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McQuaide
McQuaide is a surname of Irish origin, from the County Monaghan and other surrounding areas in Ulster. It originated as a variation of McCaul, and similar spellings include McQuade and McQuaid. Notable people with the surname include: * Franklin McQuaide (1887–1954), American police chief * Jake McQuaide (born 1987), American football player See also *McCaul McCaul, also spelt MacCawell is an Irish surname, derived from the Gaelic '' Mac Cathmhaoil'', meaning the "son of Cathmhaol", ''descendant of'' being implied. The name ''Cathmhaoil'' itself is derived from ''cath mhaol'' meaning "battle chief". ... * McQuade * McQuaid * Camp McQuaide, former United States Army camp in California {{surname, McQuaide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jake McQuaide
Jacob McQuaide (born December 7, 1987) is an American football long snapper for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the St. Louis Rams as an undrafted free agent in 2011. McQuaide played college football at Ohio State. Early years McQuaide attended Elder High School. As a sophomore, he contributed to the football team winning an OHSAA State Championship. As a senior, he had 10 receptions for 125 yards at tight end. He also lettered in basketball. He walked-on at Ohio State University. As a redshirt freshman, he was rotated in the first seven games at long snapper, along with seniors Dimitrios Makridis and Jackson Haas. He was removed from the rotation the rest of the season because of inconsistency issues and did not play in the last 6 contests. As a sophomore, he was named the team's long snapper for punts and placement kicks, while earning a football scholarship. During his college career, he remained as team's long snapper, but was ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franklin McQuaide
Franklin T. McQuaide (September 2, 1887 - June 21, 1954) was a longtime Pittsburgh Police leader. Early life McQuaide's father was Thomas A. McQuaide, who served as superintendent of Pittsburgh Police from 1904 until 1914. Career He served as Pittsburgh Police Chief from 1933 until 1934 and again from Summer 1936-Spring 1939. He was then the head of the homicide division from 1939 until his retirement in 1944 when he became the Chief of Police at Kennywood, an amusement park in neighboring West Mifflin, Pennsylvania. Before becoming chief, McQuaide joined the force as a detective in 1907. He also worked as the head of security at the William Penn Hotel and ran the McQuaide Detective Agency, founded by his father, Thomas A. McQuaide, from 1928 until he was chosen as Pittsburgh Police Chief in 1933. Personal life McQuaide lived with his wife, Eleanor Joyce McQuaide, and their nine children in the Mount Washington (Pittsburgh) neighborhood of Pittsburgh. Their son, Thomas A. McQ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McQuade
McQuade is a surname of Irish origin, from the County Monaghan and other surrounding areas in Ulster. It originated as a variation of McCaul, and similar spellings include McQuaid and McQuaide. Notable people with the surname include: People * Aidan McQuade, Northern Irish journalist and anti-slavery advocate * Alex McQuade (born 1992), English footballer * Andy McQuade, British director and writer *Andy McQuade (footballer) (born 1959), Scottish footballer *Arlene McQuade (1936–2014), American actress *Arthur McQuade (1817–1884), Irish-Canadian politician from Ontario *Barbara McQuade (born 1964), American attorney *Betty McQuade (1941–2011), Australian singer *Denis McQuade (born 1951), Scottish footballer * Donald McQuade, English professor and author *Francis Xavier McQuade (1911–1955), American judge * Henry McQuade (1852–1893), Australian politician * Jim McQuade (born 1933), Scottish footballer * John McQuade (other), multiple people including: **John McQ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McQuaid
McQuaid is a surname of Irish origin, from the County Monaghan and other surrounding areas in Ulster. It originated as a variation of McCaul, and similar spellings include McQuade and McQuaide. Notable people with the surname include: * Adam McQuaid (born 1986), Canadian professional hockey player * Ann McQuaid (born 1951), Irish canoer * Bernard John McQuaid (1823–1909), American Roman Catholic bishop * Brad McQuaid (1969–2019), American computer game designer * Dan McQuaid (born 1960), American professional football player * Glenn McQuaid (born 1972/1973), Irish film director *Herb McQuaid (1899–1966), American baseball pitcher * Jack McQuaid (1859–1895), American baseball player and umpire * Jim McQuaid (1920–1991), Irish racing cyclist, coach, and manager * John McQuaid, multiple people including ** John McQuaid (cyclist) (born 1960), Irish cyclist **John A. McQuaid, Canadian jurist **John Charles McQuaid (1895–1973), Irish Roman Catholic archbishop *Kieron McQuaid ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Monaghan
County Monaghan ( ; ga, Contae Mhuineacháin) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Ulster and is part of Border strategic planning area of the Northern and Western Region. It is named after the town of Monaghan. Monaghan County Council is the local authority for the county. The population of the county was 61,386 according to the 2016 census. The county has existed since 1585 when the Mac Mathghamhna rulers of Airgíalla agreed to join the Kingdom of Ireland. Following the 20th-century Irish War of Independence and the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty, Monaghan was one of three Ulster counties to join the Irish Free State rather than Northern Ireland. Geography and subdivisions County Monaghan is the fifth smallest of the Republic's 26 counties by area, and the fourth smallest by population. It is the smallest of Ulster's nine counties in terms of population. Baronies * Cremorne ( ga, Críoch Mhúrn) * Dartree ( ga, Dartraighe) * Farney ( ga, Fearnaigh) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulster
Ulster (; ga, Ulaidh or ''Cúige Uladh'' ; sco, label= Ulster Scots, Ulstèr or ''Ulster'') is one of the four traditional Irish provinces. It is made up of nine counties: six of these constitute Northern Ireland (a part of the United Kingdom); the remaining three are in the Republic of Ireland. It is the second-largest (after Munster) and second-most populous (after Leinster) of Ireland's four traditional provinces, with Belfast being its biggest city. Unlike the other provinces, Ulster has a high percentage of Protestants, making up almost half of its population. English is the main language and Ulster English the main dialect. A minority also speak Irish, and there are Gaeltachtaí (Irish-speaking regions) in southern County Londonderry, the Gaeltacht Quarter, Belfast, and in County Donegal; collectively, these three regions are home to a quarter of the total Gaeltacht population of Ireland. Ulster-Scots is also spoken. Lough Neagh, in the east, is the largest lake i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McCaul
McCaul, also spelt MacCawell is an Irish surname, derived from the Gaelic '' Mac Cathmhaoil'', meaning the "son of Cathmhaol", ''descendant of'' being implied. The name ''Cathmhaoil'' itself is derived from ''cath mhaol'' meaning "battle chief". The ''Mac Cathmhaoil'' were the leading family of ''Cenél Fearadhaigh'', of the Uí Néill, and were based around Clogher in modern-day County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. They were one of the seven powerful septs that supported the O'Neills. Mac Cathmhaoil is now rare in Ulster as it has been Anglicised under various different forms such as, Campbell, McCawl, Caulfield, McCall, Alwell, Callwell, McCowell, McCuill, Howell, MacHall, and McQuade. The height of their power was in the 12th century where their territory covered most of modern County Tyrone, and deep into County Fermanagh. By the mid fourteenth century their power in Fermanagh, was broken by the rise of the Maguires. Having controlled the seat of power of the diocese of Clogher, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
