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Síle Ní Bhraonain
Síle is a feminine Irish language given name, from which the anglicised form Sheila is derived. Bearers of the name * Síle Ní Mathgamna, died 1473. * Síle Ní Siurtáin, died 1485. * Síle Níc Ceallaigh, died 1486. * Síle Níc Carthaigh, died 1489. * Síle Ní Raghalligh, died 1491. * Síle Níc Uidhir, died 1499. * Síle Ní Domnaill, died 1521. * Síle Ní Fhallamhain, died 1530. * Síle Ní Birnn, died 1531. * Síle Ní Domhnaill, died 1544. * Síle Ní Domhnaill, died 1582. * Síle Ní Falluin, died 1589. * Sile Horgan, seventh president of the Camogie Association, 1949-52. * Síle de Valera, former Fianna Fáil politician, born 1954. * Síle Seoige, Irish television presenter, born 1979. * Síle Ní Bhraonain, Irish television presenter, born 1983. * Síle Burns, a player of Irish camogie and a masseur. See also *List of Irish-language given names This list of Irish-language given names shows Irish language given names, their Anglicisation (linguistics) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Language
Irish (Standard Irish: ), also known as Irish Gaelic or simply Gaelic ( ), is a Celtic language of the Indo-European language family. It is a member of the Goidelic languages of the Insular Celtic sub branch of the family and is indigenous language, indigenous to the island of Ireland. It was the majority of the population's first language until the 19th century, when English (language), English gradually became dominant, particularly in the last decades of the century, in what is sometimes characterised as a result of linguistic imperialism. Today, Irish is still commonly spoken as a first language in Ireland's Gaeltacht regions, in which 2% of Ireland's population lived in 2022. The total number of people (aged 3 and over) in Ireland who declared they could speak Irish in April 2022 was 1,873,997, representing 40% of respondents, but of these, 472,887 said they never spoke it and a further 551,993 said they only spoke it within the education system. Linguistic analyses o ... [...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] |
Masseur
Massage is the rubbing or kneading of the body's soft tissues. Massage techniques are commonly applied with hands, fingers, elbows, knees, forearms, feet, or a device. The purpose of massage is generally for the treatment of body stress or pain. In English-speaking European countries, traditionally a person professionally trained to give massages is known by the gendered French loanwords ''masseur'' (male) or ''masseuse'' (female). In the United States, these individuals are often referred to as "massage therapists". In some provinces of Canada, they are called "registered massage therapists." In professional settings, clients are treated while lying on a massage table, sitting in a massage chair, or lying on a mat on the floor. There are many different modalities in the massage industry, including (but not limited to): deep tissue, manual lymphatic drainage, medical, sports, structural integration, Swedish, Thai and trigger point. Etymology The word comes from the Frenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camogie
Camogie ( ; ) is an Irish stick-and-ball team sport played by women. Camogie is played by 100,000 women in Ireland and worldwide, largely among Irish communities. A variant of the game "hurling" (which is played by men only), it is organised by the Dublin-based Camogie Association (An Cumann Camógaíochta). The annual All Ireland Camogie Championship has a record attendance of 33,154,2007 All Ireland final reports iIrish Examiner an while average attendances in recent years are in the range of 15,000 to 18,000. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Síle Burns
Sile Burns is a camogie Camogie ( ; ) is an Irish stick-and-ball team sport played by women. Camogie is played by 100,000 women in Ireland and worldwide, largely among Irish communities. A variant of the game "hurling" (which is played by men only), it is organised ... player and a masseur who is currently involved with the Tullysaron club in that capacity. She won an Intermediate county championship medal with a divisional side in 2007 and captured a Junior championship Title with her club in 2009. She also won Corn an Scoil honours. She won an Intermediate county championship medal with a divisional side in 2007 and captured a Junior championship Title with her club in 2009. She is the holder of Minor, Intermediate and Senior club Medals as well as Corn na Scoil honours. She scored two late points to earn a draw in the 2009 semi-final.A drawn semi-final report iHurling: treble dreams alive Sorry, looks like we couldn't find the page you were looking for. Independent.ie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Television Presenter
A television presenter (or television host, some become a "television personality") is a person who introduces or hosts television show, television programs, often serving as a mediator for the program and the audience. It is common for people who garnered fame in other fields to take on this role, but some people have made their name solely within the field of presenting—such as children's television series or infomercials—to become television personalities. Roles Often, presenters may double for being famed in other fields, such as an actor, model (person), model, comedian, musician, celebrity doctor, doctor, etc. Others may be subject-matter experts, such as scientists or politicians, serving as presenters for a programme about their field of expertise (for instance, David Attenborough). Some are celebrities who have made their name in one area, then leverage their fame to get involved in other areas. Examples of this latter group include British comedian Michael Palin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Síle Ní Bhraonáin
Síle Ní Bhraonáin (born 1983), Irish television presenter, born Connemara. Ní Bhraonain is a native of An Spidéal, Connemara and presenter of TG4's "Sile Show" since 2005. Her career at TG4 began about a year out of school with a phone call she received while she was doing a local FÁS FÁS (), the common name for An Foras Áiseanna Saothair (; ), was a state agency in Ireland with responsibility for assisting those seeking employment. It was established in January 1988 under the Labour Services Act 1987 and was run by a board ... computer course. She has hosted Gradam Ceoil awards. References * ''Galway Now'', May 2006 External links * http://images.google.ie/images?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&channel=s&hl=en&source=hp&q=S%C3%ADle+N%C3%AD+Bhraonain&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=CavgSq-ROqbkmwPwmNimAg&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CBIQsAQwAA * http://www.independent.ie/business/personal-finance/me-amp-my-money--siacutele-niacute-bhraonin-83 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Síle Seoige
Síle Seoige (; born 13 April 1979) is an Irish television presenter. She has sometimes been referred to as Sheila. Early life Seoige was born in An Spidéal, County Galway, the youngest of four children, to parents Mairtín and Philomena. She attended Scoil Mhuire at primary level and Coláiste Chroí Mhuire at secondary level. After completing her Leaving Certificate, she was hired by TnaG to present a film show called ''Hollywood Anocht''. Seoige was introduced to the public after Gráinne, her sister, departed for TV3. There she interviewed Hollywood talent like Bruce Willis and Meryl Streep. When ''Hollywood Anocht'' ended Síle became TG4's weather girl and continuity presenter, and after two years she moved on to host a children's programme called ''Cúla4''. After two years of ''Cúla4'' Seoige took a year out and spent that time travelling. She returned to Ireland to try radio presenting. She worked for Beat 101–102, a station based in the south-east before mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fianna Fáil
Fianna Fáil ( ; ; meaning "Soldiers of Destiny" or "Warriors of Fál"), officially Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party (), is a centre to centre-right political party in Ireland. Founded as a republican party in 1926 by Éamon de Valera and his supporters after they split from Sinn Féin in order to take seats in the Oireachtas, which Sinn Féin refused to recognise, since 1927 Fianna Fáil has been one of Ireland's two major parties, along with Fine Gael since 1933; both are seen as centre-right parties, to the right of the Labour Party and Sinn Féin. The party dominated Irish political life for most of the 20th century, and, since its foundation, either it or Fine Gael has led every government. Between 1932 and 2011, it was the largest party in Dáil Éireann, but latterly with a decline in its vote share; from 1989 onwards, its periods of government were in coalition with parties of either the left or the right. Fianna Fáil's vote collapsed in the 2011 ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Síle De Valera
Síle de Valera (; born 17 December 1954) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician who served as a Minister of State from 2002 to 2006 and as Minister for Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands from 1997 to 2002. She served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1977 to 1981 and from 1987 to 2007. She was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Dublin constituency from 1979 to 1984. Early and personal life Síle de Valera was born in 1954, in Dublin, Ireland to Terence de Valera (1922–2007), the youngest child of Éamon de Valera, and his wife Phyllis Blake (1920–2002). She has a younger sister. She was educated at Loreto College, Foxrock and at University College Dublin, where she qualified as a career guidance teacher. De Valera's grandfather, Éamon de Valera, was the founder of Fianna Fáil, a Taoiseach and the third President of Ireland. She is a niece of Vivion de Valera, a former TD, and is a first cousin of Éamon Ó Cuív, a TD who succeeded her as a ministe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camogie
Camogie ( ; ) is an Irish stick-and-ball team sport played by women. Camogie is played by 100,000 women in Ireland and worldwide, largely among Irish communities. A variant of the game "hurling" (which is played by men only), it is organised by the Dublin-based Camogie Association (An Cumann Camógaíochta). The annual All Ireland Camogie Championship has a record attendance of 33,154,2007 All Ireland final reports iIrish Examiner an while average attendances in recent years are in the range of 15,000 to 18,000. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
