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List Of People With Surname O'Grady
A number of notable people have the O'Grady surname: * Brittany O'Grady (born 1996), American actress * Chris O'Grady (born 1986), British footballer * Conn Standish O'Grady (1888–1968), Irish aviator * Des O'Grady (1952–2025), Irish Gaelic footballer * Dónal O'Grady (born 1953), Irish hurler and manager * Eimar O'Grady, Irish stuntwoman * Frances O'Grady, Baroness O'Grady of Upper Holloway (born 1959), British former trade union leader * Gail O'Grady (born 1963), American actress * George O'Grady (1891–1974), Canadian ice hockey player * Graeme O'Grady (born 1953), Australian rugby league footballer * James O'Grady (1866–1934), British trade unionist and politician * John O'Grady, several people * Kieren O'Grady (born 1963), New Zealand former field hockey player * Lani O'Grady (1954–2001), American actress and talent agent * Liam O'Grady (born 1950), American federal judge * Lorraine O'Grady (1934–2024), American conceptual artist * Mac O'Grady (born 1951 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
O'Grady Family
The O'Grady family, also styled O'Grady of Kilballyowen, is one of Ireland's noble families and surviving Chiefs of the Name. Their title is ''The O'Grady'' in English and ''Ó Gráda'' in Irish. Naming conventions History They belong to the Dál gCais kindred and are distant cousins to the O'Brien dynasty, but have since the Middle Ages been based not in County Clare, from where they originated, but in County Limerick. The seat of the family, Kilballyowen, is near the town of Bruff. According to historian C. Thomas Cairney, the O'Gradys were one of the chiefly families of the Dal gCais or Dalcassians who were a tribe of the Erainn who were the second wave of Celts to settle in Ireland between about 500 and 100 BC. The name Standish was often used by the family; it derives from the marriage in 1633 of Darby O'Grady, The O'Grady, to Faith Standish. Some of the O'Grady family converted to the Church of Ireland (Anglican Communion) and produced a Bishop of Meath, Hugh Brad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mac O'Grady
Mac O'Grady (born April 26, 1951) born Phil McGleno, aka Phillip McClelland O'Grady, is an American professional golfer and golf teaching professional who played on the PGA Tour in the 1970s and 1980s, known mainly for his eccentric behavior and brash statements, in addition to his attending PGA Tour qualifying school 17 times before achieving his card. Biography and career highlights O'Grady was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He attended Santa Monica Junior College in Santa Monica, California, and turned pro in 1972. He attempted to qualify for the PGA Tour through Q School 17 times before finally receiving his tour card. He was finally successful at the 1982 PGA Tour Qualifying School. During this time, he legally changed his name from Phil McGleno to Phillip McClelland O'Grady, and then to Mac O'Grady. O'Grady won two events on the PGA Tour. His first win came at the 1986 Canon Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open; his second and final win came a year later at the MONY To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Young Ones (TV Series)
''The Young Ones'' is a British sitcom written by Rik Mayall, Ben Elton, and Lise Mayer, starring Adrian Edmondson, Mayall, Nigel Planer, Christopher Ryan, and Alexei Sayle, and broadcast on BBC2 for two series, first shown in 1982 and 1984. The show focused on the lives of four dissimilar students and their landlord's family on different plots that often included Anarchy, anarchic, offbeat, surreal humour. The show often included slapstick gags, visual humour and surreal jokes sometimes acted out by puppets, with each episode also featuring a notable selection of guest stars and musical numbers from various performers. ''The Young Ones'' helped bring alternative comedy to British television in the 1980s and made household names of its writers and performers. The show became a notable icon of 1980s British popular culture, and it received its own game and a home-media release while becoming the first non-music-related programme to appear on MTV in the United States in 1985. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toxteth O'Grady
"Bambi" is the seventh episode of British sitcom '' The Young Ones''. It was written by Ben Elton, Rik Mayall and Lise Mayer, and directed by Paul Jackson. It was broadcast on BBC2 on 8 May 1984, as the first episode of the show's second series. It parodies ''University Challenge''. This scene also showcased the two emerging sides of British comedy at the time: The Young Ones, representative of the new British 'Punk' Alternative Comedy scene, against comedians who represented the new "Oxbridge" Comedy Scene. Plot An upset Neil bursts into the house, interrupting a story Rick is telling an uninterested Vyvyan and Mike, and describes an encounter in which a complete stranger called him smelly. Mike realises that none of the four has washed any laundry since October 1981, long enough for Vyvyan to have worn his three pairs of socks and underwear 269 times each. One of Vyvyan's dirty socks comes to life and tries to escape the house; after they destroy it, Mike insists that they vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The George Carlin Show
''The George Carlin Show'' is an American sitcom that aired Sunday at 9:30 pm on the Fox network from January 1994 to July 1995. It was created by Sam Simon, who executive produced the show jointly with the show's namesake, comedian George Carlin. On the show, Carlin played a New York City taxicab driver. Synopsis The action was centered on George O'Grady (George Carlin), a taxicab driver living in New York City. Most of the scenes took place in The Moylan Tavern, owned and run by bartender Jack Donahue ( Anthony Starke), who had inherited the establishment from his father. The setting's real-life basis was the actual, now-defunct Moylan Tavern, a bar that existed during Carlin's childhood on Broadway between La Salle Street and Tiemann Place, in the Morningside Heights neighborhood, and owned by the grandparents of film critic and author Maitland McDonagh. As Carlin recalled in 1994, "It was where I saw Oswald shot. It was where I headed during the blackout">965/nowiki> b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry O'Grady
Terence O'Grady (10 April 1934 – 12 January 1987) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and England, and at club level for Oldham, Wigan and Warrington, as a . Career While at Oldham, O'Grady won caps for England in 1952 against Wales and in 1955 against Other Nationalities, and played for Great Britain on the 1954 Great Britain Lions tour against Australia and New Zealand. He also appeared against New Zealand in 1961. During O'Grady's time at the club, Oldham were defeated 2-12 by Barrow in the 1954 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1954–55 season at Station Road, Swinton, on 23 October 1954. Two years later, however, Oldham secured the 1956 Lancashire Cup with a 10-3 victory over St. Helens during the 1956–57 season. The following season, on 19 October 1957, O'Grady played as a left wing and scored a try in Oldham's 13-8 defeat of Wigan in the 1957 Lancashire Cup Fina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stuart O'Grady
Stuart O'Grady (born 6 August 1973) is a retired Australian road bicycle racer, who rode as a professional between 1995 and 2013. A former track cyclist, O'Grady and Graeme Brown won a gold medal in the Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's Madison, Men's Madison at the 2004 Summer Olympics. O'Grady also won Paris–Roubaix in 2007 Paris–Roubaix, 2007. O'Grady competed in the Tour de France from 1997 and contended for the points classification in the Tour de France known as the green jersey, finishing second in the 1998 Tour de France, 1998, 1999 Tour de France, 1999, 2001 Tour de France, 2001 and 2005 Tour de France, 2005 races. He wore the yellow jersey of general classification in the Tour de France, general classification leader in 1998 and 2001. With his participation in the 2013 Tour de France, he tied George Hincapie's record of 17 participations in the Tour de France. However, Hincapie was removed from three of his 17 starts for his part in the Lance Armstrong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Standish O'Grady (other) (1832–1915), Irish antiquarian
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Standish O'Grady may refer to: * Standish O'Grady, 1st Viscount Guillamore (1766-1840), Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer in Ireland * Standish O'Grady, 2nd Viscount Guillamore (1792–1848), Anglo-Irish politician and British Army officer * Standish O'Grady (poet) (before 1793-1846?), Irish-Canadian poet and priest * Standish James O'Grady (1846–1928), Irish historical novelist and literary historian * Standish Hayes O'Grady Standish Hayes O'Grady (; 19 May 1832 – 16 October 1915) was an Irish antiquarian. Early and education He was born at Erinagh House, Castleconnell, County Limerick, the son of Admiral Hayes O'Grady. He was a cousin of the writer Standish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean O'Grady (other)
Sean O'Grady may refer to: * Sean O'Grady (boxer) (born 1959), World Boxing Association Lightweight Champion * Seán O'Grady (politician) Seán O'Grady (1 December 1889 – 7 April 1966), or Seán Ó Gráda in Irish, was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He was unsuccessful when he first stood as a candidate for Dáil Éireann at the June 1927 general election, in the Clare con ... (1889–1966), Irish Fianna Fáil politician, TD for Clare, 1932–1951 * Sean O'Grady (athlete), Paralympic athlete from Ireland {{hndis, name=Ogrady, Sean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott O'Grady
Scott Francis O'Grady (born October 12, 1965) is a former United States Air Force (USAF) fighter pilot. On June 2, 1995, he was shot down over Bosnia and Herzegovina by a 2K12 Kub (NATO designation SA-6 "Gainful") mobile surface-to-air missile (SAM) and forced to eject from his F-16C into hostile territory. US Marines from heavy-helicopter squadron HMH-464 and the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit eventually rescued O'Grady after six days of evading the Bosnian Serbs. He was previously involved in the Banja Luka incident when he had fired upon six enemy aircraft. The 2001 film '' Behind Enemy Lines'' is loosely based on his experience. In September 2011, O'Grady announced a run for the 2012 Republican nomination for Texas State Senate District 8 seat, held at the time by the retiring Republican Florence Shapiro, In January 2012, he suspended his campaign "due to the uncertainty of a primary election date from redistricting." In November 2020, President Donald Trump stated an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rohan O'Grady
Rohan O'Grady was the chief pen name of Vancouver-born Canadian novelist June Skinner (July 23, 1922 – March 17, 2014), who was born June Margaret O'Grady. Life June Margaret O'Grady was born in Vancouver on July 23,1922, to Frederick and Mary O'Grady (nee Ward) and grew up in Point Grey. As a child O'Grady wrote poetry and short stories. After graduating from Lord Byng Secondary School in 1940, she worked for the Capilano Golf and Country Club as assistant resident manager, and then in the library at the Vancouver Sun. At the paper she met journalist Frederick Snowden Skinner, who became her husband, and they raised their three children in West Vancouver. Writing history Between 1961 and 1970, Skinner published four novels as Rohan O'Grady. Her fifth and final work, ''The May Spoon'', was released in 1981 and credited to A. Carleon (Ann Carleon was the name of Skinner's great-grandmother). Her third book, ''Let's Kill Uncle'', was her most successful and was made into a mov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter O'Grady
Philip Peter O'Grady (28 June 1903 – 2 August 1980), commonly known as Hawker O'Grady, was an Irish hurler. His career included County Championship successes with the Blackrock club and All-Ireland Championship victory with the Cork senior hurling team. Playing career Blackrock O'Grady first played hurling with his local club Buttevant and the Collins club in Cork, however, it was as a member of the Blackrock club that he enjoyed his greatest successes. He claimed his first silverware in 1929 when the club defeated St. Finbarr's by 5-06 to 2-02 to win the Cork County Championship. O'Grady added a second winners' medal to his collection the following year, after Blackrock's 3-08 to 1-03 victory over Glen Rovers in the final. Blackrock qualified for a third successive final in 1931, with O'Grady winning a third and final championship title after the 2-04 to 0-03 win over Éire Óg. Cork O'Grady made his first appearance for the Cork senior team when he was selected at r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
