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Sheelagh Harbison
Sheelagh Harbison (2 September 1914 14 October 2012), was an Irish medieval historian. Biography Harbison was born Sheelagh Helen MacSherry on 2 September 1914 in Letterkenny, County Donegal, to bank manager Frederick William MacSherry and his wife, Helen MacDermott. She was the third child in a family of four. Her younger brother Stephen was severely disabled. Harbison spent a lot of time with her mother's sister, "Aunt Gertie", as her brother's care took all his mother's attention. Gertrude married Dr John MacNamara and moved to Corofin, County Clare in 1922 and took Harbison with them. MacNamara gave Harbison a love of books and learning through his library. Harbison was sent to boarding school at the Convent of Notre Dame school in Birkdale, Lancashire, when she was twelve. Holidays at that time were with her father's brother, Henry MacSherry, in Eastbourne where she learned to play tennis. Harbison worked in an office after finishing a secretarial course. When she marrie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Letterkenny, County Donegal
Letterkenny ( ga, Leitir Ceanainn , meaning 'hillside of the O'Cannons'), nicknamed 'the Cathedral Town', is the largest and most populous town in County Donegal, a Counties of Ireland, county in Ulster, the northern Provinces of Ireland, province in Ireland. Letterkenny lies on the River Swilly in East Donegal in the north-west of Ulster, and has a population of 19,274. It is the List of settlements on the island of Ireland by population, 36th largest settlement in all of Ireland by population (placing it ahead of Sligo, Larne, Banbridge, Armagh and Killarney), and is the List of localities in Northern Ireland by population, 15th largest settlement by population in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Ulster (most of which comprises Partition of Ireland, the separate jurisdiction of modern-day Northern Ireland). Along with the nearby city of Derry, Letterkenny is considered a regional economic gateway for the north-west of Ireland. Letterkenny acts as an urban gateway to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Lydon (historian)
James Francis Lydon (1928 – 25 June 2013) was an Irish educator and historian. He served as the Lecky Professor of History at Trinity College, Dublin, from 1980 to 1993, and authored numerous works, particularly on the medieval history of Ireland. Early life and education Lydon was born to a large Catholic family in Connemara in 1928, the son of a local baker. His mother raised him to be fluent in the Irish language. Lydon studied both English and History at University College Galway, graduating in 1950. One of his external examiners was J. R. R. Tolkien, who was so impressed with his work that he invited Lydon to tea after the university refused Tolkien permission to invite him for lunch. After completing his B.A., Lydon stayed on at UCG to undertake research for a master's degree. His adviser, history department professor Mary Donovan O'Sullivan, suggested to him that "Ireland's contribution to the military activities of the English crown in the thirteenth century might be a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Letterkenny
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Writers From County Dublin
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2012 Deaths
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1914 Births
This year saw the beginning of what became known as World War I, after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the Austrian throne was assassinated by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip. It also saw the first airline to provide scheduled regular commercial passenger services with heavier-than-air aircraft, with the St. Petersburg–Tampa Airboat Line. Events January * January 1 – The St. Petersburg–Tampa Airboat Line in the United States starts services between St. Petersburg and Tampa, Florida, becoming the first airline to provide scheduled regular commercial passenger services with heavier-than-air aircraft, with Tony Jannus (the first federally-licensed pilot) conveying passengers in a Benoist XIV flying boat. Abram C. Pheil, mayor of St. Petersburg, is the first airline passenger, and over 3,000 people witness the first departure. * January 11 – The Sakurajima volcano in Japan begins to erupt, becoming effusive after a very large earthquake ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rindoon
Rindoon () is an abandoned village located in County Roscommon, Ireland. Location Rindoon is located on a headland reaching into Lough Ree, 4 km east of Lecarrow. History and archaeology Rindoon was built in the first half of the 13th century AD, i.e. 1200–50. The castle at Rindoon is thought to date to 1227 and was constructed by Geoffrey de Marisco Geoffrey, Geoffroy, Geoff, etc., may refer to: People * Geoffrey (name), including a list of people with the name * Geoffroy (surname), including a list of people with the name * Geoffrey of Monmouth (c. 1095–c. 1155), clergyman and one of the m .... With the Gaelic resurgence of the late 13th and early 14th centuries the town was sacked and later completely abandoned. Gallery File:Rindoon 28-10-2015 5.JPG, Rindoon Castle File:Rindoon 28-10-2015 11.JPG, Rindoon Castle main entrance File:Rindoon 28-10-2015 9.JPG, Rindoon, view from the castle File:Rindoon 28-10-2015 6.JPG, Rindoon Church File:Rindoon Safe Harbour 28-10- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King John's Castle (Limerick)
King John's Castle ( ga, Caisleán Luimnigh) also known as Limerick Castle is a 13th-century castle located on King's Island in Limerick, Ireland, next to the River Shannon. Although the site dates back to 922 when the Vikings lived on the Island, the castle itself was built on the orders of King John in 1200. One of the best preserved Norman castles in Europe, the walls, towers and fortifications remain today and are visitor attractions. The remains of a Viking settlement were uncovered during archaeological excavations at the site in 1900. Before the Castle The Viking sea-king, Tomrair mac Ailchi, built the first permanent Viking stronghold on Inis Sibhtonn ( King's Island) in 922. He used the base to raid the length of the River Shannon from Lough Derg to Lough Ree, pillaging ecclesiastical settlements. In 937 the Limerick Vikings clashed with those of Dublin on Lough Ree and were defeated. In 943 they were defeated again when the chief of the local Dalcassian clan joined ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Edward Vaughan
William Edward Vaughan is an Irish historian and emeritus fellow of Trinity College Dublin who studies the Land War The Land War ( ga, Cogadh na Talún) was a period of agrarian agitation in rural Ireland (then wholly part of the United Kingdom) that began in 1879. It may refer specifically to the first and most intense period of agitation between 1879 and 18 ... and related topics. Works * * * * * References {{DEFAULTSORT:Vaughan, William Edward 20th-century Irish historians 21st-century Irish historians Trinity College Dublin Year of birth missing (living people) Historians of the Land War Living people Fellows of Trinity College Dublin Place of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geoffrey De Geneville
Geoffrey de Geneville, 1st Baron Geneville (c. 1226 – 21 October 1314) also known as Geoffrey de Joinville, was an Anglo-French noble, supporter of Henry III, who appointed him Baron of Trim, County Meath, and, subsequently, a staunch supporter of Edward I. Family and marriage Geoffrey was Seigneur of Vaucouleurs in Champagne, second son of Simon of Joinville and Beatrix d'Auxonne (daughter of Stephen III of Auxonne), and younger brother of Jean de Joinville. Geoffrey's half-sister was wife to one of Eleanor of Provence's uncles, Peter of Savoy, earl of Richmond. Geoffrey was thus one of the "Savoyards" who arrived in England in the retinue of Eleanor at the time of her marriage to King Henry III in 1236. Some time between 1249 and 8 August 1252, Henry III arranged Geoffrey's marriage to Maud (or 'Mathilda') de Lacy, widow of another ''Savoyard'', Pierre de Genève, himself also a relative of Queen Eleanor, who had died in 1249. Maud had been co-heiress to vast estates an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corofin, County Clare
Corofin (Corrofin, County Clare Logainm.ie, Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved: 2011-11-22. or ''Coradh Finne'') is a village on the River Fergus in northern County Clare, Republic of Ireland, Ireland and also a Corofin (parish), parish of the same name in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe, Catholic Diocese of Killaloe. The 2016 population was 776, up from 689 in 2011. Name The name Corofin means "the white or foam-flecked ford" from the ga, Finn Coradh, the earliest form of the name to be found in the literature: "fearann re hucht Finn Coradh". - [Ó hUidhrín, 15c. Topographical Poem] A different translation is "Finne's weir". The town is sometimes spelled "Corrofin". Corofin also styles itself as "The Gateway to the Burren" or "The ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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