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McCandless (surname)
McCandless (, ) is a Gaels, Gaelic surname, both Irish people, Irish (Ulster)The data can be visualised with maps provided here: and occasionally Scottish people, Scottish. It is the Anglicized form of the Middle Irish (among other spellings) 'son of Cuindleas', an Old Irish given name of uncertain meaning. Link is to 1985 edition, but pagination is the same. A newer edition of this book exists (1989, ). Distribution and variants In historical census and other data, the name is mostly confined to the province of Ulster, especially County Donegal in the Republic of Ireland, and counties County Antrim, Antrim, County Down, Down, and County Londonderry, Derry/Londonderry in Northern Ireland. Some variants include McCandlis, McCanlis, McAndless, McAnliss, McCandlass, McCandliss, McCanliss, and McAndles, among others. Spellings with ''Mac'' were believed to be extinct by the first half of the 20th century, A newer edition of this book exists (2015, ). but still survive among a few fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Great Britain and Ireland), North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel. Ireland is the List of islands of the British Isles, second-largest island of the British Isles, the List of European islands by area, third-largest in Europe, and the List of islands by area, twentieth-largest on Earth. Geopolitically, Ireland is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Ireland), which covers five-sixths of the island, and Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom. As of 2022, the Irish population analysis, population of the entire island is just over 7 million, with 5.1 million living in the Republic of Ireland and 1.9 million in Northern Ireland, ranking it the List of European islan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CONFORM
Conformity is the act of matching attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors to group norms, politics or being like-minded. Norms are implicit, specific rules, shared by a group of individuals, that guide their interactions with others. People often choose to conform to society rather than to pursue personal desires - because it is often easier to follow the path others have made already, rather than forging a new one. Thus, conformity is sometimes a product of group communication. This tendency to conform occurs in small groups and/or in society as a whole and may result from subtle unconscious influences (predisposed state of mind), or from direct and overt social pressure. Conformity can occur in the presence of others, or when an individual is alone. For example, people tend to follow social norms when eating or when watching television, even if alone. The Asch Conformity Experiment demonstrates how much influence conformity has on people. In a laboratory experiment, Asch asked 50 ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cromie McCandless
Cromie McCandless (17 January 1921 – 18 January 1992) was a Northern Irish Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. His best season was in 1951, when he finished in third place in the 125cc world championship behind Carlo Ubbiali and Gianni Leoni. McCandless won two Grand Prix races during his career. He was the brother of Rex McCandless who designed the successful featherbed frame used by the Norton Motorcycle Company The Norton Motorcycle Company (formerly Norton Motors, Ltd.) is a brand of motorcycles, originally based in Birmingham, England. For some years around 1990, the rights to use the name on motorcycles was owned by North American financiers. From .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:McCandless, Cromie 1921 births 1992 deaths Motorcycle racers from Northern Ireland 125cc World Championship riders 250cc World Championship riders 500cc World Championship riders Isle of Man TT riders ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris McCandless
Christopher Johnson McCandless (; February 12, 1968 – August 1992), also known by his pseudonym "Alexander Supertramp", was an American adventurer who sought an increasingly nomadic lifestyle as he grew up. McCandless is the subject of '' Into the Wild'', a nonfiction book by Jon Krakauer that was later made into a full-length feature film. After graduating from Emory University in Georgia in 1990, McCandless traveled across North America and eventually hitchhiked to Alaska in April 1992. There, he entered the Alaskan bush with minimal supplies, hoping to live simply off the land. On the eastern bank of the Sushana River, McCandless found an abandoned bus, Fairbanks Bus 142, which he used as a makeshift shelter until his death. In September, his decomposing body, weighing only , was found inside the bus by a hunter. McCandless's cause of death was officially ruled to be starvation, although the exact circumstances relating to his death remain the subject of some debate. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Byron McCandless
Commodore Byron McCandless (September 5, 1881 – May 30, 1967) was a longtime U.S. Navy officer who was awarded the Navy Cross during World War I and the Legion of Merit during World War II. He was also prominent in the field of vexillology (the study of flags), and helped design two separate versions of the Flag of the President of the United States. He was the father of Bruce McCandless, also a naval officer, and the grandfather of NASA astronaut Bruce McCandless II. Commodore McCandless was later promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral on the retired list. Family and early life Byron McCandless was born in Endicott, Nebraska. His grandfather was David McCanles, who was killed by Wild Bill Hickok in 1861 at the Rock Creek Station, Nebraska shoot-out. His father was Julius McCandless (born 1851), who later moved his family to Florence, Colorado where he operated a hardware store. (Florence had been founded by one of Julius' uncles, James McCandless, and named for one of James' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce McCandless II
Bruce McCandless II (born Byron Willis McCandless; June 8, 1937 – December 21, 2017) was a United States Navy officer and aviator, electrical engineer, and NASA astronaut. In 1984, during the first of his two Space Shuttle missions, he completed the first untethered spacewalk by using the Manned Maneuvering Unit. Early life and education Byron Willis McCandless was born on June 8, 1937, in Boston, Massachusetts. A third-generation U.S. Navy officer, McCandless was the son of Bruce McCandless and grandson of Willis W. Bradley, both Medal of Honor recipients. His mother changed his name on June 6, 1938, to Bruce McCandless II. He graduated from Woodrow Wilson Senior High School, Long Beach, California, in 1954. In 1958, he received a B.S. from the United States Naval Academy, graduating second, behind future National Security Advisor John Poindexter, in a class of 899 that also included John McCain. During his professional career, he also received an M.S. in elect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce McCandless
Bruce McCandless I (August 12, 1911 – January 24, 1968) was an officer of United States Navy who received the Medal of Honor during World War II for his heroism on board , during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, November 13, 1942. He retired with the rank of Rear Admiral. McCandless was the father of NASA astronaut, Captain Bruce McCandless II, USN (Ret). Additionally, Admiral McCandless was the great-grandson of David Colbert McCanles of the Rock Creek Station, Nebraska, shoot-out with Wild Bill Hickok. After that, the McCanles family changed its name to McCandless and moved to Florence, Colorado. Early life and family The son of Rear Admiral (formerly Commodore) Byron McCandless (1881–1967), Bruce McCandless was born on August 12, 1911, in Washington, D.C. Following in his father's footsteps, Bruce graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1932. McCandless married Sue Worthington Bradley, daughter of Captain Willis W. Bradley, USN. They had two sons and two daugh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy McCandless
William McCandless (20 December 1893 – 18 July 1955) was an Ireland national football team (IFA), Irish international football player and manager. As a player McCandless normally played at left-back, most notably at Rangers F.C., Rangers where he won six Scottish Football League titles with the side. Following his retirement from playing he went into management, enjoying most success with Welsh sides Newport County A.F.C., Newport County, Cardiff City F.C., Cardiff City and Swansea City A.F.C., Swansea Town, taking all three sides to the Football League Third Division South, Division Three South title. Club career McCandless was born in Craigs, County Antrim, Craigs near Ballymena, and grew up in Ahoghill, County Antrim, the son of John McCandless, a grocer, and Matilda (''née'' Eyre), a dressmaker. He started his career with non-league sides Ligoniel and Barn before joining Linfield F.C., Linfield in 1914. He stayed with the Blues for six years, helping them to Irish Cup suc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al McCandless
Alfred A. McCandless (July 23, 1927 August 9, 2017) was an American businessman, military veteran, and politician who served six terms as a United States Republican Party, Republican politician from California from 1983 to 1995. Biography McCandless was born in Brawley, California, Brawley, Imperial County, California, on July 23, 1927. He attended Los Angeles City schools and received a B.A., University of California at Los Angeles in 1951. McCandless served in the United States Marine Corps from 1945–1946 and 1950–1952, and attained the rank of captain. He later worked as an automobile and truck dealer from 1953–1975, and was a member of the Riverside County, California, Riverside County board of supervisors from 1972–1982 and the Riverside County housing authority from 1974–1982. Congress McCandless was elected as a Republican to the Ninety-eighth and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1995) and was not a candidate for reelection t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuindles
Cuindles was the 17th abbot of Clonmacnoise. He died in 724. Cuindles was a member of the Soghain of Connacht. He had succeeded to his position in 713. In 723, a fire destroyed the monastery buildings. His memorial slab still exists, bearing the inscription "" ('A prayer for Cuindles'). References * ''The Abbatial Succession at Clonmacnoise'', p. 499, John Ryan, in ''Feil-Sgribhinn Eoin Mhic Neill'', Dublin, 1938. {{DEFAULTSORT:Cuindles 8th-century Irish abbots Christian clergy from County Galway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uí Mháine
Uí Mhaine, often Anglicised as Hy Many, was one of the oldest and largest kingdoms located in Connacht, Ireland. Its territory of approximately encompassed all of what is now north, east and south County Galway, south and central County Roscommon, an area near County Clare, and at one stage had apparently subjugated land on the east bank of the Shannon, together with the parish of Lusmagh in Offaly. There were two different Uí Mhaine, the Uí Mhaine of Tethbae and the Uí Mhaine of Connacht; these tribes were separated by the River Shannon, Shannon River. The people of the kingdom were descendants of Maine Mór, who won the territory by warfare. Its sub-kingdoms, also known as lordships, included – among others – Soghan, Corco Mogha, Delbhna Nuadat, Síol Anmchadha, and Máenmaige. These kingdoms were made up of offshoots of the Uí Mháine dynasty, or subject peoples of different backgrounds. The Uí Mhaine are among the ancient Irish dynasties still represented today ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
