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St Brendan's, Killarney
St Brendan's College, known locally as The Sem, is a secondary school in Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland History St Brendan's is a Catholic Diocesan College, founded in 1860 by bishop David Moriarty as a boarding and day-school for boys under the name of 'St Brendan's Seminary'. The first principal was Michael Barry, a renowned professor of rhetoric at All Hallows College. Ill-health soon forced Barry to return to Dublin and Thomas Lalor replaced him. Lalor had the title 'director'. The first principal to have the title 'president' was Lalor's successor John Coffey (later bishop). The college began in a large room on the ground floor of the newly built Bishop's House and boarders were accommodated in approved houses in the town. After the opening of the Presentation Monastery in 1861 some students lodged there. The land was rented from Lord Kenmare at a 'peppercorn' rent. Gradually new classrooms and dormitories were built. The Tower wing was added to Bishop's House in 1870, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comprehensive School
A comprehensive school is a secondary school for pupils aged 11–16 or 11–18, that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude, in contrast to a selective school system where admission is restricted on the basis of selection criteria, usually academic performance. The term is commonly used in relation to England and Wales, where comprehensive schools were introduced as state schools on an experimental basis in the 1940s and became more widespread from 1965. About 90% of English secondary school pupils attend such schools (academy schools, community schools, faith schools, foundation schools, free schools, studio schools, university technical colleges, state boarding schools, City Technology Colleges, etc). Specialist schools may however select up to 10% of their intake for aptitude in their specialism. A school may have a few specialisms, like arts (media, performing arts, visual arts), business and enterprise, engineering, humanities, languages, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmond Carmody
Edmond Carmody (born January 12, 1934) is an Irish-born American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Corpus Christi in Texas (2000 to 2010), bishop of the Diocese of Tyler in Texas (1992 to 2000) and as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of San Antonio in Texas (1988 to 1992). While still a priest, Carmody spent five years working as a missionary in Ecuador. Biography Early life Edmond Carmody was born on January 12, 1934, in Ahalane, Moyvane, County Kerry, in Ireland. He was second child of Michael Carmody and Mary Stack who had 12 other children. Carmody received his primary education at a local national school in Ireland, then attended St. Brendan's Seminary in Killarney, Ireland for his high school education. After finishing at St. Brendan's, he entered the Major Seminary of St. Patrick in Carlow, Ireland, for his priestly formation. Priesthood Carmody was ordained into the priesthood at St. Patrick Seminary in Carlow by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Horan
Cornelius "Neil" Horan, sometimes referred to as The Grand Prix Priest, The Dancing Priest, or The Armageddon Priest (born 22 April 1947), is a laicised Irish former Roman Catholic priest who is noted for his interference with the running of the 2003 British Grand Prix and the 2004 Summer Olympics men's marathon in order to promote his religious belief that the end times are near. He was arrested and spent some time in jail in Germany in 2006 when police found out about his plans to stage a pro-Nazi demonstration during the 2006 FIFA World Cup, which included a poster he made praising Adolf Hitler. Horan went on to appear on '' Britain's Got Talent'' in May 2009. He danced a soft jig on the show, received a standing ovation by the audience and was put through to the second round. He did not make the live semi-finals. In 2017, he showed his support outside court for disgraced entertainer Rolf Harris. In 2022, he protested against Rishi Sunak becoming Prime Minister of the Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weeshie Fogarty
Aloysius "Weeshie" Fogarty (March 1941 – 18 November 2018) was an Irish Gaelic footballer, referee and sports broadcaster. His league and championship career with the Kerry senior team lasted three seasons from 1969 to 1971. Biography "Weeshie" Fogarty was born in Cork in March 1941 to parents Richard and Kathleen Fogarty. He joined the Killarney Legion GAA club in February 1955 at the age of fourteen and went on to win several divisional senior championship medals with the club. Fogarty made his debut on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he was selected for the Kerry minor team in 1959. He enjoyed one championship season with the minor team, however, he was a Munster runner-up. Fogarty subsequently joined the Kerry under-21 team, winning a Munster medal in 1962. In 1965, Fogarty qualified as a psychiatric nurse and found employment in St. Finan's Psychiatric Hospital, working there for 38 years until 2003. The death of his father Richard at the age o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick Fitzgerald (Gaelic Footballer)
Dick Fitzgerald (1882–1930) was an Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Dr Crokes GAA, Dr. Crokes in Killarney, and was a member of the Kerry GAA, Kerry senior inter-county team from 1903 until 1923. Fitzgerald captained Kerry to back-to-back All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, All-Ireland titles in 1913 and 1914 Biography Dick was born at 15 College Street, Killarney on 2 October 1882. After his early schooling at St. Brendan's College, Killarney he moved to Cork. He learned much of his football at Presentation Brothers College, Cork and was helping the Nil Desperandum GAA, Nil Desperandum Club before he was eighteen.Kerry Champion 1928-1958, Saturday, 22 December 1928; Page: 8 Playing career Fitzgerald played with Kerry against Kildare GAA, Kildare in the 1903 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, All-Ireland final, winning the championship after three previous encounters. In 1906, he visited the US and played for Kerry in the New Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Fassbender
Michael Fassbender (; born 2 April 1977) is a German-Irish actor. His accolades include nominations for two Academy Awards, four British Academy Film Awards and three Golden Globe Awards. In 2020, he was listed at number nine on ''The Irish Times'' list of Ireland's greatest film actors. After studying at the Drama Centre London, Fassbender made his feature film debut in ''300'' (2006). Early roles include in the HBO miniseries '' Band of Brothers'' (2001) and the Sky One fantasy drama '' Hex'' (2004–2005). He first came to prominence playing Bobby Sands in the drama ''Hunger'' (2008). Subsequent roles include the 2009 films ''Fish Tank'' and ''Inglourious Basterds'', and the 2011 films ''Jane Eyre'' and '' A Dangerous Method''. He gained mainstream success for playing Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto in the ''X-Men'' series, and David⁸ and Walter One in ''Prometheus'' (2012), and its sequel, '' Alien: Covenant'' (2017). For his portrayal of a sex addict in Steve McQueen's dra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Irish Times
''The Irish Times'' is an Irish daily broadsheet newspaper and online digital publication. It was launched on 29 March 1859. The editor is Ruadhán Mac Cormaic. It is published every day except Sundays. ''The Irish Times'' is Ireland's leading newspaper. It is considered a newspaper of record for Ireland. Though formed as a Protestant Irish nationalist paper, within two decades and under new owners, it became a supporter of unionism in Ireland. In the 21st century, it presents itself politically as "liberal and progressive", as well as being centre-right on economic issues. The editorship of the newspaper from 1859 until 1986 was controlled by the Anglo-Irish Protestant minority, only gaining its first nominal Irish Catholic editor 127 years into its existence. The paper's notable columnists have included writer and arts commentator Fintan O'Toole and satirist Miriam Lord. The late Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald was once a columnist. Michael O'Regan was the Leinster Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Dwyer (journalist)
Michael Dwyer (2 May 1951 – 1 January 2010) was an Irish journalist and film critic who wrote for ''The Irish Times'' for more than 20 years. He was previously in this role for the ''Sunday Tribune'', the ''Sunday Press'' and the magazine '' In Dublin''. Dwyer was central to the foundation of two film festivals in Dublin and served on the board of the Irish Museum of Modern Art until shortly before his death. He appeared often on the country's top radio shows, '' Morning Ireland'' and ''The Marian Finucane Show''. He died after an illness on 1 January 2010. Early life and career Dwyer was originally from Saint John's Park in Tralee, County Kerry. His mother, Mary, outlived him. He had two sisters, Anne and Maria. As a young man in the early 1970s he took part in the Tralee Film Society, for which he provided notes to ''The Kerryman''. At this time he was employed by the County Library in Tralee. He began working for ''In Dublin'' followed by the ''Sunday Tribune'' and the '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick S
Patrick may refer to: *Patrick (given name), list of people and fictional characters with this name * Patrick (surname), list of people with this name People *Saint Patrick (c. 385–c. 461), Christian saint * Gilla Pátraic (died 1084), Patrick or Patricius, Bishop of Dublin *Patrick, 1st Earl of Salisbury (c. 1122–1168), Anglo-Norman nobleman * Patrick (footballer, born 1983), Brazilian right-back * Patrick (footballer, born 1985), Brazilian striker *Patrick (footballer, born 1992), Brazilian midfielder *Patrick (footballer, born 1994), Brazilian right-back *Patrick (footballer, born May 1998), Brazilian forward *Patrick (footballer, born November 1998), Brazilian attacking midfielder *Patrick (footballer, born 1999), Brazilian defender * Patrick (footballer, born 2000), Brazilian defender *John Byrne (Scottish playwright) (born 1940), also a painter under the pseudonym Patrick * Don Harris (wrestler) (born 1960), American professional wrestler who uses the ring name Patrick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Culloty
Johnny Culloty (1936 – 24 February 2025) was a Gaelic football and hurling sportsman from Killarney, County Kerry. He played both football and hurling with Kerry GAA, Kerry from the 1950s till the 1970s, winning All Ireland and National League titles in both. As a dual player at club level, he won county championships in both codes. Club career Culloty played his club football with the Killarney Legion club as well as the East Kerry GAA, East Kerry team. With East Kerry GAA, East Kerry he won four County Championship and two Munster Championship titles. He played hurling with the Killarney GAA, Killarney and St Patrick's GAA (Kerry), St Patrick's (East Kerry) teams. Over the course of his career, he won one County Hurling Championship, three Minor Championships, and four Intermediate Championships. Inter-county career Culloty first played with Kerry GAA, Kerry when he lined out in goal for the county minor hurlers when he was just 14 in a Munster Minor Hurling Championship, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kieran Cremin
Kieran Cremin is an Irish Gaelic footballer with the Dr. Crokes club team and formerly with the Kerry GAA, Kerry county team. Club He had much success at club level with Dr. Crokes. He won a Kerry Senior Football Championship title in 2000 as a panel member. He was a back to back championship Runner-Up in 2005 and 2006, losing both to South Kerry GAA, Kerry. Despite losing the county final in 2006 Dr. Crokes regrouped and won the Munster Senior Club Football Championship. In 2007, he appeared in an All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship final with Dr. Crokes, although they were controversially defeated in a replay by Crossmaglen Rangers. He was on the losing side once more to South Kerry GAA, South Kerry in 2009. In 2010 after three losses in six seasons he finally got his hands on a Kerry Senior Football Championship in 2010. Despite being just 30 years old he retired soon after the 2010 win. He also had much success in the East Kerry Senior Football Championshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Con Cremin
Cornelius Christopher Cremin (6 December 1908 – 20 April 1987) was an Irish diplomat who was born in Kenmare, County Kerry. One of four children, Cremin was born to a family that operated a drapery business. His brother, Francis Cremin, became a leading academic canon lawyer who framed a number of key church documents. He was educated at St. Brendan's College, Killarney, and from 1926 at University College Cork, where he graduated with a first-class degree in Classics and Commerce. Around 1929–30, he was awarded the post-graduate University College Cork Honan scholarship. By 1930, he had attained a degree in economics and accountancy. For the following three years he studied in Athens, Munich and Oxford and had attained a travelling scholarship in classics. He subsequently entered the Department of External Affairs after he had succeeded in the competition for third secretary in 1935. In April 1935, he married Patricia O'Mahony. His first position in Dublin involved wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
