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Oisin
Oisín (, approximately ) is an Irish male given name; meaning "fawn" or "little deer", derived from the Old Irish word ("deer") + ''-ín'' (diminutive suffix). It is sometimes anglicized as Osheen ( ) or spelt without the diacritic (''fada''), as Oisin. Variants in other languages include gd, Oisean (), cy, Osian and English: ''Ossian''. People with the name * Oisín Fagan (born 1973), Irish professional boxer *Oisín Gough (born 1989), Irish hurler *Oisín Kelly (1915–1981), Irish sculptor *Oisín Kelly (born 1997), Irish hurler *Oisín Mac Diarmada (born 1978), Irish fiddler *Oisín McConville (born 1975), Irish Gaelic footballer *Oisín McGann (born 1973), Irish writer and illustrator *Oisín Mullin (born 2000), Irish footballer *Oisin Murphy (born 1995), Irish jockey *Oisín Quinn (born 1969), Irish politician *Oisín Stack, Irish actor See also *List of Irish-language given names This list of Irish-language given names shows Irish language (''Gaeilge'') given na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oisin Murphy
Oisin Murphy (born 6 September 1995) is an Irish jockey based in the United Kingdom who competes in flat racing. He has won a British Classic and a number of Group 1 races. He was British Champion Jockey in 2019, 2020 and 2021. Early life Murphy grew up in Killarney, County Kerry. A premature baby, he weighed just 2 lb 14 oz (1.3 kg) at birth. He started riding aged four and got his own pony, Rusty, when he was seven. When he was fourteen, the family moved to Buttevant, County Cork, so that Murphy could ride under the tutelage of his uncle Jim Culloty, three-time Cheltenham Gold Cup winner and Grand National winner. Having sat on a racehorse for the first time at the age of fourteen, Murphy abandoned his earlier ambition to be a show-jumper and embarked on the pony-racing circuit. When he was fifteen, he spent the summer at Tommy Stack's yard in County Tipperary and the following summer worked at Ballydoyle. In October 2012, at the age of seventeen, he moved to England ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oisin Fagan
Oisín Fagan, (born 24 December 1973) nicknamed ''"Gael Force"'', is an Irish former professional boxer based in Oklahoma City, U.S., who fought in the light welterweight and lightweight divisions. Background Although a native Dubliner from Tallaght, Oisín (pronounced "Usheen" ) Fagan, a grade school teacher by profession, is based in Oklahoma. At the age of 12, Fagan moved to Portmarnock and began to play for a number of football clubs such as, Glebe North, St. Malachy's and Portmarnock F.C. Fagan then travelled to the US on a football (soccer) scholarship to undertake Bachelor's degrees in Physical Education and Political Journalism at the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma. During his time at university Fagan was twice awarded the All American Scholar Athlete award, as well as chosen to represent the regional All Star team. Following the completion of his degrees course Fagan then turned his attention towards boxing. Professional career Debut fights Fagan ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oisín McGann
Oisín McGann (born 1973) is an Irish writer and illustrator, who writes in a range of genres for children and teenagers, mainly science fiction and fantasy, and has illustrated many of his own short story books for younger readers. As of 5/10/22, his most recent book is about climate change Biography Oisín McGann was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1973 and spent most of his childhood living there and in Drogheda, County Louth. He had an interest in writing and illustrating from an early age, doing a foundation art course in Ballyfermot Senior College in 1990–1991, Dublin before joining a diploma course in animation at Dún Laoghaire School of Art and Design in 1991. He dropped out of college in 1992 to set up as a freelance illustrator/artist later becoming Background Layout Designer for Fred Wolf films in 1997. In February 1998, he left Dublin for London where he spent most of his time as an art director and copywriter in an advertising company. After four and a half years he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oisín Kelly
Oisín Kelly (17 May 1915 – 12 October 1981) was an Irish sculptor. Life and career Oisín Kelly was born as Austin Kelly in Dublin, the son of William Kelly, principal of the James Street National School, and his wife, Elizabeth (née McLean). He studied languages at Trinity College, Dublin. Until he became an artist in residence at the Kilkenny Design Centre in 1966, he worked as a teacher of Art, English, Irish and French from 1943 to 1964 at St Columba's College, Dublin. He initially attended night class at the National College of Art and Design and studied briefly in 1948–1949 under Henry Moore. He originally concentrated on small wood carvings and his early commissions were mostly for Roman Catholic churches. He became well known after he was commissioned to do a sculpture, ''The Children of Lir'' (1964), for Dublin's Garden of Remembrance, opened in 1966 on the 50th anniversary of the Easter Rising. More public commissions followed, including the statue of James ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oisín McConville
Oisín McConville ( ga, Oisín Mac Conmhaoil; born 13 October 1975) is an Irish Gaelic football manager and former player. He has been manager of the Wicklow county team since 2022. McCoville played at senior level for the Armagh county team in the 1990s and 2000s. He won an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship medal, seven Ulster Championships and a National League title with the county. He was also awarded two All Stars. McConville played club football for Crossmaglen Rangers and won six All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championships, ten Ulster Senior Club Football Championships and 16 Armagh Senior Football Championships with the club. McConville played as forward. He was one of the game's best point-scorers and an expert free-taker. He was consistently a high scorer for Armagh and is the all-time top Ulster scorer in Championship football with a tally of 11–197 (230). He is widely considered one of Armagh's best ever players. In 2009 to mark the 125th anniversary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oisín Stack
Oisín Stack is an Irish actor. He played Kat Moon's long-lost son, Dermott Dolan, in the ''EastEnders'' spin-off series '' Kat and Alfie: Redwater'' and Elliot in Absentia. Early life Stack was born to an Irish father and French mother, and was brought up by his mother in Arklow, County Wicklow. At the age of 11, they moved to Bordeaux and 18 months later they moved to Chichester. Stack decided he wanted to be an actor at an early age but drama school in the United Kingdom was too expensive so he auditioned for French drama schools and got a place at the Paris Conservatoire. Career Stack's early acting career was based mainly in France, Spain and Chile. He appeared in the French crime comedy film '' The Family'' in 2013, and the 2014 remake of '' Rosemary's Baby'', as well as a Russian production, ''Mata Hari''. Stack signed up to a UK-Irish agent and a few months later, in March 2016, he was cast as Dermott Dolan in the ''EastEnders ''EastEnders'' is a Television in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oisín Gough
Oisín Gough (born 4 April 1989) is an inter-county senior hurler with Dublin and Cuala. County hurling He plays at corner back with his county and club. He made his debut in the National Hurling League against Clare in 2009. He won a Leinster Minor Hurling Championship medal with Dublin in 2007 and a Leinster Senior Hurling championship with Dublin in 2013. He won the Walsh Cup and the National Hurling League with Dublin in 2011. Underage hurling He won an All-Ireland Colleges hurling title with Dublin colleges in 2006. He won both the Dublin Minor Football Championship and the Leinster Minor Club Football Championship in 2006 with Cuala. In 2010 he won the Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship, with Dublin beating Wexford 2-15 to 0-15.Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship Personal life He currently plays senior hurling with Cuala Cuala GAA club (or ''Cuala GAC'', ) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Dalkey in the south of County Dublin, Ireland. It field ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oisín Mac Diarmada
Oisín Mac Diarmada (born 1978) is an Irish fiddler. Biography Oisín Mac Diarmada was born in 1978 in County Clare, and grew up in Crusheen. He started playing the fiddle from an early age, and began winning competitions at age eight. He also won Fiddle solo and Duet titles as the All-Ireland Junior Champion at Fleadh Cheoil in 1988. In 1989, his family moved to County Sligo and Oisín attended the music school in Ballymote. He started studying classical piano at age 14. In 1999, Oisín won the All Ireland Fiddle Champion at Fleadh Cheoil, and in 2000, graduated Trinity College, Dublin/RIAM (Royal Irish Academy of Music). In 2001, Oisín and his friends including bouzouki/guitar player Seán Mc Elwain, bodhrán player Tristan Rosenstock formed the Irish traditional music group '’Téada.'’ In 2008, the Innisfree Céilí Band he join with brother Cormac and sister Máire became the first band from the North Connacht region to win the All-Ireland Senior Céilí Band Com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oisín Quinn
Oisín Quinn (born 16 May 1969) is a former Irish Labour Party politician who served as Lord Mayor of Dublin from 2013 to 2014 and a Dublin City Councillor from 2004 to 2014. Quinn was first elected to Dublin City Council in the 2004 Irish local elections for the Rathmines local electoral area. Quinn was an unsuccessful candidate for Dáil Éireann in the Dún Laoghaire constituency at the 2007 general election. He was re-elected in June 2009 for the Pembroke-Rathmines electoral area, and was elected Lord Mayor of Dublin in 2013. Quinn has called for the direct election of Dublin's mayor, saying that direct election is a necessity if Dublin wants to compete with other similarly sized cities across Europe. Quinn was educated at Castleknock College. He studied law at University College Dublin and the London School of Economics, and qualified as a barrister from the King's Inns in 1992. His uncle is the former Labour Party leader Ruairi Quinn. He is the son of a former AIB Direc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oisín Kelly (hurler)
Oisín Kelly (born 1997) is an Irish hurler who plays as a left corner-forward for the Offaly senior team. Born in Belmont, County Offaly, Kelly first played competitive hurling during his schooling at Banagher College. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of sixteen when he first linked up with the Offaly minor team before later joining the under-21 side. Kelly made his senior debut during the 2016 championship. At club level Kelly plays hurling with Belmont GAA and football with Ferbane GAA Ferbane/Belmont GAA is a football club in the Gaelic Athletic Association located in Ferbane in County Offaly, Ireland, 13 miles from Birr. The Ferbane GAA field is located in the town of Ferbane on the Ballycumber Road. Ferbane play in the O .... References 1997 births Living people Ferbane Gaelic footballers Belmont hurlers Offaly inter-county hurlers {{Offaly-hurling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oisín Mullin
Oisín Mullin (born 11 February 2000) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Kilmaine and the Mayo county team. Mullin will switch codes and join the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League for the 2023 season. Gaelic football career Club On 12 October 2019, Mullin was in the half back line as Kilmaine went up against Castlebar Mitchels B in the final of the Mayo Junior Football Championship. Mullin scored 0-3 but Castlebar were winners by 0-14 to 0-11. As second teams are not allowed to compete in the provincial championships, Kilmaine represented Mayo in the Connacht Junior Club Football Championship. On 16 November, Mullin was in midfield as Kilmaine beat St Michael's of Sligo in the Connacht final. Mullin scored 2 points and was named man of the match after the 5-18 to 0-3 win. On 19 September 2020, Mullin was in midfield as Kilmaine faced Kilmeena in the final of the Mayo Junior Football Championship. Mullin scored a point as Kilmaine came out on top b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Given Names
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a family or clan) who have a common surname. The term ''given name'' refers to a name usually bestowed at or close to the time of birth, usually by the parents of the newborn. A ''Christian name'' is the first name which is given at baptism, in Christian custom. In informal situations, given names are often used in a familiar and friendly manner. In more formal situations, a person's surname is more commonly used. The idioms 'on a first-name basis' and 'being on first-name terms' refer to the familiarity inherent in addressing someone by their given name. By contrast, a surname (also known as a family name, last name, or ''gentile'' name) is normally inherited and shared with other members of one's immediate family. Regnal names and religiou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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