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Murtagh
Murtagh (Irish: '' Muircheartach'') is an Irish surname, and may refer to: * St. Murtagh *Andy Murtagh, Irish-born English cricketer, uncle of Chris and Tim *Chris Murtagh, English cricketer, brother of Tim, nephew of Andy *Ciarán Murtagh (born 1990s), Gaelic footballer for Roscommon *Conall Murtagh, footballer *Eugene Murtagh (born 1942), Irish billionaire businessman, founder of Kingspan Group *John Murtagh, New Zealand cricketer *Johnny Murtagh, Irish jockey *Keiran Murtagh, Antigua and Barbuda footballer *Lisa Murtagh, Rose of Tralee winner * Mickey Murtagh, American football player *Tim Murtagh, Irish cricketer, brother of Chris, nephew of Andy *Valerie Murtagh and Elaine Murtagh of the singing group The Avons *Murtagh, a character in the Inheritance Cycle *Roger Murtaugh, a fictional character in the ''Lethal Weapon'' movies. See also *Murtaugh, Idaho *Murtha Murtha is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Andrew Murtha (born 1965), Australian speed skater ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Murtagh
Timothy James Murtagh (born 2 August 1981) is an English-born Irish cricketer who is the current club captain of Middlesex County Cricket Club. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler who represented England in the 2000 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. Murtagh played for the Surrey county team from 2000 to 2006, then moved to Middlesex, where he has played since. He first played for Ireland in 2012. In May 2018, he was one of the eleven cricketers to play in Ireland's first Test match, against Pakistan. In November 2018, he was named the Men's International Player of the Year at the annual Cricket Ireland Awards. The following month, he was one of nineteen players to be awarded a central contract by Cricket Ireland for the 2019 season. In November 2019, Murtagh announced his retirement from international cricket, remaining with Middlesex CCC for two years instead. Under-19s career He was part of the England Under-19 cricket team side for 2000 Under-19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conall Murtagh
Conall Francis Murtagh (born 29 June 1985) is a Northern Irish sports scientist and professional football coach who is currently the first-team fitness coach for Premier League team Liverpool. A former footballer, he made over seventy appearances in the Scottish League, Football League and Football Conference, as well as making 226 appearances in the Welsh Premier League, primarily for Bala Town. He has played in European competitions for five seasons, representing Bala Town in Europe in three seasons 2012–13, 2014–15 and 2015–16, Rhyl in 2010 and the Champions League with TNS. He also represented Northern Ireland at all age groups to under-21 level and captained the side. Football career Murtagh started his senior career with Ballymena United and Crusaders before joining Scottish League club '' Hearts'' on a two-year contract in 2003. He made no appearances for Hearts and joined Raith Rovers on loan in January 2005, where he made eleven first-team appearances in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keiran Murtagh
Keiran Zac Murtagh (born 29 October 1988) is a footballer who represents Dartford and Antigua and Barbuda at international level. Club career Murtagh joined Conference South side Fisher Athletic in November 2007, in his only season at the London club in a season where he made 21 appearances and scored one goal. He was made Fisher's young player of the year for the 2007–08 season. Murtagh was much sought-after at the end of 2007–08, having impressed many with his performances for Fisher Athletic. Even though he had trials for Premier League and Championship clubs, Fulham and Nottingham Forest respectively, he signed for League One club Yeovil. After being tracked he was finally signed on a two-year contract, on 12 June 2008. He made his debut for Yeovil Town as a substitute in the 1–1 home draw against Walsall, on 9 August 2008. In his first season with Yeovil he made 26 appearances. Murtagh scored his first goal, with a thirty-yard strike, against Huddersfield in a 2†... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Murtagh
Johnny Murtagh (born 14 May 1970) is an Irish flat racing trainer and former jockey from Bohermeen, near Navan, Kells, County Meath. As a jockey he won many of the major flat races in Europe, including all the Irish Classics, all the Group 1 Races at Royal Ascot, The Derby, the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes and Europe's biggest race the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. He was also Irish flat racing Champion Jockey five times. As a trainer, based at stables near Kildare, he has saddled a winner at Royal Ascot and an Irish Classic winner. Background Murtagh was born in Navan, County Meath. He was a keen amateur boxer as a young boy and was once Irish boy's under-14 boxing champion. He also came close to joining Blackburn Rovers' youth football team. At a boxing fight one evening in his native County Meath, a spectator advised his mother that Murtagh had the attributes to make a good jockey, balance, poise, weight, strength, courage. His mot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Inheritance Cycle
''The Inheritance Cycle'' is a tetralogy of young adult fiction, young adult high fantasy novels written by American author Christopher Paolini. Set in the Fictional universe, fictional world of Alagaësia (), the novels focus on the adventures of a teenage boy named Eragon (character), Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, as they struggle to overthrow the evil king Galbatorix. The series was originally intended to be a trilogy (named the "Inheritance Trilogy") until Paolini announced on October 30, 2007, while working on the third novel, that he believed the story was too complex to conclude in just three books. The book series as a whole received mixed reviews by critics, but has gained both popularity and commercial success. The first book in the series, ''Eragon'', was originally self-published by Paolini in 2001, and subsequently re-published by Alfred A. Knopf, Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers on June 25, 2003. The second book in the series, ''Eldest'', was published by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Murtagh
Andrew Joseph Murtagh (born 6 May 1949) is an Irish-born former English first-class cricketer. He is now a cricket biographer. Cricket career Andy Murtagh was a right-handed batsman (cricket), batsman who bowled right-arm Seam bowling, medium pace. While reading English at Southampton University, he was spotted by Hampshire County Cricket Club, Hampshire, making his first-class debut for the county against Gloucestershire County Cricket Club, Gloucestershire in 1973. That same season he made his List-A cricket, one-day debut against local rivals Sussex County Cricket Club, Sussex. After the end of the 1973 County Championship Murtagh played for Eastern Province cricket team, Eastern Province in South Africa, representing them in a single first-class match against Natal cricket team, Natal. Murtagh represented Hampshire until 1977, his final first-class match against Gloucestershire County Cricket Club, Gloucestershire and his final one-day match against the same opposition at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Characters In The Inheritance Cycle
This is a list of key characters in ''The Inheritance Cycle'', a fantasy adventure series by Christopher Paolini. The series contains several hundred characters, while the following list contains only the most frequently mentioned. Many of the names Paolini has used originate from Old Norse, German, Old English, and Russian sources, as well as the invented languages. With the exception of Angela, the characters' personalities are entirely imagined and not based on actual people. Some characters, like the titular character Eragon were developed before the series was written, while others (such as Angela) were added on an as-needed basis. Major characters * Eragon Bromsson – the human son of Brom and Selena, although Eragon's true relationship to Brom is not revealed until the third novel. Eragon is the cousin of Roran Garrowsson and half-brother of Murtagh. Until the age of fifteen, he was raised by his uncle Garrow. After the dragon Saphira hatches for him, he travels to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Murtagh
Christopher Paul Murtagh (born 14 October 1984) is an English cricketer who played for Surrey County Cricket Club before being released in 2009. He is a right-handed batsman. Murtagh attended the selective The John Fisher School and made his first-class cricket debut for Loughborough UCCE in 2005, turning out for Surrey in some one-day games later in the season. A prolific season in 2007 earned him his first full contract for the 2008 season. He is the younger brother of Tim Murtagh. In 2010, Murtagh was selected as one of 21 players to form the first Unicorns squad to take part in the Clydesdale Bank 40 domestic limited overs competition against the regular first-class counties.Cricinfo staffUnicorns name squad for Clydesdale Bank 40 13 April 2010, Cricinfo. Retrieved on 2 May 2010. He played for Shropshire County Cricket Club Shropshire County Cricket Club is one of twenty minor county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ciarán Murtagh
Ciarán Murtagh (born 1992) is a Gaelic footballer who plays for St Faithleach's and the Roscommon county team. A son of Andy and Breda Murtagh, he completed a degree in corporate law at NUI Galway before returning to his studies at Marino Institute of Education to become a teacher. While at Galway he played in the university's Sigerson Cup team. He made his senior championship debut against Leitrim in the 2014 Connacht Senior Football Championship quarter-final. He scored a late goal against Down in the 2014 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. He has captained Roscommon. Murtagh has also played for Donegal Boston Donegal Boston GFC is a Gaelic football club which was founded in 1988 in Boston, Massachusetts. Boston is the second largest division of the GAA on the North American continent, after New York. They train on Malibu Beach, Dorchester. Among .... References 1990s births Living people Year of birth uncertain Alumni of the University of Galwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugene Murtagh
Eugene Murtagh (born 23 June 1942) is an Irish billionaire businessman, and the founder and chairman of Kingspan Group, a building materials manufacturer. Early life Eugene Murtagh was born on 23 June 1942, in Kingscourt, County Cavan, Ireland, where he grew up in the same street as his future wife Andrea Carolan. Career In the early 1960s, when he was a fitter and she a hairdresser, they started a business making trailers. He founded Kingspan in 1971. Murtagh is chairman of Kingspan, and was CEO until 2005, when he was succeeded by his son, Gene Murtagh. He owns 16% of Kingspan. Personal life He was married to Andrea Carolan until her death in 2014, and they had five children together. He lives in Kingscourt Kingscourt, historically known as Dunaree (), is a town in County Cavan, Ireland. It is located near the Cavan– Meath border. The town was founded near the site of the old village of Cabra, by Mervyn Pratt, towards the end of the 18th century ..., County Cavan, Ire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valerie Murtagh
Valerie Murtagh (born Patricia Valerie Jenkins, 1936, Willesden, London, England, also known under the pseudonym Valerie Avon) is an English singer and songwriter, who was a member of The Avons. Career After singing with the Avons vocal trio in the 1950s and 60s, alongside her husband's sister Elaine Murtagh and Elaine's husband Ray Adams, Murtagh became a songwriter under the name Valerie Avon. Together with Adams and Elaine Murtagh, she wrote "Dance On!". This was a UK number one hit in 1963, and the year later returned to the UK Singles Chart in a vocal version by Kathy Kirby with lyrics by Marcel Stellman. With her songwriting partner, Harold Spiro, she later wrote " Long Live Love", which was performed by Olivia Newton-John, the UK entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 1974. She also co-wrote the following songs: *"In Summer" (Billy Fury) – Ray Adams, Valerie Avon and Elaine Murtagh *"Don't Move Away" (Cliff Richard) – Valerie Avon, Harold Spiro *"Annabella Umbrella" (C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elaine Murtagh
Elaine Murtagh (born Elaine Patricia Murtagh, 1940, County Cork, Ireland) is an Irish singer, songwriter and a member of The Avons, a pop vocal group popular in the 1950s and early 1960s. Career Murtagh was a member of The Avons with her sister-in-law, Valerie Murtagh. Towards the end of her singing career she moved into songwriting; the best known of which is "Dance On!", a hit record for both The Shadows in 1962 and Kathy Kirby in 1963, which she wrote with Valerie and Ray Adams. She also wrote "In Summer", a number 5 hit for Billy Fury in 1963, as well as songs recorded by Petula Clark and Tom Jones Tom Jones may refer to: Arts and entertainment *Tom Jones (singer) (born 1940), Welsh singer * Tom Jones (writer) (1928–2023), American librettist and lyricist *''The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling'', a novel by Henry Fielding published in .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Murtagh, Elaine 1940 births Living people Irish women singers Irish songwriters Musicians fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |