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Ó Droighneáin
Ó Droighneáin, Gaelic-Irish surname. Background Ó Droighneáin was a surname of at least two different septs, located in Counties Cork and Galway, but has been 'translated' as Thornton, an English surname. " horntonis a portmanteau English name for Ó Draighneáin, Mac Sceacháin, Ó Toráin. The connection is: draighean, blackthorn; sceach, whitethorn; tor, a bush. MacLysaght remarks that some Thorntons in Limerick were 16 cent planters".https://www.johngrenham.com/findasurname.php?surname=thornton Ó Droighneáin remains in use as an Irish-language surname. Bearers of the surname *Micheál Ó Droigheaín, An Spidéal-born Irish Volunteer and IRA commander, 1889-1964 *Pádraig Thornton, alias Proinsias Ó Draighneáin, Drogheda-born member of IRB and Irish Volunteers, d. 1936 * Máirtín Ó Droighneáin, An Spidéal-born boxer, 1916–84 * Áine Ní Dhroigneáin, Sean-Nós singer and actor *Máire Uí Droighneáin, Ros na Rún actor *Eoin Ó Droighneáin, Irish socialist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thornton (surname)
Thornton is a surname found in Ireland and Britain. Bearers of the surname *Abraham Thornton *Al Thornton (born 1983), American basketball player *Alfred Thornton (1853–1906), English footballer from the 1870s *Alice Thornton (1626–1707), British autobiographer *Andre Thornton (born 1949), American baseball player *Andrew Thornton (born 1972), British jockey *Andrew C. Thornton II (1944–1985), American narcotics officer, lawyer, and drug smuggler *Anne Jane Thornton (1817–1877), cabin boy and ship's cook *Anne Thornton (born 1981), American pastry chef *Ant Thornton, American politician *Archibald Thornton (1921–2004), Scottish academic and historian *A. G. Thornton (1886–1969), British novelist and journalist *Sadik Hakim (born Argonne Thornton, 1919–1983) American jazz pianist and composer *Barry Thornton, RAF officer *Barry Thornton (cricketer) (born 1941), Australian cricketer *Big Mama Thornton (1926–1984), American singer and songwriter *Billy Bob Thornton (bor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Thornton (footballer)
Kevin Anthony Thornton (born 9 July 1986) is an Irish retired footballer who played as a midfielder. He started his career at Coventry City, and has played for the likes of Brighton and Hove Albion and Coventry Sphinx Playing career Coventry City A promising midfielder and product of the Sky Blues' Academy, Thornton was given a squad number for the first time in the 2005–06 season, following a productive pre-season in which he was included on the trips to Ibiza and his native Ireland. He made his debut on 20 September 2005, in a League Cup 1–0 defeat at Selhurst Park, replacing Isaac Osbourne on 83 minutes. He made sixteen Championship appearances later in the season, putting in a string of impressive displays in March and April. A fans' favourite due to his exciting style of play, Thornton scored his first goal for the club on 26 August 2006 against Hull City, but an ankle injury marred what seemed destined to be a successful season, limiting him to just 13 appearances. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surnames Of Irish Origin
In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several given names and surnames are possible in the full name. In modern times most surnames are hereditary, although in most countries a person has a right to change their name. Depending on culture, the surname may be placed either at the start of a person's name, or at the end. The number of surnames given to an individual also varies: in most cases it is just one, but in Portuguese-speaking countries and many Spanish-speaking countries, two surnames (one inherited from the mother and another from the father) are used for legal purposes. Depending on culture, not all members of a family unit are required to have identical surnames. In some countries, surnames are modified depending on gender and family membership status of a person. Compound sur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Families
Irish commonly refers to: * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the island and the sovereign state *** Erse (other), Scots language name for the Irish language or Irish people ** Republic of Ireland, a sovereign state ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland * Irish language, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family spoken in Ireland * Irish English, set of dialects of the English language native to Ireland * Irish people, people of Irish ethnicity Irish may also refer to: Places * Irish Creek (Kansas), a stream in Kansas * Irish Creek (South Dakota), a stream in South Dakota * Irish Lake, Watonwan County, Minnesota * Irish Sea, the body of water which separates the islands of Ireland and Great Britain People * Irish (surname), a list of people * William Irish, ps ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surnames
In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several given names and surnames are possible in the full name. In modern times most surnames are hereditary, although in most countries a person has a right to change their name. Depending on culture, the surname may be placed either at the start of a person's name, or at the end. The number of surnames given to an individual also varies: in most cases it is just one, but in Portuguese-speaking countries and many Spanish-speaking countries, two surnames (one inherited from the mother and another from the father) are used for legal purposes. Depending on culture, not all members of a family unit are required to have identical surnames. In some countries, surnames are modified depending on gender and family membership status of a person. Compound sur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Thornton (The Quiet Man)
''The Quiet Man'' is a 1952 American romantic comedy drama film directed and produced by John Ford, and starring John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Victor McLaglen, Barry Fitzgerald, Arthur Shields and Ward Bond. The screenplay by Frank S. Nugent was based on a 1933 ''Saturday Evening Post'' short story of the same name by Irish author Maurice Walsh, later published as part of a collection titled ''The Green Rushes''. The film features Winton Hoch's lush photography of the Irish countryside and a long, climactic, semi-comic fist fight. The film was an official selection of the 1952 Venice Film Festival. John Ford won the Academy Award for Best Director, his fourth, and Winton Hoch won for Best Cinematography. In 2013, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". Plot In the 1920s, Sean "Trooper Thorn" Thornton, an Irish-born American retired boxer, tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Thornton
Sean Thornton (born 18 May 1983) is an Irish former professional footballer. He made 11 appearances in the Premier League for Sunderland in the 2002–03 season and has made over 200 appearances in the Football League, mostly for Sunderland, Doncaster Rovers and Leyton Orient. Club career Tranmere Rovers Thornton began his career with Football League Second Division club Tranmere Rovers in 2001, for whom he made 13 appearances in the 2001–02 season, scoring once against Wigan Athletic. He was out of contract in summer 2002 and joined Premier League side Sunderland in July 2002, for a fee of £225,000 agreed at tribunal, amid allegations by Tranmere that Sunderland had breached FA and Football League regulations by making an illegal approach for Thornton, for which Sunderland were later fined £1,500. Sunderland Thornton did not feature in the Sunderland first team at the beginning of the 2002–03 season and joined Blackpool on a one-month loan in November 2002. He made his d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Thornton (Medal Of Honor, Awarded 1884)
Michael Thornton (1856–??) was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor. Born in 1856 in Ireland, Thornton immigrated to the United States and joined the Navy from Pennsylvania. By August 26, 1881, he was serving as a seaman on the tugboat . On that day, while ''Leyden'' was near Boston, Massachusetts, Landsman Michael Drennan jumped overboard because he was "temporarily insane". Thornton jumped in after him and kept him afloat until they could be rescued. For this action, he was awarded the Medal of Honor three years later, on October 18, 1884. Thornton's official Medal of Honor citation reads: For jumping overboard from the U.S. Tug ''Leyden'', near Boston, Mass., 26 August 1881, and sustaining until picked up, Michael Drennan, landsman, who had jumped overboard while temporarily insane. See also *List of Medal of Honor recipients during peacetime Prior to 1963, the Medal of Honor could be awarde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Thornton (chef)
Kevin Thornton is an Republic of Ireland, Irish celebrity chef, radio and television personality and author, known for featuring on television series such as ''Guerrilla Gourmet'' and ''Heat (Irish TV series), Heat'' and characterised by a supposed dislike of chips and confirmed dislike of pizza. He has written a book, ''Food for Life (cookbook), Food for Life'', and had his recipes featured on the national radio station Newstalk. He has been praised by ''The New York Times'' and featured in publications such as ''The Dubliner (magazine), The Dubliner'' and the ''Irish Independent''. Thornton's restaurant, Thornton's Restaurant in Dublin's city centre, has received two Michelin Guide, Michelin stars, level with Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud in the ranks of Irish restaurants with the most Michelin stars. Thornton was the first Irish chef to achieve two Michelin stars. Thornton has received numerous awards and was named ''Food & Wine Magazine''/'s Chef of the Year for Ireland in 2007 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portmanteau
In linguistics, a blend—also known as a blend word, lexical blend, or portmanteau—is a word formed by combining the meanings, and parts of the sounds, of two or more words together.Garner's Modern American Usage p. 644. English examples include '' smog'', coined by blending ''smoke'' and ''fog'', and '''', from ''motor'' ('' motorist'') and ''hotel''. A blend is similar to a [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ros Na Rún
() is an Irish soap opera produced for the Irish-language television channel TG4. The series is set in a fictional village called Ros na Rún, located near to An Spidéal, where the series is filmed. It focuses on the domestic and professional lives of its residents. ''Ros na Rún'' has been praised for its tackling of realistic and socially challenging storylines, which got it dubbed "the Wild West". It has dealt with many different storylines, including domestic violence, infidelity, theft, arson, abortion, homosexuality, adoption, murder, rape, drugs, teen pregnancy and paedophilia. The series is broadcast with English subtitles. Background ''Ros na Rún'' was originally devised by RTÉ producers Con Bushe and Antoine Ó Flatharta in response to the upcoming centenary of the Gaelic League, with the network deciding upon an Irish language drama as a contribution towards the commemoration of the event. The show originally transmitted on RTÉ One in 1992 as a pilot series of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Áine Ní Dhroigneáin
Áine Ní Dhroigneáin is an Irish actress who was formerly a regular on TG4 drama ''Ros na Rún''. Ní Dhroigneáin played Tara Ní Néill on the popular Irish language soap opera, first appearing in September 2005. She left the series in 2009. She first acted in a production of '' Snow White and the Seven Dwarves'' on stage in Bordeaux in 1996. Since then she has acted in a number of stage plays such as '' An Triail'' and '' Fear an Tae''. She also participated in the 2006 season of ''You're a Star''. in 2010, she starred in an Irish-language short film, Nollaig Shona, which premiered at Times Square as a part of the New York City International Film Festival. She lives in An Spidéal and is currently teaching French and English at Colaiste na Coiribe. See also * Ó Droighneáin Ó Droighneáin, Gaelic-Irish surname. Background Ó Droighneáin was a surname of at least two different septs, located in Counties Cork and Galway, but has been 'translated' as Thornton, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
