Horan is an Irish surname.
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Admiral Yi Sunsin was a Korean admiral and military general famed for his victories against the Japanese navy during the Imjin war in the Joseon Dynasty. Yi has since been celebrated as a national hero in Korea.
Ashikaga Yoshimochi was the 4th shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate who reigned from 1394 to 1423 during the Muromachi period of Japan. Yoshimochi was the son of the third shōgun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu.
Jeonju is the 16th largest city in South Korea and the capital of North Jeolla Province. It is both urban and rural due to the closeness of Wanju County which almost entirely surrounds Jeonju. The name Jeonju literally means "Perfect Region". It is an important tourist center famous for Korean food, historic buildings, sports activities, and innovative festivals.
The Later Jin invasion of Joseon occurred in early 1627 when the Later Jin prince Amin lead an invasion of Korea's Joseon kingdom. The war ended after three months with the Later Jin establishing itself as sovereign tributary overlord over Joseon. However Joseon continued its relationship with the Ming dynasty and showed defiance in solidifying its tributary relationship with the Jurchens. It was followed by the Qing invasion of Joseon in 1636.
The Qing invasion of Joseon occurred in the winter of 1636 when the newly established Manchu Qing dynasty invaded Korea's Joseon kingdom, establishing its status as the center of the Imperial Chinese Tributary System and formally severing Joseon's relationship with the Ming dynasty. The invasion was preceded by the Later Jin invasion of Joseon in 1627.
Ireland West Airport, officially known as Ireland West Airport Knock, is an international airport 5.6 km south-west of Charlestown, County Mayo, Ireland. The village of Knock is 20 km away. 750,000 passengers used the airport in 2017, making it the fourth-busiest in the Republic of Ireland.
Events from the year 1986 in Ireland.
Park or Bak (박), is the third-most-common surname in Korea, traditionally traced back to King Hyeokgeose Park (박혁거세) and theoretically inclusive of all of his descendants. Park or Bak is usually assumed to come from the Korean noun Bak (박), meaning "gourd." As of the South Korean census of 2015, there were 4,192,074 people with the name in South Korea, or roughly 8.4% of the population.
James Monsignor Horan, born in Partry, County Mayo, Ireland, was a parish priest of Knock, County Mayo. He is most widely known for his successful campaign to bring an airport to Knock, his work on Knock Basilica, and is also credited for inviting Pope John Paul II to visit Knock Shrine in 1979.
Ahn, also romanized An, is a Korean family name. 109 Korean clans are named 'Ahn', but with different origins. In 2000, there were 637,786 people bearing this surname in South Korea, making it the 20th most common family name in the country, with roughly 2% of the country's population. North Korea does not release figures for surnames, but the percentage is expected to be more than in South Korea.
Hong is the common English spelling of 홍, in Korean and Chinese it means "wide" or "big".
Im or Lim is a common Korean family name. Korea borrowed Chinese characters and wrote its last name. It is unclear whether it is the origin of the same family. According to the initial law of the Korean language, it is sometimes written in English as "Lim."
Jeong is a Latin alphabet rendition of the Korean family name "정", also often spelled Chung, Jung or Jong. As of the South Korean census of 2015, there were 2,407,601 people by this name in South Korea or 4.84% of the population. The Korean family name "정" is mainly derived from three homophonous hanja. 鄭 (2,151,879), 丁 (243,803) and 程 (11,683). The rest of the homophonous hanjas include: 政 (139), 桯 (41), 定 (29), 正 (22) and 情 (5).
Pádraig Horan is an Irish former hurler who played as a full-forward for the Offaly senior hurling team.
Han is the typical romanized spelling of the Korean family name. Other alternate spellings for 한 include Hahn and Haan. In Sino-Korean, it translates to "country" or "leader”.
James Horan is an Irish Gaelic football manager and former player.
Niall James Horan is an Irish singer and songwriter. He rose to prominence as a member of the boy band One Direction, formed in 2010 on the British singing competition The X Factor. Following the band's hiatus in 2016, Horan signed a recording deal as a solo artist with Capitol Records.
The Jingbirok, written in Hanmun, is a first hand account of the Imjin War written by high ranking Joseon scholar-official Ryu Seong-ryong. Party to high level decision making on the allied Ming-Joseon side and able to access all Joseon records, Ryu Seong-ryong's Jingbirok has become an invaluable source in the study of the conflict, and Chinese-Korean-Japanese relations. In 1969 the Jingbirok was listed as the 132nd of the National Treasures of South Korea.
Irish singer Niall Horan has released two studio albums, one live album, three extended plays, eleven singles, one promotional single, and ten music videos. In September 2016, it was announced that Horan had signed a solo deal with Capitol Records.
Choecheokjeon is a classic Korean novel. The novel is set between the late 16th and early 17th century in Joseon, Japan, China and Vietnam. The novel depicts a family's diaspora and reunion during the turmoil of wars that swept East Asia. It is a poignant story of how protagonists Choe Cheok and Ok-yeong overcome the atrocities of war and reunite. The narrative is primarily written in Chinese and considered biographical.