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O'Kane Aaron
O'Kane is an Irish surname, anglicised from the Irish Ó Catháin, and was the name of a significant clann in Ulster, a province of Ireland. The surname has also been anglicised as O'Cahan, Kane, O'Keane, O'Kean, O'Keen, O'Keene, Keen, Keene, Kain, O'Kaine, and similar variations thereof. They are descended from Eógan, son of Niall of the Nine Hostages. In the late Middle Ages, they were the primary sept under the Ó Néill clann of Ulster, holding the privilege of inaugurating the Chief of the Ó Néill. People * Aidan O'Kane *Damien O'Kane *Dene O'Kane *Deirdre O'Kane *Eunan O'Kane * Gary O'Kane * Gerard O'Kane * Jake O'Kane * John O'Kane * Liam O'Kane *Maggie O'Kane * Marty O'Kane *Mick O'Kane * Paddy O'Kane *Richard O'Kane * Sean O'Kane * O'Kane Aaron See also *O'Cahan *USS O'Kane (DDG-77) USS ''O'Kane'' (DDG-77) is the 27th '' Arleigh Burke-class'' ( Flight II) Aegis guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. The ship was built by Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine, st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ó Catháin
The O'Cahan ( Irish: ''Ó Catháin'' 'descendants of Cahan') were a powerful sept of the Northern Uà Néill's Cenél nEógain in medieval Ireland. The name is presently anglicized as O'Kane, Kane and Keane. The O'Cahan's originated in Laggan in the east of present-day County Donegal and from there moved eastwards in the twelfth century, ousting the O'Connor from Keenaght in present-day County Londonderry. They held the lordship of Keenaght and Coleraine until the seventeenth century, to which it was commonly referred to as "O'Cahan's country". Under the sub-ordination of their kin, the O'Neills, they held the privilege of inaugurating the chief of the O'Neill by tossing a shoe over the new chief's head in acceptance of his rule. There is also an unrelated sept of O'Cahan in the province of Connacht, the O'Cahan Ui Fiachra (''Ó Catháin Uà Fiachrach''). At first, O'Cahan held the title chief of Cenel Ianna. After expelling O'Drennan (''Ó Draighneán''), chief of Cenel Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerard O'Kane
Gerard O'Kane (born 5 October 1984) is a Gaelic footballer who plays for the Derry county team, with whom he has won a National League title. He plays his club football for John Mitchel's Glenullin and has won a Derry Senior Football Championship with the club. He plays in the half back line for club and county, with his pace and stamina being two of his key attributes. Early life and family O'Kane was born in Philadelphia PA but now lives in Glenullin near Garvagh. He is a cousin of fellow Derry and Glenullin players Paddy and Eoin Bradley. The Bradleys' father, Liam (former Antrim manager) is an uncle of O'Kane. O'Kane's father, also called Gerard, has served as chairman of the Derry County Board in the past. Playing career Club O'Kane plays club football for John Mitchel's Glenullin. O'Kane won the Derry Senior Football Championship with the club in the Derry Senior Football Championship of 2007. Glenullin met Bellaghy in the final, and, after a replay, won the title. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
O'Kane Aaron
O'Kane is an Irish surname, anglicised from the Irish Ó Catháin, and was the name of a significant clann in Ulster, a province of Ireland. The surname has also been anglicised as O'Cahan, Kane, O'Keane, O'Kean, O'Keen, O'Keene, Keen, Keene, Kain, O'Kaine, and similar variations thereof. They are descended from Eógan, son of Niall of the Nine Hostages. In the late Middle Ages, they were the primary sept under the Ó Néill clann of Ulster, holding the privilege of inaugurating the Chief of the Ó Néill. People * Aidan O'Kane *Damien O'Kane *Dene O'Kane *Deirdre O'Kane *Eunan O'Kane * Gary O'Kane * Gerard O'Kane * Jake O'Kane * John O'Kane * Liam O'Kane *Maggie O'Kane * Marty O'Kane *Mick O'Kane * Paddy O'Kane *Richard O'Kane * Sean O'Kane * O'Kane Aaron See also *O'Cahan *USS O'Kane (DDG-77) USS ''O'Kane'' (DDG-77) is the 27th '' Arleigh Burke-class'' ( Flight II) Aegis guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. The ship was built by Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine, st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean O'Kane
Sean O'Kane (born 11 November 1964) is a Scottish actor. Career Sean O'Kane grew up in Cambuslang near Glasgow, in a family with eleven siblings. He was interested in acting as a child, then at the age of 19, after a stint in the Territorial Army, O'Kane left the country. He took on stunt work, modeling and acting in student films, and arrived in Hollywood in the early 1980s. His first role was as Precinct cop Det. McKenzie on ''Cagney and Lacey''. When the cast and crew discovered his young age, and the fact that he lived in the parking lot in a truck, they took him under their wings, and O'Kane appeared in several episodes over three years, although having a thick Glasgow accent impeded his chances of speaking on the show. After laying down '' The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie'' on tape at the request of Tyne Daly, in return she encouraged the young actor to learn more accents to broaden his talents. He left the show at Christmas of 1985, after being scouted by LA Models who sen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard O'Kane
Richard Hetherington O'Kane (February 2, 1911 – February 16, 1994) was a United States Navy submarine commander in World War II, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for commanding in the Pacific War against Japan to the most successful record of any United States submarine ever. He also received three Navy Crosses and three Silver Stars, for a total of seven awards of the United States military's three highest decorations for valor in combat. Before commanding ''Tang'', O'Kane served in the highly successful as executive officer and approach officer under noted Commander Dudley "Mush" Morton. In his ten combat patrols, five in ''Wahoo'' and five commanding ''Tang'', O'Kane participated in more successful attacks on Japanese shipping than any other submarine officer during the war. Early life and education O'Kane was born in Dover, New Hampshire, on February 2, 1911. He was the youngest of four children of University of New Hampshire entomology professor Walter Collins O'Kane, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paddy O'Kane
Patrick Joseph O'Kane (15 November 1906 – 2 February 1968) was an Irish soccer player during the 1920s and 1930s. O'Kane was a tough defender who played for Bohemians during his career in the League of Ireland. He was part of the Bohs team that won the FAI Cup in 1935, beating Dundalk 4–3 at Dalymount Park. O'Kane captained Bohemians in the 1936 season following his brother Mick who was captain in 1931 to become the 2nd set of brothers to captain the club. The first were the Hooper brothers, Willie and Richard. International career O'Kane won three full international caps for the Irish Free State while playing for Bohemian FC, making his debut against Hungary at Dalymount Park in December 1934. Death Paddy O'Kane died in Blanchardstown on 2 February 1968, at the age of 61. Honours *FAI Cup The Football Association of Ireland Senior Challenge Cup (FAI Cup), known as the Sports Direct FAI Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a knock-out association football competition con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mick O'Kane
Mick O'Kane was an Irish soccer player during the 1920s and 1930s. O'Kane was a tough full back who played for Bohemian FC, Bohemians amongst others during his career in the League of Ireland. He played in the 1929 FAI Cup final defeat to Shamrock Rovers while at Bohs. Mick captained Bohemians in the 1931 seasonBohemian FC match programme, 29 January 1989 and his brother Paddy O'Kane, Paddy followed as captain in 1936 to become the 2nd set of brothers to captain the club. The first were the Hooper brothers, Willie Hooper, Willie and Richard. References Republic of Ireland men's association footballers League of Ireland players Bohemian F.C. players Men's association football players not categorized by position Year of birth missing Possibly living people {{Ireland-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marty O'Kane
Marty O'Kane played guitar for the rock band Spiraling from 2002-2008. In 2010, Marty played guitar in April Smith's Great Picture Show for the album Songs for a Sinking Ship.' In 2012, Marty debuted his solo performance at Hoboken’s Northern Soul. Marty O'Kane currently resides in Hoboken, New Jersey. Musical style Playing instruments ranging from guitar, ukulele, accordion and sometimes bass with boyish Vocals, Marty's music is heavily influenced by Paul McCartney (Beatles) and Rush. Discography Source: *''Transmitter'' (2002) *Challenging Stage' (2004) *Time Travel Made Easy' (2008) *''Songs for a Sinking Ship April Smith and the Great Picture Show are an American folk rock/indie pop group from Brooklyn, New York. The group won Best Pop/Rock Song at the 8th Annual Independent Music Awards for their song "Colors". Discography *''Loveletterbombs (2005)'' ...'' (2010) References Guitarists from New Jersey American rock guitarists American male guitarists Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maggie O'Kane
Maggie O'Kane is an Irish journalist and documentary film maker. She has been most associated with ''The Guardian'' newspaper where she was a foreign correspondent who filed graphic stories from Sarajevo while it was under siege between 1992 and 1996. She also contributed to the BBC from Bosnia. She has been editorial director of GuardianFilms, the paper's film unit, since 2004. Since 2017, she has been chair of the Board of the European Press Prize. Education O'Kane received her secondary education at Loreto Convent, Balbriggan, County Dublin, Ireland at the College of Commerce (now DIT) where she completed a journalism diploma. She received a B.A. degree in Politics and History at University College Dublin before studying at the Institut des Journalistes en Europe in Paris. Career From 1982 to 1984, O'Kane worked for the ''Sunday Tribune'' in Dublin and then in 1984 to 1989 for ''RTÉ''. She then covered Eastern Europe as a freelance journalist contributing to ''The Economi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liam O'Kane
William James O'Kane (born 17 June 1948) is a Northern Irish former footballer. He played as a defender. Club career O'Kane was born in Derry, and began his career with Derry City. He signed for Nottingham Forest in November 1968 and made his League debut on 30 April 1969 against Leeds United F.C. Initially, he succeeded Terry Hennessey at centre back, but in 1971 he moved to right back and stayed there for the rest of his career. His best period was 1973–76, on his return from a broken leg, but injuries were never far away and they finally finished him as a player in the 1975–76 season, when he was still only 28. He scored his only goal for Forest in the 1973-74 FA Cup Quarter-Final against Newcastle United, but as the game (which Forest lost 3-4 after comfortably leading 3-1 in the second half) was ordered to be replayed due to the United fans invading the pitch, the match, and O'Kane's goal, was stricken from the records. International career During his career, and de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John O'Kane
John Andrew O'Kane (born 15 November 1974) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender. He started his career with Manchester United but failed to break into the first team, and after loan spells with Wimbledon, Bury, Wrexham and Bradford City, he made a permanent move to Everton in January 1998. There he found first-team opportunities easier to come by, but a change of manager at the end of the 1997–98 season meant he fell out of favour again and was sent on loan to Burnley at the start of the 1998–99 season. He went on loan again to Bolton Wanderers at the start of 1999–2000, a move that was made permanent a month later. After two years with Bolton, he moved to Blackpool, where he spent another two years before retiring due to injury. He came out of retirement again soon after to play for Hyde United, where he spent a further three seasons before his final retirement in 2006. Career He began his professional career at Manchester United in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jake O'Kane
Jake O’Kane (born 12 March 1961) is a Belfast-based stand-up comedian, and a resident compère of the Northern Ireland comedy club, "The Empire Laughs Back" at The Empire Music Hall in Belfast. O'Kane has toured on the comedy circuit, and has also appeared at clubs including The Stand, Jongleurs and The Comedy Store. He hosted and performed on the BBC Northern Ireland stand up television show ''One Night Stand'', and was a resident panellist on the show '' The Blame Game'' on both TV and radio from 2005 to 2021. In addition to his comedy, O'Kane also runs an off licence shop in North Belfast. Personal life O'Kane lives in North Belfast with his wife and 2 children. He was a champion power-lifter in his youth. O'Kane suffers from coeliac disease, ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) which he was recently diagnosed with. He is teetotal. His father, Jim O'Kane, was a Republican Labour councillor on Belfast City Council and was interned in 1971 as part of Op ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
