|
McGrath Castle, Termonmcgrath, Barony Of Tyrhugh, Co
McGrath or MacGrath derives from the Irish surname Mac Craith and is occasionally noted with a space: e.g. Izzy Mc Grath. In Ireland, it is pronounced "Ma Grah". In Australia and New Zealand it is pronounced ''MuhGrah''. Notable people with the surname include: Clergy *Alister McGrath (born 1953), Anglican theologian *Desmond McGrath, Canadian politician and Catholic priest * Michael McGrath (bishop) (born 1882), Roman Catholic Archbishop of Cardiff, Wales *Patrick Joseph McGrath (born 1945), Roman Catholic Bishop of San Jose, California Musicians *Eamon McGrath (born 1988), Canadian indie rock musician *Gunner McGrath (born 1978), American vocalist and guitarist *Mark McGrath (born 1968), American rock vocalist Writers and poets *Campbell McGrath (born 1962), American poet *Eamonn McGrath (1929-2008), Irish novelist *Harold MacGrath (1871–1932), American novelist and screenwriter *Patrick McGrath (novelist) (born 1950), British novelist *Seán mac Ruaidhrí Mac Craith (fl. 14 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mac Craith
Mac Craith (Meic Craith, plural form) is an Irish surname, one branch of which is rendered McGrath. Alternate forms Among many alternate forms are McCragh, Crah, Crow and Crowe. Some of the forms may link the Mac Craith name to the ancestral name MacConcrada. Historical mentions At least two distinct families named Mac Craith lived in medieval Ireland. The Meic Craith of Thomond were a learned family with close ties to Clare Abbey, an Augustinians, Augustinian foundation. They were historians and poets of the O'Brien dynasty, Uí Bhriain kings and earls of Thomond. Another family of the name, not known to be related, were natives of Termon McGrath, Lough Erne. Notables Members of the Thomond family recorded in the Irish annals included: * Mac Raith, son of Cú Dub, eminent chief of Clann Scandláin of Dál Cais, the best "ex-layman" since Nár, son of Guaire, for piety and bestowing of food to poor people, rested in Christ in Mungarit in 1067. * The son of Mac Raith, the poe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob McGrath
Robert Emmett McGrath (June 13, 1932 – December 4, 2022) was an American actor, musician, and children's author best known for playing original human character and music teacher Bob Johnson on the long-running educational television series ''Sesame Street'' from 1969 to 2017. Early life McGrath was born on June 13, 1932, in Ottawa, Illinois, the son of Flora Agnes (née Hallagan) and Edmund Thomas McGrath, a farmer. He was named for the Irish patriot Robert Emmet. As a child he would sing for his family while his mother would play the piano. His mother enrolled him in the Roxy Theater's Amateur Program and he finished in second place. He graduated from Marquette High School. McGrath graduated from the University of Michigan in 1954; he went to the school of music there. While attending Michigan, he was a member of the University of Michigan Men's Glee Club and of the fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta. During fraternity events he washed dishes while David Connell, a fraterni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John McGrath (English Footballer)
John Thomas McGrath (23 August 1938 – 25 December 1998) was an English footballer and manager in the Football League. He played as a defender, and started his career at Bury from 1955 to 1960. He then spent the next eight years with Newcastle United following a £24,000 transfer, helping them to the Second Division title in 1964–65. In 1968, he joined Southampton for a £30,000 fee, where he would spend the final six years of his playing career, although he also played briefly for Brighton & Hove Albion in 1973. In total he played 537 league and cup games in a nineteen-year career in the Football League, scoring six goals. Starting his management career at Port Vale in 1979, he won them promotion out of the Fourth Division in 1982–83. Following this he left to take the reins at Chester City in 1984. Appointed manager at Preston North End in 1986, he led them promotion out of the Fourth Division as runners-up in 1986–87, before departing in 1990. He finished his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremy McGrath
Jeremy McGrath (born November 19, 1971) is one of the most popular American Motocross/Supercross champions in the history of the sport, racking up seven Supercross championships. He was most active in the 1990s earning the title the "King of Supercross". McGrath did not start riding motocross until the age of 14 because he spent his younger years riding BMX. This experience helped him revolutionize the way supercross was ridden, employing a technique he learned in BMX allowing him to stay a foot or two lower over jumps by coming in with more speed then soaking up the landing into his body similar to the way you ride BMX. One of his BMX "tricks" during jumps on the supercross track, the most famous of which he called the "Nac Nac", helped spawn the sport of freestyle motocross. McGrath won the AMA Pro Athlete of the Year Award in 1996. Still competitive in Motorcycle racing, McGrath has tried his hand in many types of motorcycle competition. Lately, he has expanded into off-ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenn McGrath
Glenn Donald McGrath (; born 9 February 1970) is an Australian former international cricketer who played international cricket for 14 years. He was a fast-medium pace bowler (cricket), bowler and is considered one of the greatest international bowlers of all time, and a leading contributor to Australia's domination of world cricket from the mid-1990s to the late-2000s. Known throughout his career for maintaining an accurate line and length, McGrath displayed a consistency that enabled him to be one of the most economical and successful fast bowlers of his time. In terms of total career Test wickets taken by fast bowlers, McGrath Fast bowling#Top five fast bowlers, is the third-most successful of all time behind James Anderson (cricketer), James Anderson and Stuart Broad. On the list of all Test bowlers, he is fifth, and no bowler has taken more wickets at a lower average. He has also taken the seventh-highest number of one day international wickets (381) and holds the record fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felix McGrath
Charles Francis Felix McGrath (born March 13, 1963) is an American retired World Cup alpine ski racer who competed in the Winter Olympics in 1988, and three World Championships. Career McGrath raced for the United States Ski Team on the World Cup circuit from 1984 through 1990, and had one podium finish in slalom, runner-up to Alberto Tomba at Åre in 1988. He finished that season third in slalom and fifteenth overall. As of 1987, he was the top U.S. ski racer, but was ranked 57th in the world. The ''Los Angeles Times'' wrote of his criticism for the lack of competency among the coaches, who were "putting exaggerated pressure on the racers." He felt that the coaches were not attuned to the steps required to develop relatively inexperienced skiers and were not cognizant of the personal training regimes of individual team members. At the World Championships in 1987, McGrath was tenth in the slalom. McGrath was national champion five times. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craig McGrath (rugby Union)
Craig McGrath (born 2 April 1974) is a New Zealand rugby union coach and former player. He is currently an assistant coach with the Melbourne Rebels, and coach of the Melbourne Rising. His professional playing career spanned five seasons, where he played for Blues, as well as , , and Viadana. His usual playing positions was Scrum-half. He attended High School at Waitākere College. Coaching McGrath worked as coach of Waitemata Rugby and Boyne RFC before becoming the coach of Melbourne Harlequins in 2014. He joined the Rebels as assistant coach in 2015, before being appointed coach of Melbourne Rising The Melbourne Rising is an Australian rugby union team based in Melbourne that competes in the National Rugby Championship (NRC). The team represents the rugby community in Victoria and is organised and managed by Rugby Victoria with the coach ... from the 2018 season. References External links *Harlequin Rugby Profile* {{DEFAULTSORT:McGrath, Craig 1974 births Living ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew McGrath
Andrew McGrath (born June 2, 1998) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited by the Essendon Football Club with the first overall selection in the 2016 national draft. Early life McGrath was born in Mississauga, Ontario and moved to Melbourne, Australia at age 5. McGrath participated in the Auskick program at Whyte Street in Brighton, Victoria and played junior football with the East Brighton Football Club in the South Metro Junior Football League. He was a talented junior track and field athlete winning the Australian national under-14 high jump competition in 2011, the Victorian state heptathlon and national 200m hurdles events at under-15 level in 2012 and the under-17 400m hurdles in 2014. He was named All-Australian and co-captain of the 2016 AFL Under 18 Championships playing for Vic Metro, and was also the captain of Brighton Grammar School, where he was part of thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katie McGrath
Katie McGrath () is an Irish actress. In television, she gained recognition for portraying Morgana Pendragon in the BBC One series ''Merlin'' (2008–2012), Lucy Westenra on the British-American series ''Dracula'' (2013–2014), Saskia in the TV series '' Secret Bridesmaids Business'', and Sarah Bennett in the first season of the horror anthology series '' Slasher'' (2016), and for her role as Lena Luthor on the superhero series ''Supergirl'' (2016–2021). Her film roles include Lady Thelma Furness in the drama film ''W.E.'' and Jules Daly in the Christmas movie ''A Princess for Christmas'' (2011), Zara Young in the science fiction adventure film '' Jurassic World'' (2015), and Elsa in the epic fantasy film '' King Arthur: Legend of the Sword'' (2017). Early life McGrath was raised in Ashford, County Wicklow, by her father, Paul, who works with computers, and mother, Mary, who works for an Irish designer. She has two older brothers, Sean, an online media manager, and Rory, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judith McGrath
Judith McGrath (21 April 1947 – 20 October 2017) was an Australian actress. McGrath was known for her television roles, including soap opera's ''Prisoner'' (1979–84), as Deputy Governor/Officer Colleen "Poface" Powell, ''A Country Practice'' (1992–93) as hippy Bernice Hudson and for her Logie Award-nominated role in the medical drama '' All Saints'' as Nurse Yvonne "Von" Ryan (1998–2009) and her comedy roles in children's series ''Round the Twist'' as Matron Cecilia MGribble. McGrath was known for playing characters with a dry, often sarcastic wit Early life Born in Brisbane, McGrath began her career at the Brisbane Arts Theatre, and was a member of Twelfth Night Theatre under artistic director Joan Whalley. She also played Grace in the 1969 film ''Age of Consent''. Career McGrath is probably best known to international audiences for her role in the cult Network Ten series ''Prisoner'' as fair-minded but sarcastic Deputy Governor Colleen" Poface" Powell. Initially ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph McGrath (film Director)
Joseph McGrath (born 28 March 1928) is a Scottish film and television director and screenwriter. He was born in Glasgow and studied at Glasgow School of Art in the late 1940s and early 1950s where his energy and talent was much admired by his contemporaries. McGrath is best known for his collaborations with ''The Goon Show'' stars Peter Sellers and Spike Milligan. He directed the scenes with Sellers and Orson Welles in the multi-director James bond spoof '' Casino Royale'' (1967). He also directed Sellers and Spike Milligan in '' The Magic Christian'' (1969) and '' The Great McGonagall'' (1974). 1108 ppPublished in the U.S. via Applause BooksThis comprehensive biography contains multiple reference to Milligan and McGrath. McGrath also worked with director Richard Lester on the Beatles' musical-comedy films '' A Hard Day's Night'' (1964) and ''Help!'' (1965). In November 1965, McGrath directed the Beatles' first-ever music videos (known at the time as "promo clips"), filming the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank McGrath (actor)
Benjamin Franklin "Frank" McGrath (February 2, 1903 – May 13, 1967) was an American television and film actor and stunt performer who played the comical, optimistic cook with the white beard, Charlie B. Wooster, on the western series ''Wagon Train'' for five seasons on NBC and then three seasons on ABC. McGrath appeared in all 272 episodes in the eight seasons of the series, which had ended its run only two years before his death. McGrath's Wooster character hence provided the meals and companionship for both fictional trail masters, Ward Bond as Seth Adams and John McIntire as Christopher "Chris" Hale. Early life McGrath was born in Mound City in Holt County in far northwestern Missouri. Career His first role, uncredited, was in the 1932 film, ''The Rainbow Trail'', a study of Mormon polygamy based on a 1915 Zane Grey novel of the same name. In 1948 and 1949, McGrath was the US Army Bugler in two of the greatest westerns ever made, '' Fort Apache'' and ''She Wore a Yello ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
