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Merrion Gates Old Station
Merrion, Merion, or Meirion may refer to: ;Places: United States: * Merion, Pennsylvania * Merion Village, Columbus, Ohio Wales: * Merrion, Pembrokeshire * Merionethshire * Meirionnydd Merrion Estate, Dublin, Ireland: * Merrion Gates * Merrion Road * Merrion Square * Merrion Street * Mount Merrion ;People: * Meirion, father of Caradog ap Meirion, King of Gwynedd (reigned 754? – 798) * Mem Fox (Merrion Frances Partridge, b.1946), Australian children's author ;Other: * SS ''Merion'', 1902 ocean liner * Merrion Centre (other) * Merion Golf Club, Merion, Pennsylvania * Merion Cricket Club, Merion, Pennsylvania * Merrion Cricket Club, Dublin, Ireland See also * Merian (other) * Meriones (other) * Marion (other) * Portmeirion Portmeirion is a tourist village in Gwynedd, North Wales. It was designed and built by Sir Clough Williams-Ellis between 1925 and 1975 in the style of an Italian village, and is now owned by a charitable trust. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merrion Gates
The Merrion Gates () is a railway level crossing in Sandymount, Dublin, Ireland, where the DART and Dublin–Rosslare railway line crosses Strand Road near its junction with Merrion Road. There is pedestrian access to Sandymount Strand immediately to the east of the railway crossing. First built in 1834, the junction is a "notorious" traffic bottleneck, which also restricts the possible frequency of railway traffic. The term "Merrion Gates" is sometimes used to refer to the surrounding area, and a number of nearby businesses take their name from the junction. History The Merrion Gates site is close to the former Merrion Castle, which was destroyed during the Irish Rebellion of 1641. The railway line and gates were built in 1834, at a site described in some sources as a "symbolic entry point to the inner city". Important passengers, who travelled to Dublin by train from Dún Laoghaire Dún Laoghaire ( , ) is a suburban coastal town in Dublin in Ireland. It is the adm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merion, Pennsylvania
Merion Station, also known as Merion, is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It borders Philadelphia to its west and is one of the communities that make up the Philadelphia Main Line. Merion Station is part of Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County. The community is known for its grand mansions and for the wealth of its residents. Merion Station is contiguous to the Overbrook and Overbrook Park neighborhoods of Philadelphia and is also bordered by Lower Merion Township's unincorporated communities of Wynnewood and Bala Cynwyd and the borough of Narberth. History Merion Meeting House was built at the present intersection of Montgomery Avenue and Meetinghouse Lane in 1695 by Welsh settlers. The General Wayne Inn and Merion Friends Meeting House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Merion Friends Meeting House is also a National Historic Landmark. Nomenclature The community was named after Merionethshire, Wales, the nati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mem Fox
Merrion Frances "Mem" Fox, AM (born Merrion Frances Partridge; 5 March 1946) is an Australian writer of children's books and an educationalist specialising in literacy. Fox has been semi-retired since 1996, but she still gives seminars and lives in Adelaide, South Australia. Career In 1981, while working in drama, Fox decided to retrain in literacy studies. She said: "Literacy has become the great focus of my life – it's my passion, my battle and my mission and my exhaustion." She has published books on literacy aimed at children, their parents, teachers and educators. She held the position of Associate Professor, Literacy Studies, in the School of Education at Flinders University until her retirement in 1996. Since her retirement from teaching, Fox travels around the world visiting many countries and doing presentations and speaking on children's books and literacy issues. Following an interrogation by US immigration officials on a trip in February 2017 to deliver a key ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meriones (other)
Meriones may refer to: *Meriones (mythology) In Greek mythology, Meriones ( grc, Μηριόνης, Mēriónēs) was the Cretan son of Molus and Melphis or Euippe. Molus was a half-brother of Idomeneus. Like other heroes of mythology, Meriones was said to be a descendant of gods. As a gran ..., a hero of the Trojan War * ''Meriones'' (genus), a genus of gerbil that includes the species most commonly kept as a pet * ''Meriones'' (subgenus) a subgenus of the genus ''Meriones'' that contains a single species: the Tamarisk Jird * 3596 Meriones, a Trojan asteroid {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merian (other)
Merian may refer to People with the surname * Merian family, Swiss patrician family from Basel * Matthäus Merian the Elder (1593–1650), Swiss-German engraver and publisher * Matthäus Merian the Younger (1621–1687), Swiss painter * Maria Sibylla Merian (1647–1717), naturalist and scientific illustrator * Johann Bernhard Merian (1723–1807), Swiss philosopher * Christoph Merian (1800–1858), Swiss banker, businessman and rentier * Merian C. Cooper (1893—1973), American aviator and writer, director of ''King Kong'' * Charles Merian Cooper (1856–1923), American congressman from Florida * Leon Merian (born Leon Megerdichian) (1923-2007), American jazz trumpeter Other * ''Merian'' (magazine), a German travel magazine * Plan de Mérian, a map of Paris, France created in 1615 * Villa Merian, a Villa in Münchenstein, Switzerland * Christoph Merian Stiftung, a non-profit-making public utility institution in Basel, Switzerland * 48458 Merian, a minor planet named after Matth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merrion Cricket Club
Merrion Cricket Club is a cricket club in Dublin, 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 (Grea ..., playing in Division 1 of the Leinster Senior League. The club was established as Merrion Wanderers and then Land Commission in 1879, moving to its present ground in 1906. Until 1919, membership of the club was restricted to civil servants. Senior status was attained in 1926. Merrion has a large number of teams (six men, three women, three social and boys and girls teams for all age groups) catering for all standards and interests. Honours *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merion Cricket Club
Merion Cricket Club is a private club in Haverford, Pennsylvania, founded in 1865. The current clubhouse is its sixth, the last four having been designed by Philadelphia architect Frank Furness and his partner, Allen Evans, who was also a founder of the club. The club was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1987 for its leading role in the promotion, development and continued support of cricket, golf, squash, and tennis in the United States. History The club was founded in October 1865 by William Woodrow Montgomery and Marshall Ewing. Its first meeting was held at Glenays, the home of William Woodrow Montgomery, on December 16, 1865. While there was some thought of converting into a baseball club due to a lack of a permanent facility, its first cricket match was held in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, May 19, 1866. From 1873 to 1892, the club occupied grounds in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, before moving to its present grounds in Haverford. The first tennis match was held in 1881; the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merion Golf Club
Merion Golf Club is a private golf club located in Haverford Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, a township bordering Philadelphia to the northwest along the historic Main Line. The club has two courses: the East Course, and the West Course. The East Course has been consistently rated in the top 10, #5 in 2015, by ''Golf Digest'' in the annual "America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses", and it has hosted five U.S. Opens, most recently in 2013. History Original course Claus Johnson, the eldest son of John Johnson and Christina Skute, was born sometime prior to 1712 and died about 1786. He married, 30 March 1734, Rebecca Bankson, the daughter of Andrew Bankson Jr., and his wife Gertrude Boore. Claus and Rebecca were living in Neshaminy, Bensalem, Bucks County, PA. in 1740 when he contributed 10 shillings to Gloria Dei, and also at the time of the church census on 20 November 1743. In 1744 they bought a farm in Haverford Township, now in Delaware County, from Amos Lewis. The Eas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merrion Centre (other)
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Merrion Centre can refer to: *Merrion Centre, Dublin *Merrion Centre, Leeds The Merrion Centre is a shopping centre located in the Arena Quarter area of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Since opening in 1964, the centre has been owned and managed by Town Centre Securities. Originally open air, the centre had a roof i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SS Merion
SS ''Merion'' was an ocean liner built in 1902 for the American Line, a subsidiary line of the International Mercantile Marine (IMM). She also sailed for the Red Star Line and the Dominion Line—both subsidiary lines of IMM—during her passenger career. After the outbreak of World War I she was bought by the British Admiralty and converted to serve as a decoy resembling the Royal Navy battlecruiser . In May 1915, while posing as ''Tiger'' in the Aegean Sea, ''Merion'' was sunk by the German submarine . Career ''Merion'' was built by John Brown & Company of Clydebank, Scotland for the American Line, a subsidiary of the International Navigation Company, and launched on 26 November 1901. The ship was long (between perpendiculars) and abeam. She had a gross register tonnage (GRT) of 11,621. The ship had twin screw propellers powered by twin triple-expansion steam engines, and, at top speed, could move . As built, ''Merion'' had accommodations for 150 second- and 1,700 third-cla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Merrion
Mount Merrion () is a suburb of Dublin, Ireland. It is roughly 7 kilometres (5 mi) south of Dublin city centre and is situated on and around the hill of the same name. Location and access Mount Merrion is 3 kilometres (2 mi) southwest of the area known as Merrion and 5.6 km west of Dún Laoghaire. As one travels south from the city centre, Mount Merrion is the first neighbourhood of any significant elevation above sea level. The main road in Mount Merrion is Deerpark Road Transport The main artery through the area is the N11 dual carriageway. Public transport is provided by Dublin Bus on routes 7b, 7d, 17, 46a, 46e, 47, 116, 118, 145 and 155. The nearest DART station to Mount Merrion is Blackrock, while the nearest Luas stops are Kilmacud and Stillorgan on the Green line. The Aircoach services to Dublin Airport from Greystones calls at South Hill Avenue en route to the airport. History Mount Merrion the Old Quoting from "Mount Merrion the Old", by Sir Nevill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caradog Ap Meirion
Caradog ap Meirion (died ) was an 8th-century king of Gwynedd in northwest Wales. This era in the history of Gwynedd was not notable and, given the lack of reliable information available, serious histories such that as by Davies do not mention Caradog or (like that of Lloyd) mention his name only in a footnote quoting the year of his death in the ''Annales Cambriae''., ''A History of Wales, Vol. I'' It is assumed Caradog rose to the throne upon the death of King Rhodri Molwynog, which Phillimore's reconstruction of the ''Annals of Wales'' dates to AD 754. However, there is no other basis for the date and, as the records are quite sparse in this era, intervening kings cannot be precluded. The sole references to Caradog in the historical record are the appearance of his name in genealogies such as those in Jesus College MS. 20, and the entry of his death in the ''Annales Cambriae'' (Phillimore's year 798), noting he was killed (lit. "throat-slit") by the Saxons (probably the Mer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
