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Paddy O'Brien (other)
Paddy O'Brien is the name of: Sports * Paddy O'Brien (Australian rules footballer) (1893–1964) * Paddy O'Brien (Gaelic footballer) (1925–2016), inter-county Irish Gaelic footballer * Paddy O'Brien (rugby union) (born 1959), New Zealand international rugby union referee * Paddy O'Brien (Tipperary hurler) (born 1979), Irish left corner-forward * Paddy O'Brien (Éire Óg hurler), member of the 1947 Kilkenny Hurling Team * Paddy O'Brien (Laois hurler), played in the 1949 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final * Paddy O'Brien (fl. 1949), a Tipperary hurler Other people * Paddy O'Brien (accordionist) (1922–1991), Irish button accordion player and composer * Paddy O'Brien (musician and author) (born 1945), Irish-American accordionist, born County Offaly * Paddy O'Brien (singer) (born 1954), Irish country singer, born County Waterford * Paddy O'Brien, minion of the ''Austin Powers'' character Dr. Evil * Paddy (Patrick) O'Brien, multiple officers involved in IRA operatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paddy O'Brien (Australian Rules Footballer)
Patrick Joseph O'Brien (16 April 1893 – 25 March 1964) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Football O'Brien was a physically tough defender who usually played at centre half back. He was Carlton's captain in 1924, and was a member of Carlton's back-to-back premierships in 1914 and 1915 Events Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix. January * January – British physicist Sir Joseph Larmor publishes his observations on "The Influence of Local Atmospheric Cooling on Astronomical Refraction". * January .... In 1925, he commenced the season as Carlton's playing coach but lasted only two games due to disagreements within the team. He left to join Footscray during their inaugural VFL season but played just 15 games for the club. Notes References *Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers''. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing. External links * *Bl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paddy O'Brien (Gaelic Footballer)
Paddy "Hands" O'Brien (1925 – 26 March 2016) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a full-back at senior level for the Meath county team. Born in Skryne, County Meath, O'Brien was introduced to Gaelic football at Skryne National School under the tutelage of schoolmaster Brian Smyth. Gaelic football competitions were curtailed during the Emergency, however, he made his senior début with the Skryne club in 1942. A two-time championship medal winner with Skryne, O'Brien also enjoyed championship success with Seán McDermotts in Dublin. O'Brien made his senior début during the 1944 Leinster League. He went on to play a key role during a golden age for Meath and won two All-Ireland medals, five Leinster medals and two National League medals. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on two occasions. As a member of the Leinster inter-provincial team, O'Brien won three Railway Cup medals. He retired from inter-county football following the conclusion of the 1955 championship. O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paddy O'Brien (rugby Union)
Patric Denis O'Brien (born 19 July 1959), commonly known as Paddy O'Brien, is a New Zealand international rugby union referee, and former head of the International Rugby Board's Referee Board. He was born in Southland, New Zealand. He played his rugby as a full back and wing for Southland at Under 18 and B level, as well as Sevens, between 1976 and 1984. Refereeing career O'Brien began refereeing with the Southland Referees Association in 1984 and combined that with 17 years in the New Zealand Police before turning professional in 1996 with his first game in the Super 12. He took charge of his first test match on 23 October 1994 with the Rugby World Cup qualifier between Hong Kong and South Korea in Kuala Lumpur, which Korea won 28–17. He also officiated matches of the British and Irish Lions, including the deciding third test on their 2001 tour to Australia. He became New Zealand's most capped test official on 29 March 2003 when he officiated the Six Nations encounter betwe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paddy O'Brien (Tipperary Hurler)
Paddy O'Brien (born 1979) is an Irish hurler who played as a left corner-forward for the Tipperary senior team. O'Brien joined the team during the 2000 championship and was a member of the team until he left the panel after the 2006 championship. An All-Ireland medalist in the minor grade, he later won a senior All-Ireland winners' medal on the field of play. At club level O'Brien is a two-time Munster medalist with Toomevara Toomevara, officially Toomyvara (), is a village in County Tipperary, Ireland. The village is at the junction on the R445 where it meets the R499 regional road. The village was bypassed in December 2010 by the M7 Dublin - Limerick motorway. It .... In addition to this he has also won eight county club championship medals. References 1979 births Living people Toomevara hurlers Tipperary inter-county hurlers Munster inter-provincial hurlers All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winners {{Tipperary-hurling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paddy O'Brien (Éire Óg Hurler)
Patrick O'Brien (1921 - January 1986) was an Irish hurler. At club level he played with Éire Óg and was a two-time All-Ireland Championship winner with the Kilkenny senior hurling team. Playing career O'Brien began his playing career at club level with Éire Óg, and helped them to their four county senior championship successes in 1939, 1944, 1945 and 1947. He played at minor level with Kilkenny in 1938 and again in 1939 when the team lost out to Cork in the All-Ireland final. O'Brien broke onto the Kilkenny senior team in 1946, winning a Leinster Championship in his debut year, and was a substitute on the 1947 All-Ireland Championship-winning side. He also gained representative honours with the Leinster inter-provincial team in the Railway Cup. Personal life and death O'Brien worked for over 30 years as a plumber with Kilkenny Corporation. He was an active trade unionist and was chairman of the Kilkenny city branch of the Labour Party for nearly 20 years. O'Brie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kilkenny Hurling Team 1947
Kilkenny (). is a city in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is located in the South-East Region and in the province of Leinster. It is built on both banks of the River Nore. The 2016 census gave the total population of Kilkenny as 26,512. Kilkenny is a tourist destination, and its environs include historic buildings such as Kilkenny Castle, St Canice's Cathedral and round tower, Rothe House, Shee Alms House, Black Abbey, St. Mary's Cathedral, Kilkenny Town Hall, St. Francis Abbey, Grace's Castle, and St. John's Priory. Kilkenny is also known for its craft and design workshops, the Watergate Theatre, public gardens and museums. Annual events include Kilkenny Arts Festival, the Cat Laughs comedy festival and music at the Kilkenny Roots Festival. Kilkenny began with an early 6th-century ecclesiastical foundation within the Kingdom of Ossory. Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, Kilkenny Castle and a series of walls were built to protect the burghers of what became a No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Floruit
''Floruit'' (; abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for "they flourished") denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indicating the time when someone flourished. Etymology and use la, flōruit is the third-person singular perfect active indicative of the Latin verb ', ' "to bloom, flower, or flourish", from the noun ', ', "flower". Broadly, the term is employed in reference to the peak of activity for a person or movement. More specifically, it often is used in genealogy and historical writing when a person's birth or death dates are unknown, but some other evidence exists that indicates when they were alive. For example, if there are wills attested by John Jones in 1204, and 1229, and a record of his marriage in 1197, a record concerning him might be written as "John Jones (fl. 1197–1229)". The term is often used in art history when dating the career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Tipperary Inter-county Hurlers
This is an incomplete list of hurlers who have played at senior level for the Tipperary county team. The players in this list included are from 1887 onwards. This list also includes a number of players from the first county selection in 1886, a year before the first All-Ireland Senior Championship. This list is an A-Z of Tipperary senior hurlers that have donned the blue and gold jersey of Tipperary and the All-Ireland SHC and Munster SHC medals that they have individually won. This list also includes players from the incomplete 1888 championship that was never finished due to the GAA's invasion of America. __NOTOC__ A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T W Y See also http://www.tippgaaarchives.com/ for all information about past Tipperary hurlers and footballers at all levels {{Tipperary county hurling team Hurlers The Hurlers ( Cornish: ''An Hurlysi'') is a group of three stone circles in the civi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paddy O'Brien (accordionist)
Paddy O'Brien (10 February 1922 – 1991) was an Irish button accordion player and composer. He was instrumental in establishing the B/C style of button accordion playing in Irish traditional music. Musician O'Brien was born in Newtown, near Nenagh, County Tipperary, the son of traditional fiddler and accordionist Dinny O'Brien, who was the leader of the Bridge Céilí Band. While still a teenager he played with the Lough Derg Céilí Band and with the Aughrim Slopes Céilí Band. In 1949 he joined the Tulla Céilí Band, replacing the Galway accordionist Joe Cooley Joe Cooley (1924–20 December 1973) was an Irish musician known for his traditional accordion music. Biography Cooley was born in Peterswell, County Galway in 1924. Both his parents were melodeon players, and Joe began playing accordio .... He won the All-Ireland Senior Accordion Championship in 1953. In later life he tutored céilí bands, including the Ormond and Premier céilí bands. Composer O'Brie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paddy O'Brien (musician And Author)
Paddy O'Brien (born 13 September 1945) is an Irish accordion player and memoirist, author of ''The Road from Castlebarnagh: Growing Up In Irish Music'' and creator of the ''Paddy O'Brien Tune Collection: A Personal Treasury of Irish Traditional Music'', the first published oral collection of Irish traditional music. Life and career Paddy O'Brien was born in Castlebarnagh, a small townsland outside of Daingean, County Offaly, in the Midlands of Ireland. He is the son of Christopher and Molly O'Brien, who had a small farm in Castlebarnagh. He attended National School in Daingean, and Tullamore Vocational School, and then became an apprentice for Bord na Mona at Boora, where he worked from 1961 to 1969. From an early age, he was interested in traditional music, and played in competitions and on television for RTE. In 1969, O'Brien moved to Dublin and became involved in the Irish traditional music scene there. Paddy O’Brien is a collector of Irish traditional music; in a musical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paddy O'Brien (singer)
Paddy O'Brien (born 6 November 1954 in Aglish, County Waterford) is an Irish country music singer. Early career He was born Patrick Finbar O'Brien and was the youngest of five children. He was interested in country music at a young age when he was encouraged by his father to sing at local pubs. O'Brien formed a band in 1972 called The Strangers. But it wasn't until many years later that he gained more national recognition. Career O'Brien specializes in yodelling making it his trademarks. He covered Slim Whitman's song "Indian Love Call". His big break came in 1983, when he released his first cassette called ''Easy Listening''. His follow-up release was the 1984 album ''Mem'ries'' and a third release ''Favourites'' in 1987 with national fame in Ireland and four country number ones in 1990. His most successful album is entitled ''Golden Moments'' released in 1993. He toured Nashville in 1989 and he is well known outside Ireland, notably in Australia and New Zealand New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
