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Risteárd
Risteárd () is an Irish masculine given name. It is the Irish equivalent of Richard. Risteárd is a French-influenced variant of Riocárd (borne by poet and satirist Riocard Bairéad, for example). Three babies were given the name Risteárd in 1975, but the 1964–1974 period and the following years had less than three babies (or none) given the name annually. People People with the name Risteárd include: *Risteárd Cooper (born 1969), Irish actor, comedian, singer and writer *Risteard Craobhach (Richard Creagh, – 1586), Irish Catholic clergyman *Risteard Ó Foghludha (Richard Foley, 1871–1957), Irish-language teacher, journalist and editor *Risteárd Ó Glaisne (Richard Ernest Giles, 1927–2003), Irish language activist, teacher and writer *Risteárd de Hae, the Irish name of Richard J. Hayes (1902–1976), Irish code-breaker during WWII and Director of the National Library *Risteard De Hindeberg (Richard Henebry, 1863–1916), Irish priest, educator, Irish language activi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Risteárd De Tiúit
Risteárd de Tiúit ( anglicised as Richard Tuite) (ob. 1210) was an Anglo-Norman nobleman and a member of Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke's Irish invasion force, and Lord Chief Justice of Ireland. His part in the original invasion is acknowledged in The Song of Dermot and the Earl, which recorded his grant of land in the western part of Meath (present-day Westmeath and Longford) under the authority of Hugh de Lacy in Trim. Introduction He built one of the largest Motte and Bailey settlements in Ireland at Granard Motte in 1199. His death, while Lord Chief Justice of Ireland, is recorded in Athlone by the Annals of the Four Masters under the year 1210 and his remains lie today in Abbeylara's Cistercian abbey. He was granted the feudal barony of Moyashel. Descendants Risteárd de Tiúit had two sons who survived him, Risteárd 'Dubh' de Tiúit, the eldest son and heir to the title and lands, and Muiris. Lodge's ''Peerage'' says that it was this Risteárd, Risteárd D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Risteárd Ó Glaisne
Risteárd Ó Glaisne (born Richard Ernest Giles; 2 September 1927 - 6 November 2003) was a Methodist Irish language activist, teacher and writer. Early life Richard Ernest Giles was born at the farm of Woodfort near Bandon, County Cork on 2 September 1927 as the second-youngest son of George William Giles and Sara Jane Vickery, a Methodist family descended from farmers that had lived in the area for over three centuries. Giles contracted Bovine tuberculosis as a child, which damaged his hip and would result in him walking with a limp for the rest of his life. From the age of nine, Giles attended primary and secondary school at Bandon Grammar School. There, his interest in the Irish language was first sparked when his headmaster gave him a copy of Liam Ó Rinn's Peann agus Pár and a book of poems by Ivan Turgenev translated into Irish. He founded the school's first student magazine, ''The Rooster'', under the Irish translation of his birth name and developed a friendship that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Mulcahy
Richard James Mulcahy (10 May 1886 – 16 December 1971) was an Irish Fine Gael politician and army general who served as Minister for Education from 1948 to 1951 and 1954 to 1957, Minister for the Gaeltacht from June 1956 to October 1956, Leader of the Opposition from 1944 to 1948, Leader of Fine Gael from 1944 to 1959, Minister for Local Government and Public Health from 1927 to 1932 and Minister for Defence from January to April 1919 and 1922 to 1924. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1918 to 1938 and from 1943 to 1961 and a Senator from March 1938 to June 1938 and 1943 to 1944. He served in the cabinets of W. T. Cosgrave and John A. Costello. He was an army general who fought in the 1916 Easter Rising, served as Chief of Staff of the Irish Republican Army during the War of Independence and became commander-in-chief of the National Army in the Irish Civil War after the death of Michael Collins. Early life and 1916 Rising Richard Mulcahy was born in Manor Stree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Risteárd Cooper
Risteárd Cooper (; born February 1969) is an Irish actor, comedian, singer and writer and is one third of comedy trio '' Après Match''. Cooper's parents Cáit Lanigan and Richard Cooper were both educated through Irish and were highly accomplished singers and musicians. Risteárd attended Scoil Bhríde, an Irish speaking primary school in Ranelagh, Dublin, and St Michael's College, Ballsbridge. He joined the National Youth Theatre aged 16. On leaving school Cooper gained a singing scholarship at the College of Music, Dublin and graduated from the acting program at the Samuel Beckett Centre, Trinity College. He lived in New York for several years, where he worked at the Ensemble Studio Theatre, the Irish Rep and Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company (founded by, amongst others, John Malkovich) playing Mickey in the American premiere of Jez Butterworth's Olivier award-winning play, ''Mojo'' directed by Ian Rickson. He has played lead roles in major theatres in Ireland, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Risteárd Buidhe Kirwan
Risteárd Buidhe Kirwan (1708–1779) was an Irish soldier and duellist. Biography Kirwan was a son of Patrick Kirwan of Cregg and Mary Martin of Dangan. Both towns are in County Galway, and his parents were members of the Tribes of Galway. He was an uncle of the scientist Richard Kirwan, and a cousin of Richard Martin MP, founder of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. He travelled to France for his education. He joined Dillon's Regiment of the Irish Brigade. He became famed as a swordsman and duellist, and for his stature, which measured six feet four inches in height. Among his closest acquaintances were Lord Clare and Maurice de Saxe. He participated in the Battle of Fontenoy (1745). His became notorious because of his duelling, and was obliged to leave France. He joined the Austrian service. He retired in 1751 and returned to Ireland. He married Maria Birmingham, a relative of Baron Athenry, and had issue. He was nicknamed ''Risteárd Buidhe a' chl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard
Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic language">Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong in rule'. Nicknames include " Richie", " Dick", " Dickon", " Dickie", " Rich", " Rick", "Rico (name), Rico", " Ricky", and more. Richard is a common English (the name was introduced into England by the Normans), German and French male name. It's also used in many more languages, particularly Germanic, such as Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Icelandic, and Dutch, as well as other languages including Irish, Scottish, Welsh and Finnish. Richard is cognate with variants of the name in other European languages, such as the Swedish "Rickard", the Portuguese and Spanish "Ricardo" and the Italian "Riccardo" (see comprehensive variant list below). People named Richard Multiple people with the same name * Richard Andersen (other) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard J
Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic language">Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong in rule'. Nicknames include "Richie", "Dick (nickname), Dick", "Dickon", "Dickie (name), Dickie", "Rich (given name), Rich", "Rick (given name), Rick", "Rico (name), Rico", "Ricky (given name), Ricky", and more. Richard is a common English (the name was introduced into England by the Normans), German and French male name. It's also used in many more languages, particularly Germanic, such as Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Icelandic, and Dutch, as well as other languages including Irish, Scottish, Welsh and Finnish. Richard is cognate with variants of the name in other European languages, such as the Swedish "Rickard", the Portuguese and Spanish "Ricardo" and the Italian "Riccardo" (see comprehensive variant list belo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Irish-language Given Names
This list of Irish-language given names shows Irish language given names, their Anglicisation (linguistics), anglicisations and/or English language equivalents. Not all Irish given names have English equivalents, though most names have an anglicised form. Some Irish names have false cognates, i.e. names that look similar but are not etymologically related, e.g. is commonly accepted as the Irish equivalent of the etymologically unrelated names Anna (name), Anna and Anne. During the "Celtic Revival, Irish revival", some Irish names which had fallen out of use were revived. Some names are recent creations, such as the now-common female names "freedom" and "vision, dream". Some English-language names are anglicisations of Irish names, e.g. Kathleen (given name), Kathleen from and Shaun from . Some Irish-language names derive from English names, e.g. from Edmund. Some Irish-language names have English equivalents, both deriving from a common source, e.g. Irish (anglicised ''Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riocard Bairéad
Riocard Bairéad (aka Dici or Dick Buiread, Richard Barrett) (b.1735–40 – d. 1818/19 ), was an Irish poet and satirist best remembered for his songs ''Eoghan Coir,'' a mock lament for a landlord's bailiff, and "Preab san Ól", a drinking song which is said to sum up "his merry philosophy of life". He was among the United Irishmen in his native County Mayo who survived their French-assisted insurrection in August 1798. Bairéad wrote in both Irish and English, and in a macaronic mixture of the two. His satirical style that has been compared both to Jonathan Swift and to Robbie Burns. Life Bairéad was born at Barrack near Ely Bay in Belmullet, with sources giving varying dates between 1735 and 1740, a descendant of the Norman Barretts. He eloped with and married Nancy Tollett, daughter of a prosperous Protestant landlord, and after her death would marry Maire Ní Mhóráin with whom he had two children. The family lived relatively isolated in a small cottage on a five-ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Risteard Craobhach
Richard Creagh (; 1523 Limerick City – December 1586, Tower of London) was an Irish Roman Catholic clergyman who was the Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. Along with the other Irish Catholic Martyrs, Archbishop Creagh is under investigation for possible Roman Catholic Sainthood. His current title is Servant of God. Life The son of a merchant, his family (see Creagh) were Gaels, but had lived in Limerick City for generations. He was apprenticed to a merchant in Limerick who dealt in spices and herbs. Creagh chose a mercantile career and made many voyages to Spain. About the age of twenty-five, a providential escape from shipwreck led him to embrace a religious life, and after some years of seminary study abroad, he was ordained a priest. Creagh declined promotions to the See of Limerick and See of Cashel. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Risteard Ó Foghludha
Risteard Ó Foghludha (5 March 1871 – 20 August 1957) was an Irish-language teacher, journalist and editor from near Youghal, County Cork. Early life His father Richard (1830–1910) was a farmer and Margaret (Peg) Long was his mother. He was the oldest of seven girls and five boys. Both his parents were native Irish speakers. He won a prize when at the Irish Christian Brothers, Christian Brothers school in Youghal in the Irish language. He dedicated his first literary work Carn Tighearnaigh (1938) to Máirtín Ó Buadhacháin from Youghal, the first person who taught him to read and write in the Irish language.(" ''do Mháirtín Ó Buadhacháin in Eochaill, don té do chéad-thug teagasc dam i léigheamh agus i scríobhadh ár dteangadh dúthchais.")'' Work Later on, he moved to Dublin, around the year 1888. It is likely that he spent two years working in the Royal Dublin Society, in Leinster House at the time, and at this time he started learning shorthand. He became a rep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Risteard De Hindeberg
Risteard De Hindeberg (Richard Henebry) was an Irish priest, educator, Irish language activist, musician, collector, and author. He was born on 18 September 1863 in Mount Bolton, Portlaw, to an Irish-speaking family. He was educated for the priesthood in St. John's College, Waterford and in St. Patrick's College, Maynooth. He was ordained a priest at All Hallows College, Dublin, in 1892, and worked in Salford in Manchester. He pursued further studies in Germany at the universities of Greifswald and Freiburg, where he was awarded a Doctorate in Philosophy. In 1898, he was appointed to the post of Chair of Irish of Celtic Studies at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.; the Chair had been funded by the Ancient Order of Hibernians. He held that post for a short time before moving to Berkeley University in California. He became President of the Gaelic League of America. Henebry suffered from tuberculosis for his entire adult life, and partially because of this he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
