, Pennsylvania * St. James City, Florida Arts, entertainment, and media * ''James'' (2005 film), a Bollywood film * ''James'' (2008 film), an Irish short film * ''James'' (2022 film), an Indian Kannada-language film * James the Red Engine, a character in ''Thomas the Tank En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Kilroy
"Smokin" Joe Kilroy (born 21 June 1960) is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. A Queensland State of Origin representative /, he played club football in the Brisbane Rugby League Premiership with Brothers and Northern Suburbs club and in the Sydney Rugby League Premiership with the Brisbane Broncos. He also played full-back in the Halifax team which surprised everyone in English rugby league by winning the Rugby Football League Championship in 1985–86 under player-coach Chris Anderson. Playing career Early in his football career Joe Kilroy played for Brisbane's Northern Suburbs club, with a man-of-the-match performance in their win over Souths in the 1980 Brisbane Rugby League grand final. He later played for Brothers, playing for them in the 1987 BRL grand final and scoring two tries. His big year however was 1988, when he played in the first ever Brisbane Broncos match as well as the State of Origin. He was nicknamed 'Smoki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murder Of Mark Kilroy
On 14 March 1989, University of Texas at Austin student Mark James Kilroy was kidnapped in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico, while vacationing during spring break. He was taken by his abductors to a ranch where he was tortured and sodomized for hours before being murdered in a human sacrifice ritual. Kilroy was killed with a machete blow and then had his brain removed and boiled in a pot. His killers then inserted a wire through his spinal column, amputated his legs at the knees, and buried him at the ranch along with 14 other people who had been killed there before him. Adolfo Constanzo, the leader of the cult, told his followers that human sacrifice granted them immunity from law enforcement for their drug smuggling operations. The killing drew worldwide media attention and initiated an international police manhunt because of the unusual circumstances of the crime. After the bodies were discovered on 11 April 1989, Constanzo fled to Mexico City but was eventually tracked down. As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Jo Kilroy
Mary Jo Kilroy (born April 30, 1949) is an American attorney and politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2009 until 2011. She is a member of the Democratic Party from Ohio. She was defeated in her November 2, 2010 re-election bid. In 2012, she ran in the newly redrawn, Columbus-based 3rd congressional district but lost in the primary. She is an attorney and a former two-term County Commissioner of Franklin County, Ohio, which includes the capital city of Columbus and some of its surrounding suburban and rural areas. Previously, she served two four-year terms on the Columbus School Board after working in private practice. In both the 2006 and 2008 United States House of Representatives elections, Kilroy was involved in close elections for Ohio's 15th congressional district. She lost in 2006 after an election that required the counting of absentee ballots and election recounts. However, after the incumbent retired, she won a similarly close election in 2008. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Kilroy
Matthew Aloysius "Matches" Kilroy (June 21, 1866 – March 2, 1940) was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. In 1886, he had 513 strikeouts, which remains the MLB single-season record. Early life Kilroy was born in Philadelphia in 1866. He was one of 13 children of Mary Ann and Patrick Kilroy.Faber, Charles F"Matt Kilroy" sabr.org. Retrieved October 30, 2016. He started his professional baseball career with the Southern League's Augusta Browns in 1885. That season, he pitched 447 innings and had a win–loss record of 29–22 with a 0.97 earned run average and 363 strikeouts. baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 30, 2016. Rookie season Kilroy starred as an MLB rookie during the season for the last-plac ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Kilroy (British Army Soldier)
Matthew Kilroy was a soldier of the 29th Regiment of Foot who was present at the Boston Massacre. He killed one man and was found guilty of manslaughter. Boston Massacre On 5 March 1770, 7 British soldiers, including Kilroy, were dispatched to King Street in Boston, Massachusetts to relieve Private Hugh White. A large crowd soon gathered around them. After Private Hugh Montgomery was struck by a club, Montgomery shouted, "Damn you, fire!" Kilroy then pointed his gun at rope-maker Gray, who, depending on the source, said, "damn you, don't fire!" or "They dare not fire."Langguth, A. J. Patriots: The Men Who Started the American Revolution' (Simon and Schuster, 1989), p. 138. Kilroy then fired the shot that killed Gray. The ball passed through Gray's head and "opened up a hole as big as a man's fist." Several witnesses said that, afterwards, Kilroy's bayonet was covered with blood. A few days before the massacre, Kilroy had argued with Gray at Gray's Rope-works. Kilroy had als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre (known in Kingdom of Great Britain, Great Britain as the Incident on King Street) was a confrontation in Boston on March 5, 1770, in which a group of nine British soldiers shot five people out of a crowd of three or four hundred who were harassing them verbally and throwing various projectiles. The event was heavily publicized as "a massacre" by leading Patriot (American Revolution), Patriots such as Paul Revere and Samuel Adams. British troops had been stationed in the Province of Massachusetts Bay since 1768 in order to support crown-appointed officials and to enforce unpopular Parliamentary legislation. Amid tense relations between the civilians and the soldiers, a mob formed around a British sentry and verbally abused him. He was eventually supported by seven additional soldiers, led by Captain Thomas Preston, who were hit by clubs, stones, and snowballs. Eventually, one soldier fired, prompting the others to fire without an order by Preston. The gunfire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
