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Mary Purcell (camogie)
Mary Purcell may refer to: * Mary Tracey-Purcell Mary Tracey-Purcell (born 22 May 1949) is an Irish middle-distance runner. She competed in the women's 800 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly kno ... (born 1949), Irish middle-distance runner * Mary Purcell (biographer) (1906–1991), Irish teacher, biographer, and archivist * La Wilson (Mary Alice Purcell, 1926–2018), American artist {{hndis, Purcell, Mary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Tracey-Purcell
Mary Tracey-Purcell (born 22 May 1949) is an Irish middle-distance runner. She competed in the women's 800 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. .... References 1949 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Irish female middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for Ireland Place of birth missing (living people) {{Ireland-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Purcell (biographer)
Mary Purcell (28 May 1906 – 19 March 1991) was an Irish teacher, biographer, and archivist. Life Mary Purcell was born in Carrigeen, County Kilkenny, on 28 May 1906. Her parents were schoolteachers, Richard and Mary Purcell (née Rafter). She had one older sister, who also became a teacher, and a brother, sports journalist and novelist, Patrick. Her family were related to Walter McDonald. She was educated at St Louis Convent in Monaghan, before enrolling in Carysfort College in Blackrock, County Dublin, for teacher training. She went on to teach in Dublin and Kilkenny from 1928 to 1958. From 1935 until her death, she lived at 32 Gardiner Street. Some accounts claim that Purcell began writing to pay off gambling debt. Her first book was a murder mystery, ''The pilgrim came late'' (1946). In researching this book, Purcell attended a public vigil at Mountjoy Prison. The next two books were fictional biographies. The first, ''The halo on the sword'' (1950), was about St Joa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |