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Carty
Carty or Carthy is a surname likely to have originated from the Irish language, Irish name Ó Cárthaigh (; anglicised as O'Coraic). It took its current form ''Carty'' during later historical events when many Gaelic Irish names were anglicised. It has been speculated that some Irish immigrants to America and/or their descendants added ''Mc'', changing their names to McCarty in the incorrect belief that they were returning the name back to its original form. The Carty name originates from the south of the island of Ireland Wexford and could have been a subclan of the much larger MacCarthy dynasty, McCarthy clan, and a member of the Eóganachta, Clan Eoghanachta. It has been recorded that the Carty clan was a scattered sept or clan in pre Norman Ireland which may have resulted from an event such as having come off the wrong end of a tribal dispute. Carty settlements can be found across Ireland sometimes in locations that were easy to defend such as Sligo's Coney Island which hosts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Todd Carty
Todd Carty, also known as Todd John Jennings (born Todd Robert Carty; 31 August 1963), is an actor and director who has grown up on television screens in a variety of roles. His stage appearances have ranged from serious drama to pantomime, and he has worked on radio plays, voiceovers, commercials, narrations and films. He is best known for TV roles as Tucker Jenkins in ''Grange Hill'' (1978–1982) and ''Tucker's Luck'' (1983–1985), Mark Fowler in ''EastEnders'' (1990–2003), and PC Gabriel Kent in ''The Bill'' (2003–2005). Early life Carty was born in Willesden, London, as Todd R. Carty to an unmarried Irish mother, Margaret M. Carty, from Limerick. In 1972 Margaret married Thomas Jennings, who later adopted Carty and legally changed his name to Todd John Jennings. Through his mother, Carty is a dual citizen of the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. He grew up in Kilburn, London, Kilburn, West Hampstead and Harrow on the Hill, London. He has two younger sisters name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rico Carty
Ricardo Adolfo Jacobo Carty (September 1, 1939 – November 23, 2024), nicknamed "Beeg Boy", was a Dominican professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder from 1963 to 1979, most prominently as a member of the Atlanta Braves. He had the first hit for the team in their first game in Atlanta on April 12, 1965. In , he helped the franchise win its first National League Western Division title. Carty had a career batting average of .299, most notably hitting .366 to become the 1970 National League (NL) batting champion (the first Brave to do so in eleven years) while also garnering him a start at the 1970 All-Star Game as a write-in candidate. In a fifteen-year major league career, Carty played in 1,651 games, accumulating 1,677 hits in 5,606 at bats for a .299 career batting average along with 204 home runs, 890 runs batted in, .369 on-base percentage and .464 slugging percentage. He ended his career with a .974 fielding percentage. During h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denzil Angus Carty
Denzil Angus Carty (March 30, 1904 – August 24, 1975) was an Episcopal priest and civil rights leader. Carty advocated for fair housing and against discrimination and worked primarily in St. Paul, Minnesota. Early life and education Denzil Angus Carty was born on March 30, 1904, in St. John's, Antigua. Carty attended primary and secondary school in the New York City Public School System, and completed a bachelor's degree at the City College of New York and a bachelor of divinity degree from General Theological Seminary in New York. He did graduate work at Xavier University; earned a master of arts degree in psychology at Wayne State University; and eventually graduated from the Episcopal seminary in 1934. Military service and early career Over the course of the 1930s, Carty worked in three parishes across New York City: All Souls' Church, St. Philip's Episcopal Church, and the Church of St. Luke in the Fields. The dancer Donald McKayle was among Carty's congregants at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Carty
Francis Joseph Carty (3 April 1897 – 10 September 1942) was a leader of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) in the Irish War of Independence, and a long-serving Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD). Carty was the Commandant of the IRA's South Sligo Brigade and its Flying column. Early life He was born on 3 April 1897 in Clooncunny, County Sligo, the only son of John Carty and Ellen Carty (née Rice). Revolutionary period and prison Frank Carty claimed membership of the Irish Volunteers from 1914 and of the Irish Republican Brotherhood from 1915. Carty was arrested in February 1920 and his first escape from confinement came on 26 June 1920, when he was rescued from Sligo Gaol. On 15 February 1921, Carty next escaped from Derry Gaol. The rescue party was led by Charles McGuinness. Carty was taken from the city in a coal boat, the Carricklee by the first mate Oskar Norrby, a Swede. Following recapture, Frank Carty was later involved in an incident in Glasgow, Scotland when on 4 May 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Carty (musician)
John Carty is an Irish musician. Considered among Ireland’s best traditional musicians, Carty plays fiddle, tenor banjo, tenor guitar and occasionally the flute. He is very interested in the North Connacht traditional music style. Carty was born in London and now lives in Boyle, County Roscommon. His first fiddle album, ''Last Night's Fun'', which released on Shanachie Records in 1996 has been described as a milestone in recorded fiddle music. In 2003, he was awarded Traditional Musician of the Year by the Irish Television station TG4. The award placed him in the company of previous winners, such as Matt Molloy and Paddy Keenan. He has played with the bands At the Racket and Patrick Street and has collaborated with poet, Ann Joyce and musicians including Alec Finn, Matt Molloy, Arty McGlynn, Séamus Begley, Dónal Lunny, Marcus Hernon and Michael McGoldrick. Carty has also featured as a musician in the films '' Jimmy's Hall'' (2014), ''Brooklyn'' (2015), and '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kacey Carty
Keacy Uydess Carty (born 19 March 1997) is a Sint Maarten cricketer who represents the Leeward Islands in West Indian domestic cricket. He is a right-handed middle-order batsman. He made his international debut for the West Indies cricket team in May 2022. Career Born in Sint Maarten to an Anguillan immigrant father, Carty debuted for the Leeward Islands under-19s in 2013, aged 16. He made his West Indies under-19s debut at the 2014–15 Regional Super50, where matches held List A status. Carty played in all three of his team's matches in the competition, against Trinidad and Tobago, the Leeward Islands, and Jamaica. In December 2015, Carty was named in the West Indies squad for the 2016 Under-19 World Cup. At the tournament, which began in January 2016, he played in all six of his team's matches, becoming the first Sint Maartener to play for a West Indies team (at any level). In the tournament final, against India, Carty scored 52 not out from 125 balls to guide the West Ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johndale Carty
Johndale Edward Carty (born August 27, 1977) is an American former professional football defensive back who played four seasons with the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Falcons in the fourth round of the 1999 NFL draft. He played college football at Utah State University. Early life and college Johndale Edward Carty was born on August 27, 1977, in Miami, Florida. He attended Hialeah-Miami Lakes High School in Hialeah, Florida. Carty was a four-year letterman for the Utah State Aggies of Utah State University from 1995 to 1998. Professional career Carty was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the fourth round, with the 126th overall pick, of the 1999 NFL draft. He officially signed witb the team on July 8. He played in 14 games for the Falcons during his rookie year in 1999, posting 11 solo tackles and two assisted tackles. Carty appeared in 15 games during the 2000 season and recorded 12 solo tackles. He played in all 16 games, start ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mother Praxedes Carty
Mother Mary Praxedes Carty (born Susan Carty; 1854 – 16 December 1933) was an Irish American educator and member of the Roman Catholic order of the Sisters of Loretto. Mother Praxedes worked throughout the Southwestern and Western areas of the United States building and improving churches and schools. She is known for updating the constitution for the order of the Sisters of Loretto, helping to build the school now known as Webster University and for founding the Loretto Academy in El Paso, Texas. Early life and education Mother Praxedes was born in Bawnboy in 1854 and was named Susan Carty. She was one of eleven children. In Bawnboy, she listened to the Parish Priest who advocated for helping others. Because of that, as a child, she became a guide to a blind woman, named Moira. In 1865, the family emigrated to St. Louis. In Cape Girardeau, she was impressed by the Loretto School and the sisters who worked there. Her family moved to Loretto, Kentucky in 1874. Her mothe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Carty
Michael Carty (16 December 1916 – 23 April 1975) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. Born in Loughrea, County Galway to Lawrence and Josephine Carty, he was the eldest of seven children. A schoolteacher by profession, he was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil TD for the Galway South constituency at the 1957 general election. From 1961 to 1969, he represented the Galway East constituency, and from 1969 to 1973 the Clare–South Galway constituency. He retired from politics in 1973. He served in the government of Seán Lemass on one occasion from 1965 to 1969 as Government Chief Whip The Chief Whip is a political leader whose task is to enforce the whipping system, which aims to ensure that legislators who are members of a political party attend and vote on legislation as the party leadership prescribes. United Kingdom I ..., occupying the positions of Parliamentary Secretary to the Taoiseach and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence. Refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Carty (Irish Politician)
John Carty (12 August 1950 – 30 January 2014) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 2002 to 2007 and as a Senator from 2007 to 2011. From Knock, County Mayo, Carty was elected at the 1999 local elections as a member of Mayo County Council for the Claremorris electoral area. At the 2002 general election, he was elected to Dáil Éireann for the Mayo constituency. He lost his seat at the 2007 general election, but was subsequently elected to the Seanad on the Agricultural Panel The Agricultural Panel is one of five vocational panels which together elect 43 of the 60 members of Seanad Éireann, the senate of the Oireachtas (the legislature of Ireland). The Agricultural Panel elects eleven senators. Election Article 18 .... He did not contest the 2011 Seanad election. Carty died on 30 January 2014 at the age of 63. He was married to Kathleen Regan and they had eight children. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Carty, John 1950 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Carty
Arthur J. Carty, (born 12 September 1940), is a Canadian academic and former National Science Advisor to the Government of Canada. Carty was the inaugural director of the Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology at the University of Waterloo, special advisor to the President on international science and technology collaboration and research professor in the department of chemistry. From 2004-08, he served as Canada's first national science advisor to the prime minister and to the Government of Canada. Prior to his appointment as national science advisor, he was president of the National Research Council, Canada's leading knowledge and innovation organization, for ten years (1994-2004). He earned a PhD in inorganic chemistry from the University of Nottingham. Before joining NRC in 1994, he spent two years at Memorial University and 27 years at the University of Waterloo where he was successively professor of chemistry, director of the Guelph-Waterloo Centre for Graduate Work in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jay Carty
Jay J. Carty Jr. (July 4, 1941 – May 4, 2017) was a basketball player, public speaker, church consultant, and ministry leader. He played collegiate basketball for Oregon State University, and was selected by the St. Louis Hawks in the 6th round (48th pick overall) of the 1962 NBA draft. He played for the Los Angeles Lakers (1968–69) in the National Basketball Association for 28 games. Later, Carty worked in business in Oregon and Southern California. Jay went on to a career in public speaking, founding "Yes! Ministries," speaking to thousands of youth and families across America. Jay authored many books, including books written with UCLA coach, John Wooden. In 2012, Carty was diagnosed with multiple myeloma. He died from this disease on May 4, 2017, aged 75. Career statistics NBA Source Regular season {, class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:right;" !Year !Team !GP !MPG !FG% !FT% !RPG !APG !PPG , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
