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McCambridge or ''MacCambridge'' is a Gaelic surname of Kintyre origin. From there the name spread to Antrim as early as the 17th century. The Irish version ''Mac Ambróis'', "son of Ambrose", was first suggested by Eoin Mac Néill but he qualified it with a question mark. at p 107 An alternative derivation may be from the more common ''Mac Anndrais''. Notable people with the surname include: *Gerry McCambridge, American magician * Jimmy McCambridge (1905–1988), Northern Irish footballer *John McCambridge (c1793–1873), Antrim Gaelic scholar * John McCambridge (born 1944), American football player and player of Canadian football *Keith McCambridge (born 1974), Canadian ice hockey player and coach *Maria McCambridge (born 1975), Irish long-distance runner *Mercedes McCambridge (1916–2004), American actor *Michael MacCambridge Michael MacCambridge (born June 21, 1963) is an American author, journalist and TV commentator. He is the author, co-author, or editor of 8 books, includ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Language
Irish ( Standard Irish: ), also known as Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Insular Celtic branch of the Celtic language family, which is a part of the Indo-European language family. Irish is indigenous to the island of Ireland and was the population's first language until the 19th century, when English gradually became dominant, particularly in the last decades of the century. Irish is still spoken as a first language in a small number of areas of certain counties such as Cork, Donegal, Galway, and Kerry, as well as smaller areas of counties Mayo, Meath, and Waterford. It is also spoken by a larger group of habitual but non-traditional speakers, mostly in urban areas where the majority are second-language speakers. Daily users in Ireland outside the education system number around 73,000 (1.5%), and the total number of persons (aged 3 and over) who claimed they could speak Irish in April 2016 was 1,761,420, representing 39.8% of respondents. For most of recorded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eoin Mac Néill
Eoin MacNeill ( ga, Eoin Mac Néill; born John McNeill; 15 May 1867 – 15 October 1945) was an Irish scholar, Irish language enthusiast, Gaelic revivalist, nationalist and politician who served as Minister for Education from 1922 to 1925, Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann from 1921 to 1922, Minister for Industries 1919 to 1921 and Minister for Finance January 1919 to April 1919. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1918 to 1927. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Londonderry City from 1918 to 1922 and a Member of the Northern Ireland Parliament (MP) for Londonderry from 1921 to 1925. A key figure of the Gaelic revival, MacNeill was a co-founder of the Gaelic League, to preserve Irish language and culture. He has been described as "the father of the modern study of early Irish medieval history". He established the Irish Volunteers in 1913 and served as Chief-of-Staff of the minority faction after its split in 1914 at the start of the World War. He held that posit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerry McCambridge
Gerry McCambridge is a stage Mentalist from Long Island, New York. He was born Scott Thomas Burns in Brooklyn New York, on Halloween, October 31, 1962. Immediately after his birth, he was moved to the Angel Guardian Home in Brooklyn, New York, where he was put up for adoption. A few months later he was adopted by Frances Ann McCambridge and Gerard Alexander McCambridge Sr.. After the adoption was final, they changed his name to Gerard Alexander McCambridge Jr.. From the age of 9 years old, Gerard was fascinated by magic. He started to study the art as a hobby. Gerard performed his first magic show at a neighbors birthday party for money at the age of 12. He was billing himself as "Gerard the Great." He started apprenticing for professional magicians and touring the country as an on stage assistant at the age of 15. By the time he was 18, he had a full show of his own. It is then he changed his performing name to Gerry McCambridge. Years later he took his love for magic, and mixed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy McCambridge
James McCambridge (23 September 1905 – 1988) was an Irish professional footballer. He was capped 4 times by Ireland during his career. Career McCambridge began his football career with his hometown club Larne and reached the Irish Cup final in 1928, in which Larne were defeated by Willowfield after a replay.Coleman, N. (2015). ''The Official History of Ballymena United FC''. Ballyhay Books. In June 1928, McCambridge became one of the first signings for the newly formed Ballymena team and was a goalscoring revelation at the Ballymena Showgrounds - scoring 32 goals including one in the Irish Cup final as the Braidmen shocked Belfast Celtic to win the cup in their first season of senior football. The second season continued with similar success and on 1 February 1930 he became the first Ballymena player to be capped at international level when he played in a 7–0 win over Wales. He retained his place for the next International three weeks later, as Ireland lost to Scotland at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John McCambridge
John Raymond McCambridge (born August 30, 1944) was an American and Canadian football player who played for the Ottawa Rough Riders and Detroit Lions. He won the Grey Cup with Ottawa in 1969. He previously played college football at Northwestern University Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston, Illinois. Founded in 1851, Northwestern is the oldest chartered university in Illinois and is ranked among the most prestigious academic institutions in the world. Charte .... References 1944 births Living people Ottawa Rough Riders players Players of American football from Oregon People from Klamath Falls, Oregon Northwestern Wildcats football players American football defensive ends Canadian football defensive linemen Detroit Lions players Players of Canadian football from Oregon {{Canadianfootball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keith McCambridge
Keith McCambridge (born February 1, 1974) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and a former defenceman. He was previously the head coach of the American Hockey League's Manitoba Moose/St. John's IceCaps team from 2011 to 2016 and the Hartford Wolf Pack from 2017 to 2019. Playing career McCambridge was born in Thompson, Manitoba, but grew up in Selkirk. He joined the Selkirk Steelers of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League as a 16-year-old, playing one season before moving on to the Swift Current Broncos of the Western Hockey League, where he spent most of his major junior career. During his final season of junior hockey, McCambridge was traded to the Kamloops Blazers, joining them on their 1995 Memorial Cup championship run. McCambridge was drafted in the eighth round, 201st overall by the Calgary Flames in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft. After junior, he spent three seasons with the Saint John Flames, Calgary's AHL affiliate, from 1995 to 1998. He later went on to play for severa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria McCambridge
Maria McCambridge (born 10 July 1975 in Dublin) is an Irish long-distance runner who competed mostly in the 3000 and 5000 meters before moving up to the marathon. She represented her country at the 2004 Summer Olympics, as well as three outdoor and three indoor World Championships. Competition record Personal bests Outdoor *1500 metres – 4:11.73 (Dublin 2005) *3000 metres – 8:50.40 (Madrid 2005) *5000 metres – 15:05.86 (Heusden-Zolder 2004) *10,000 metres – 33:22.79 (Dublin 2012) *Half-Marathon – 1:12:26 (Charleville 2014) *Marathon – 2:35:28 (Dublin 2012) *3000 metres steeplechase – 10:20.6 (Glasgow 2007) Indoor *3000 metres The 3000 metres or 3000-metre run is a track running event, also commonly known as the "3K" or "3K run", where 7.5 laps are run around an outdoor 400 m track, or 15 laps around a 200 m indoor track. It is debated whether the 3000m shoul ... – 8:56.48 (Belfast 2004) References {{DEFAULTSORT:McCambridge, Maria 1975 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mercedes McCambridge
Carlotta Mercedes Agnes McCambridge (March 16, 1916 – March 2, 2004) was an American actress of radio, stage, film, and television. Orson Welles called her "the world's greatest living radio actress." She won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her screen debut in ''All the King's Men'' (1949) and was nominated in the same category for ''Giant'' (1956). She also provided the voice of the demon Pazuzu in ''The Exorcist'' (1973). Early life McCambridge was born in Joliet, Illinois, the daughter of Irish-American Catholic parents Marie (née Mahaffry) and John Patrick McCambridge, a farmer. She graduated from Mundelein College in Chicago. Career Radio McCambridge began her career as a radio actor during the 1930s while also performing on Broadway. In 1941, she played Judy's friend in ''A Date with Judy''. She had the title role in ''Defense Attorney'', a crime drama broadcast on ABC in 1951–52. Her other work on radio included: * episodes of '' Lights Out'' (in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael MacCambridge
Michael MacCambridge (born June 21, 1963) is an American author, journalist and TV commentator. He is the author, co-author, or editor of 8 books, including the acclaimed ''America's Game: The Epic Story of How Pro Football Captured a Nation''. MacCambridge's most recent book is'' '69 Chiefs: A Team, a Season and the Birth of Modern Kansas City'', chronicling the Kansas City Chiefs' 1969 Super Bowl championship season. It was released in October 2019 by Andrews McMeel Publishing. Early life MacCambridge was born in Houston, Texas, but lived the majority of his youth in Kansas City, Missouri, moving there at age 8 after 3 years in Franklin, Nebraska and Omaha, Nebraska. He graduated from The Barstow School in 1981. He attended Marquette University for two years before transferring to Creighton University, where he graduated with a B.S. in journalism in 1985. The following year he earned a Master's degree from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. Career Writ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
