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McCurtain Public Schools
McCurtain or variant forms may refer to: People * Conchobhar Mac Curtain (1660–1724), officer in the Royal Irish Army of King James II * Dermot Mac Curtain (born 1957), Irish hurler * Florimond-Benjamin MacCurtain (1764–1857), French politician and soldier * Green McCurtain (Greenwood McCurtain, 1848–1910), Principal Chief of the Choctaw Nation * Liam Mac Curtain an Dúna, (1658–1724), Irish poet and scholar * Margaret MacCurtain (born 1929), Irish historian, writer and educator * Seán McCurtin (1896–1982), Irish politician * Tomás Mac Curtain (1884–1920), a Lord Mayor of Cork, Ireland Places * McCurtain, Oklahoma, U.S * McCurtain County, Oklahoma, U.S. See also * * * * Curtain (other) * Curtin (surname) Curtin is a surname which is most common in the Province of Munster in Ireland. It takes several variant forms transliterated from the Irish language, such as: ''Mac Cruitín'', ''Mac Curtain'' or ''Ó Cruitin'', most of which are anglicised a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conchobhar Mac Curtain
Cornelius Curtain (Irish Gaelic: Conchobhar Mac Curtain) (1660-1724) was a Captain of Infantrymen in the Royal Irish Army of King James II. English records do list him on two occasions as a “gentleman”, meaning a landowner. He is listed as being present at the siege of Limerick, the Raid on Newry in County Down, as well as the king’s defeat at the Battle of the Boyne. Mac Curtain's rank is listed as “Captain”, in the service of Major General Alexandre de Rainier de Droue, Marquis de Boisseleau’s Infantry division in 1690. His home township is listed twice, once as “Mellyforttown”, and later as “Mallyfanstowne”, both times this township is said to be in northern County Cork. The former rendering of the name appears to be an archaic phrasing of the township now known as Mallow. No historic record notes this township, so it is unclear. In a French record of his great-grandson, he is called Cornelius Curtain of Muckrooa, County Cork. However, this locale is not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dermot Mac Curtain
Dermot M. MacCurtain (born 6 April 1957) is an Irish former hurler and selector. At club level he played with Delanys, Blackrock and St. Michael's and was also a member of the Cork senior hurling team. Early life Born and raised in Cork, MacCurtain first played hurling and Gaelic football as a schoolboy with Coláiste Iognáid Rís. He was a member of the school team that won the Dean Ryan Cup in 1974 before securing a Harty Cup-Corn Uí Mhuirí double in 1975. Club career MacCurtain began his club career at juvenile and underage levels with the Delanys club on the northside of Cork city before transferring to the Blackrock club as a 16-year-old in February 1974. Success at underage level was immediate with Blackrock securing the Cork MHC title that year before later winning consecutive Cork U21HC titles. By that stage MacCurtain had already joined the club's senior team and was a used substitute when Blackrock were beaten by St. Finbarr's in the 1974 final. He b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |