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O'Clery
O'Clery is a surname, and may refer to: * Conor O'Clery, Irish journalist and writer * Helen O'Clery (1910–2006), Irish writer of children's books * Keyes O'Clery (1849–1913), Irish barrister and Home Rule politician See also * Ó Cléirigh O'Cleary ( ga, Ó Cléirigh) is the surname of a learned Gaelic Irish family. It is the oldest recorded surname in Europe — dating back to 916 CE — and is cognate with cleric and clerk. The O'Clearys are a sept of the Uà Fiachrach dynasty, w ... {{surname Surnames of Irish origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen O'Clery
Helen O'Clery (née Gallagher) (1910 – 11 October 2006) was an Irish writer specializing in children's books. Early life O'Clery was born as Helen Gallagher in Stranorlar, County Donegal, the middle child of three born to Henry Thomas Gallagher and Eileen Cullen Gallagher.Anne O'Clery Shouldice (2005)"Helen O'Clery (nee Gallagher), Writer"South Dublin Libraries. Her father was Crown Solicitor for County Donegal. Her mother came from County Wexford. Her mother started several small industries to employ local girls and Belgian refugees. A confectionery proved very successful. Her father joined her mother in the business, and they established Urney Chocolates in Dublin; it developed into one of the largest confectionery manufacturers in Europe. Helen Gallagher attended schools in Dublin and France, and trained as a nurse at St Vincent’s Hospital in Stephen’s Green. Career O'Clery was trained as a nurse and a physiotherapist, but she wrote children's books while sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keyes O'Clery
Count Patrick Keyes O'Clery, The O'Clery (1849 – 23 May 1913), was a barrister and was Home Rule M.P. for County Wexford. Patrick Keyes O'Clery was the son of John Walsh O'Clery, The O'Clery. He was born in County Limerick and educated at Trinity College Dublin. He was called to the bar by the Middle Temple in 1874. Keyes O'Clery served as an M.P. from 1874 to 1880. At the general election of 1880, although he was backed by the Catholic clergy, he was defeated by the Parnellite candidate Garrett Byrne. During the campaign, there was a serious outbreak of violence at a meeting at Enniscorthy Enniscorthy () is the second-largest town in County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. At the 2016 census, the population of the town and environs was 11,381. The town is located on the picturesque River Slaney and in close proximity to the ... on Easter Sunday, 28 March 1880, in which Parnell himself was physically attacked. In the election the following month, Byrne was elec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conor O'Clery
Conor O'Clery is an Irish journalist and writer. Background Born in Belfast, Conor O'Clery graduated from Queen's University Belfast in 1972. He was deputy editor of The Gown, the QUB student newspaper. Career O'Clery worked for ''The Irish Times'' for over 30 years in various positions, including news editor and foreign correspondent based in London, Moscow, Washington, D.C., Beijing and New York City. He wrote for ''The New Republic'' from Moscow, contributed columns to ''Newsweek International'', and has been a frequent commentator on broadcast channels BBC, NPR and CNN. O'Clery won several awards, including Journalist of the Year, twice, in Ireland: first, in 1987, for his reporting of the Soviet Union, and secondly, in 2002, for reporting the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York, which he witnessed from his office three blocks away. O'Clery has written a number of books. He lives in Dublin with his Russian-born Armenian wife, Zhanna. His book, ''The Shoe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ó Cléirigh
O'Cleary ( ga, Ó Cléirigh) is the surname of a learned Gaelic Irish family. It is the oldest recorded surname in Europe — dating back to 916 CE — and is cognate with cleric and clerk. The O'Clearys are a sept of the Uà Fiachrach dynasty, who ruled the Kingdom of Connacht for nearly two millennia. As Connachta, the O'Cleary's ruled the kingdom of Uà Fiachrach Aidhne for nearly 800 years. They are the descendants of Fiachrae, son of the High King Eochaid Mugmedon, and elder brother of legendary High King Niall of the Nine Hostages. According to legend, they ultimately trace their ancestry back to the mythical Fir Bolg, as well as to Milesius, and consequently to Japheth, son of Noah. During the Norman conquest of Ireland, they were expelled from their land and replaced by their cousins the O'Shaughnessy's. From the early 11th or 12th century, they were based in TÃr Chonaill, located in modern-day County Donegal, where they served as poet-historians, scribes and secretari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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