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O'Carroll (surname)
O'Carroll is an Irish surname. Notable people who use this name include: Surnames * Brendan O'Carroll (born 1955), Irish actor, comedian, director, producer and writer * Daniel O'Carroll (died 1713), British army officer *Diarmuid O'Carroll (born 1987), Irish footballer * Eamon O'Carroll (born 1987), Irish rugby footballer * Fintan O'Carroll (1922–1981) (also known by his Irish name Fiontán P Ó Cearbhaill), Irish composer * Gay O'Carroll(born 1964), Irish footballer * John O'Carroll (born 1958), British artist * Joseph O'Carroll (1891–1965), Australian politician *Maggie O'Carroll, British business leader * Michael O'Carroll (1911–2004), Irish motoring expert and TV/radio/newspaper correspondent * Paddy O'Carroll (hurler) (1866–1960), Irish hurler * Paddy O'Carroll (swimmer) (fl. 1986), New Zealand swimmer * Richard O'Carroll (1876–1916), Irish patriot and union Leader * Rory O'Carroll (born 1989), Irish footballer and hurler * Ross O'Carroll (born 1987), Irish hurli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brendan O'Carroll
Brendan O'Carroll (born 17 September 1955) is an Irish actor, comedian, director, producer and writer. He is best known for portraying foul-mouthed matriarch Agnes Brown on stage and in the BBC and RTÉ television sitcom ''Mrs. Brown's Boys''. In 2015, O'Carroll was awarded the Irish Film and Television Academy Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to the Irish television. Early life The youngest of 11 children,Profile , BBC. Retrieved 14 September 2015. O'Carroll was born in , . His mother, |
Richard O'Carroll
Richard O'Carroll (29 February 1876 – 5 May 1916) was an Irish trade union leader, military officer, politician and founding member of the Irish Labour Party. He was also an early critic of child labour, particularly in the construction industry, and under his leadership the construction industry took a public stance against child labour for the first time. Career Lieutenant Councillor O'Carroll was a bricklayer by trade and General Secretary of the Ancient Guild of Incorporated Brick and Stonelayers Trade Union from 1906 until his death in 1916. Having been active in the Union since early in his career, as General Secretary, O'Carroll was instrumental in growing the Union outside Dublin for the first time in its history. By the time of his death, the Union had local branches and a membership base across Ireland. In 1907 O'Carroll was elected to Dublin City Council as an Independent Councillor. His role was likely a politically complex and delicate one, as he was now both a T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
O'Carroll
O'Carroll ( ga, Ó Cearbhaill), also known as simply Carroll, Carrol or Carrell, is a Gaelic Irish clan which is the most prominent sept of the Ciannachta (also known as Clan Cian). Their genealogies claim that they are kindred with the Eóganachta (themselves led by the MacCarthys), descended paternally from Ailill Aulom. From the Middle Ages until 1552, the family ruled an area within the Kingdom of Munster known as Éile. The last monarch Tiege Cian O'Carroll surrendered and regranted to the Tudor Kingdom of Ireland. Etymology Notable is the history of the Ó Cearbhaill whose territory, known as Ely O'Carroll in Éile, consisted of the pasture lands of Ballycrinass, Rosscullenagh and Drumcan, extending to the Lake of Leghagh, commonly Laghaghirisallive and bounded on the west by the lands called Laghenagarken and on the east adjoining or near to Glencrokin. This was always known as Ely O'Carroll. The mountain land extended from the Laghanagerah (Lochan na gCaorach) to Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McCarroll
McCarroll is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Bonnie McCarroll (1897–1929), American rodeo performer * Jay McCarroll (born 1974), American fashion designer * June McCarroll (1867–1954), American nurse *Tony McCarroll (born 1971), English drummer See also * Carroll (surname) * McCarrell * O'Carroll (surname) *McCarroll Peak McCarroll Peak () is a rock peak, high, standing at the south side of Richthofen Pass on the east coast of Graham Land, Antarctica. The peak was probably first seen by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition under Otto Nordenskjöld, 1901–04. The name ..., a mountain in Antarctica * Mac Cearbhaill, a Gaelic Irish clan {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carroll (surname)
Carroll is an Irish surname coming from the Gaelic ''Ó Cearbhaill'' and ''Cearbhall'', meaning "fierce in battle". Notable people with the surname include: A * Adam Carroll (racing driver) (born 1982), Northern Irish racing driver * Adam Carroll (American musician) (born 1975), American musician * Ahmad Carroll (born 1983), American professional football player * Aileen Carroll (born 1944–2020), Canadian politician from Ontario * Alfred Carroll (1846–1924), Canadian politician * Alma Carroll (born 1924), American actress * Alma Carroll, Irish singer with The Swarbriggs Plus Two * Andrea Carroll (born 1946), American pop singer * Andrea Carroll (soprano), American opera and concert soprano * Andrew Carroll (ice hockey) (born 1985), American professional ice hockey player * Andy Carroll (born 1989), English footballer * Anna Ella Carroll (1815–1894), American politician, pamphleteer and lobbyist * Aurelio Valcárcel Carroll, producer and director, from 2001–present ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ross O'Carroll-Kelly
Ross O'Carroll-Kelly is a satirical fictional Irish character, a wealthy South County Dublin rugby union jock created by journalist Paul Howard. The character first appeared in a January 1998 column in the ''Sunday Tribune'' newspaper and later transferred to ''The Irish Times''. The series comprises twenty-one novels, three plays, a CD, two other books, a weekly podcast, and the newspaper column, as of 2023. Works in the series Language The novels are written entirely from Ross's first-person perspective, written in an eye dialect representative of the intonation attributed to affluent areas of South Dublin, commonly called "Dortspeak" (after the DART, a rail service covering the Dublin coast). This accent is one of the primary targets of satire in the columns and novels. Due to the wide variety of esoteric slang used in the novels, a glossary ("ThesauRoss") appears as an appendix to '' Ross O'Carroll-Kelly's Guide to (South) Dublin: How To Get By On, Like, €10,000 A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Augustine O'Carroll
William Augustine O'Carroll (1831–1885) was an Irish nationalist, radical liberal, journalist and Queensland newspaper editor. O'Carroll was the son of a ship's captain and born in a family bakery In Patrick Street, Cork, Ireland. He joined the Fenians in 1858 and was a contributor to the Nationalist journal ''Irish People'' for which he subsequently became the editor. He left Ireland, allegedly with 'a prize on his head' following the failure of the 'St Patrick Plot' and he subsequently migrated to Brisbane with his family by the Chatsworth in 1862. O'Carroll gained a reputation in Queensland as the author of a series of articles to the Queensland ''Guardian'' newspaper, critical of the Irish immigration as conducted by the agents of its primary promoter, the Catholic Bishop of Queensland James O'Quinn. He joined the Guardian staff and from that time onwards O'Carroll's history was bound up with that of journalism in Queensland. He joined the staff of the ''Brisbane Courier'' f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom O'Carroll
Thomas Victor O'Carroll (born 1945) is a British writer (with dual Irish/British citizenship) and pro-paedophile advocate, imprisoned for distribution of child pornography. O'Carroll is a former chairman of the now disbanded Paedophile Information Exchange (PIE) and was at one time a prominent member of the International Paedophile and Child Emancipation (now known as Ipce). Early life O'Carroll grew up in Coventry, attending Whitmore Park Primary School and Woodlands school. in 1967 he graduated from Lancaster University with a degree in history. He worked as a teacher at Henry Parkes Primary School and Caludon Castle School in the 1970s. As a postgraduate, O'Carroll studied education at Downing College, Cambridge. The Paedophile Information Exchange O'Carroll was working as a press officer for the Open University in the 1970s when he was told of the existence of the Paedophile Information Exchange (PIE) after admitting he was a paedophile to lesbian members of the Open Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susie O'Carroll
Susie O'Carroll is a camogie player. She has won an All Ireland Junior Camogie Championship with Kildare in 2013 as well as an All Ireland Junior A Camogie Title (Nancy Murray Cup ) in 2010. She was also part of Kildare's victorious National League Division 2 team in 2004. Susie has won Soaring Star awards in 2009, 2012 and 2013. She was the 2009 & 2013 Kildare camogie player of the year award winner. She captained UCD to the Ashbourne Cup in 2008 and was named the Player of the Tournament. With a total of 1-24 she was the highest scoring player in the Kay Mills Cup The All-Ireland Junior Camogie Championship is a competition for third-tier county teams in the women's field sport of camogie and for second-string teams of first-tier counties. In accordance with the practice in GAA competitions the term juni ... of 2011. Susie was also the top scorer in the 2013 All-Ireland Junior Camogie Championship. Career In 2004 Susie o’carroll two goals in opening 20 minutes of Kil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinéad O'Carroll
Sinéad Maria O'Carroll (born 14 May 1973) is an Irish singer and businesswoman. She is best known for being a member of the girl group B*Witched. Career 1998–2002: B*Witched In 1998, Edele Lynch formed the girl group Butterfly Farm with her twin sister Keavy Lynch and O'Carroll. The trio, who later changed their name to B*Witched, began writing and recording together, but soon realised that there was "someone missing". Upon Keavy's suggestion, they asked Lindsay Armaou to come for an audition and she played a tape recording of a song she had written. The other girls liked it and Lindsay became the fourth member of the band. Although the official B*Witched website gave Sinéad's year of birth as 1978, she later admitted that this was a lie. She was not the only member of the group to lie about her age, however; when the group started out, Lindsay claimed to be 17, despite actually being 19. B*Witched enjoyed huge success worldwide, becoming the first girl group in history to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ross O'Carroll
Ross O'Carroll (born 1 January 1987) is a hurling and football player for Kilmacud Crokes and formerly of Dublin. Hurling O'Carroll made his championship debut for Dublin against Wexford in the 2007 Leinster championship and scored a total of 1–01 in a game which Dublin lost by a point. O'Carroll helped guide Dublin to victory in the 2005 Leinster Minor Hurling Championship by scoring one point in the game. Football He won a Dublin Senior Football Championship medal with Crokes in October 2008 at Parnell Park appearing as a substitute. He then went on to win the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship and the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship The All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football tournament which began in season 1970–71. It is the top-tier competition for the senior football clubs of Ireland and London. The current champions are Kilcoo of ... with Crokes. References 1987 births Living people Dual pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rory O'Carroll
Rory O'Carroll (born 30 November 1989) is a footballer and hurler with Dublin and Kilmacud Crokes. He lined out as the full back on the Dublin senior football team. He is the brother of inter-county footballer and hurler Ross O'Carroll, inter-county hurler Bill O’Carroll and Oisin O'Carroll. Rory O'Carroll made his debut for Dublin against Kerry in March 2009. Playing career O'Carroll holds two All-Ireland medals. In 2009, he won an All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship winners medal with Kilmacud Crokes and in 2010, he won the All-Ireland Under 21 Football Championship with Dublin. He was named on the team chosen as the best 15 players at Under-21 level between 2005 and 2010. O'Carroll won the Leinster Senior Football Championship with Dublin in July 2011 at Croke Park against Wexford. He won the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship with Dublin in September 2011 against Kerry at Croke Park. Personal O'Carroll went to Oatlands in Stillorgan, and was a student i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
