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McCreesh
McCreesh is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Geoff McCreesh (born 1970), Irish boxer * John McCreesh (1881–1959), American politician *Paul McCreesh (born 1960), English conductor *Raymond McCreesh Raymond McCreesh ( ga, Réamonn Mac Raois, 25 February 1957 – 21 May 1981) was an Irish volunteer in the South Armagh Brigade of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA). In 1976, he and two other IRA volunteers were captured while attemp ... (1957–1981), Provisional Irish Republican Army member * Thomas McCreesh (1928–2016), American politician {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raymond McCreesh
Raymond McCreesh ( ga, Réamonn Mac Raois, 25 February 1957 – 21 May 1981) was an Irish volunteer in the South Armagh Brigade of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA). In 1976, he and two other IRA volunteers were captured while attempting to ambush a British Army observation post. McCreesh was one of the ten Irish republicans who died during the 1981 Irish hunger strike in the Maze Prison.Two Lives and Two Deaths for Ireland 1981 Hunger Strike Commemoration 40th Anniversary /ref> Backgroun ...
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Paul McCreesh
Paul McCreesh (born 24 May 1960) is an English conductor. Paul McCreesh is the founder and artistic director of the Gabrieli Consort & Players. With them he has performed in major concert halls and festivals across the world. He has been the artistic director of the Wratislavia Cantans Festival in Wrocław, Poland and of the Brinkburn Festival in England. In 2005 Loughborough University conferred on him the honorary degree of Doctor of Letters. Musical education McCreesh began his career as a cellist and took his MusB from the University of Manchester in 1981. Repertoire and performance Paul McCreesh made his name in the music of the Renaissance and Baroque periods. The Gabrieli Consort was founded in 1982 and as of 2020 is still active. McCreesh and the Gabrielis made a successful Proms début in 1992: the second part of the concert was "Music for the Coronation of a Doge, 27 April 1595". In recent years he has also worked with modern instrument orchestras including the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geoff McCreesh
Geoff McCreesh (born 12 June 1970) is an English former boxer who won the British welterweight title in 1997 and went on to fight for European and World titles. Career Born in Billingham, Stockton on Tees and based in Bracknell, McCreesh had a moderately successful amateur career before turning professional, winning three Home Counties ABA title between 1989 and 1991, and reaching the ABA final only to be beaten by Joe Calzaghe.Mullan, Harry (1997)Boxing: Poignant night for McCreesh, ''The Independent'', 27 July 1997. Retrieved 11 October 2015 In 1990 his ABA quarter final against Robert McCracken in Birmingham ended prematurely when he was disqualified for leaving the ring to join in a brawl that had started among the two fighters' families. McCreesh made his professional debut in February 1994, beating fellow debutante Tony Walton on points. After winning his first seven fights he beat Clay O'Shea in January 1995 to take the vacant BBBofC Southern Area light middleweight titl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John McCreesh
John J. McCreesh (August 1881 – September 10, 1959) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 4th district from 1935 to 1958. He was born in Armagh County, Ireland now a part of Northern Ireland. Upon his retirement in 1958, he was succeeded by his son Thomas McCreesh Thomas P. McCreesh (March 2, 1928 – February 19, 2016) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 4th district from 1959 to 1968 and for the 8th district from 1969 to .... References External linksJohn McCreesh at the Political Graveyard 1881 births 1959 deaths 20th-century American politicians Democratic Party Pennsylvania state senators Politicians from County Armagh Politicians from Philadelphia Year of birth uncertain {{Pennsylvania-PASenate-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |