Siobhán McKenna was an Irish stage and screen actress.
A formal Irish name consists of a given name and a surname. In the Irish language, most surnames are patronymic surnames, distinct from patronyms, which are seen in Icelandic names, for example. The form of a surname varies according to whether its bearer is a man, a woman, or a woman married to a man, who adopts his surname.
Amharclann Ghaoth Dobhair, anglicized as Gweedore Theatre, is a local theatre in the Gaeltacht region of Derrybeg in the parish of Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland. It seats over 200 patrons, and ever since it was opened by actress Siobhán McKenna, it has staged hundreds of plays in the Irish language.
Antoine Mac Giolla Bhrighde, English Tony or Anthony MacBride, was a Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) volunteer from Desertmartin, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. He was shot dead by the British Army in 1984 whilst engaged in an attack on the Royal Ulster Constabulary.
Joseph Edward "Joe" MacManus, was a volunteer in the Sligo Brigade of the Provisional Irish Republican Army. He was killed during a shoot-out after his unit attempted a killing in Mulleek near Belleek, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
Kieran or Ciarán Fleming, was a volunteer in the 4th Battalion, Derry Brigade of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) from the Waterside area of Derry, Northern Ireland. He died while attempting to escape after a confrontation with British troops in 1984.
Tynagh is a village and electoral division in south-east County Galway in Ireland.
The parish of Lackagh or Lacagh is located in County Galway, Ireland, approximately halfway between Galway city and Tuam. It is bounded by the parishes of Athenry, Abbeyknockmoy, Corofin, Annaghdown and Claregalway. The River Clare runs through the centre of the parish.
Siún Nic Gearailt is a newsreader with RTÉ and Teilifís na Gaeilge (TG4) in Ireland.
Mac Giolla is a prefix-phrase used in some Irish surnames, meaning "son of the devotee of". Examples of some notable individuals who bear this phrase in their surnames are:
Ollie Kilkenny is a former Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Kiltormer and with the Galway senior inter-county team in the 1980s and 1990s. Kilkenny won back-to-back All-Ireland winners' medals with Galway in 1987 and 1988.
Seacht is a college drama series following the lives of seven college students at the Arts Department of Queen's University in Belfast.
Irish medical families were hereditary practitioners of professional medicine in Gaelic Ireland, between 1100 and 1700.
Ailbhe is a unisex Irish language given name. It was originally a masculine name, and was frequently anglicised as Albert, but is now more commonly a feminine name. Notable bearers of the name include:
Giolla Ceallaigh mac Comhaltan was an ancestor to the MacGiolla Ceallaigh.
Events from the year 1484 in Ireland.
Events from the year 1507 in Ireland.
Neil McBride was a farmer, poet, author, and songwriter from Feymore, Creeslough, Donegal, Ireland, who further gained notoriety for protesting a fine he received for having his name written in Irish on his business cart.
On 2 December 1984, a four-man Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) active service unit was ambushed by a British Army Special Air Service team while attempting to bomb a Royal Ulster Constabulary patrol who they had lured to Drumrush Lodge Restaurant. Two IRA volunteers and one SAS soldier were killed during the action.
Colette Nic Aodha is an Irish poet and writer.