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O'Curry
Curry is a common surname used in Ireland, Scotland and England. Currey is a less common variant. In England and Scotland, the is thought to derive from local place names and, in Scotland, also possibly from MacMhuirich (surname), MacMhuirrich. Forms of the name In some cases the surname is an Anglicised form of the Irish language, Irish ''Ó Comhraidhe''; the "h" lenites the preceding consonant, so the Anglicised form is not far from the pronunciation in Irish. It sometimes takes the form Corry or Corra, especially in the northern Irish counties, counties, where in the few early records in which the name is found the prefix 'Mac' is usually substituted for 'O'. Corry, however, may also have other origins which will be mentioned later. In Scotland the surname was originally Gaelic ''MacMhuirich (surname), MacMhuirich'' however with the Highland clearances, many Gaelic names were Anglicised so the surname's took the form of something that sounded similar. MacMhuirich took varia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Currie (surname)
Currie is a surname in the English language. The name has numerous origins. Etymology In some cases it originated as a habitational name, derived from Currie in Midlothian, Scotland. In other cases it originated as a habitational name, derived from Corrie family, Corrie, in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. A third origin for the surname is that it originated as a Scottish spelling of the Irish surname ''Curry (surname), Curry'', a surname which has several origins. A fourth origin of the surname, particularly on Isle of Arran, Arran, is as an Anglicised form of the Scottish Gaelic ''MacMhuirich (surname), MacMhuirich''., which cited: , for the surname "Currie", "Curry". The Hebridean ''MacMhuirich'' evolved in such a way that the forms ''McVurich'' and ''McCurrie'' first appeared in the 17th century, and by the 18th century Currie is found on Islay, and on Uist by the 19th century. Another origin of the surname is from Curry, in Somerset, England. In some cases the name may also be der ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muireadhach Albanach
Muiredach (Old Irish), Muireadhach or Muireach, anglicized variously to Murdoch, Murtagh, Murray, Murdac, Mordacq and other forms, is a Goidelic name (meaning "chieftain") popular in Scotland and Ireland in the Middle Ages: * Muiredach Bolgrach, mythological Irish king * Muiredach Tirech, legendary high-king of Ireland * Muiredach mac Eógain (died 489), legendary early king of Ailech * Muiredach Muinderg (died 489), legendary king of the Ulaid * Muiredach of Killala, reputed early Irish saint * Muiredach Muillethan (died 702), king of Connaught * Muiredach mac Ainbcellaig (died c. 770), king of Dál Riata * Muiredach mac Murchado (died 760), king of Leinster * Muiredach mac Brain (died 818) (8th-century–818), king of Leinster * Muiredach mac Ruadrach (8th-century–829), king of Leinster * Muiredach mac Eochada (died 839), king of the Ulaid * Muiredach mac Brain (died 885), king of Munster * Muiredach mac Eochocáin (died 895), king of the Ulaid * Muireadhach Ua Cartha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ann Curry
Ann Curry (born November 19, 1956) is an American journalist and photojournalist, who has been a reporter for more than 30 years, focused on human suffering in war zones and natural disasters. Curry has reported from the wars in Kosovo, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Afghanistan, Darfur, Congo and the Central African Republic. Curry has covered numerous disasters, including the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004 and the earthquake in Haiti in 2010, where her appeal via Twitter topped Twitter's 'most powerful' list, credited for helping speed the arrival of humanitarian planes. In June 2012, she became the national and international correspondent-anchor for NBC News and the anchor at large for the ''Today'' show. She was co-anchor of ''Today'' from June 9, 2011, to June 28, 2012, and the program's news anchor from March 1997 until becoming co-anchor. She was also the anchor of ''Dateline NBC'' from 2005 to 2011. On January 13, 2015, it was announced that Curry would be leaving NBC N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Currey
Andrew Bruce Currey (born 7 February 1971 in Wee Waa, New South Wales) is a retired javelin thrower from Australia, who was the nation's leading javelin specialist in the 1990s. His main rival was training partner Adrian Hatcher. Currey represented his native country twice at the Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 800, causing the plane to crash and killing everyone o .... He won a total number of nine Australian titles in the men's javelin throw. He is married to Louise McPaul. Seasonal bests by year *1993 - 80.12 *1995 - 81.54 *1996 - 77.28 *1997 - 79.64 *1998 - 85.75 *1999 - 83.88 *2000 - 85.28 *2001 - 86.67 *2002 - 85.69 *2003 - 82.29 *2004 - 72.94 Achievements References Profile 1971 births Living people Australian male javelin throwers Athletes (track and field) at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrianne Curry
Adrianne Marie Curry-Rhode (born August 6, 1982) is an American fashion model, actress and television personality. She is best known as the winner of the first cycle of ''America's Next Top Model'' in 2003. Career Modeling Curry won the first cycle of ''America's Next Top Model''. She was signed to Wilhelmina Models in New York City. She has modeled for several magazines, including '' Life & Style'', ''Us Weekly'', ''Star'', ''OK!'', ''Stuff'', ''People'', ''Maxim'' (and made the Maxim Hot 100 list in 2005), ''Spanish Marie Claire'', Von Dutch, Von Dutch Watches, Salon City, ''Macy's'', Famous Stars and Straps, '' Lucky'', Ed Hardy, Kinis Bikinis, Beverly Hills Choppers, and Merit Diamonds. Curry's runway shows include Anne Bowen Spring 2005, Jaime Pressly, Pamela Anderson's line, Ed Hardy, Von Dutch, and Christopher Deane. She has appeared in a commercial for the Merit Diamonds Sirena Collection that ran from November 2004 to January 2006. She appeared on the cover and in a n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Curry
Adam Clark Curry (born September 3, 1964) is an American podcaster, announcer, Internet entrepreneur and media personality, known for his stint as a VJ on MTV and being one of the first celebrities to personally create and administer Web sites. Also known for co-hosting the ''No Agenda'' show, in the 2000s, he first became involved in podcasting, and has been called the 'Podfather' because of his efforts. Early broadcast career Curry was born in Arlington, Virginia, but lived in Amstelveen, Netherlands, from 1972 to 1987. After a time working in Dutch pirate radio at Radio Picasso in Amstelveen and in Amsterdam in the early 1980s under the pseudonym "John Holden", he got a break in broadcasting as the host of the Dutch weekly pop-music television program ''Countdown'', and the English version of the same show, which was broadcast on pan-European music channel Music Box. He also hosted several other radio and television programs for the Dutch broadcast station Veron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaron Curry (politician)
Aaron Charlton Curry DCL (Hon.), JP, FRSA (17 August 1887 – 6 January 1957) at Leigh Rayment's peerage pages was a Liberal Party, and briefly Liberal National, politician in the United Kingdom. Background Curry married Jane Cranston Wilson in 1913 and they had one daughter. Hon. DCL (Dunelm), 1951.(2007, December 01). Curry, Aaron Charlton, (1887–6 Jan. 1957), Member of Newcastle upon Tyne City Council since 1941, Alderman since 1951; Chairman of Northumberland and Tyneside River Board; Fellow Corporation of Accountants; Director of H. Young (Motors) Ltd, Norbrit Products, Ltd and other Companies; Fellow Corporation of Certified Secretaries. WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. Ed. Retrieved 29 Mar. 2019, from http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540891.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-236290. Career Curry was a founder and formerly senior partner in A. C. Curry & Co., chartered accountants. He was a Fellow of the Corporation of Accountants. He was a Fellow Corporation of Certi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaron Curry (artist)
Aaron Curry (born 1972 in San Antonio, Texas) is an American painter and sculptor, with works in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art and the San Francisco Museum of Art. His work has been shown at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (in 2013) and the Katonah Museum of Art (in 2015) in New York, at the Musée d'art contemporain de Bordeaux in France (in 2014), and at the DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park in Lincoln, Massachusetts (in 2017). Education Aaron Curry received his MFA from ArtCenter College of Design's Graduate Art MFA Program in Pasadena, CA in 2005. Career Aaron Curry's work combines painterly marks with sculpture, drawing, collage and installation. His work often juxtaposes bright colors and delicate marks. He embeds his pieces with a sense of humor, playing with his titles and repeated imagery. His work is rooted in a combination of art history and pop cultural ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaron Curry (American Football)
Aaron Curry (born April 6, 1986) is an American college football coach and former linebacker who is the inside linebackers coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). Curry was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the first round (fourth overall) in the 2009 NFL Draft out of Wake Forest. Curry also played for the Oakland Raiders in 2011 and 2012. Early years Curry attended E. E. Smith High School in Fayetteville, North Carolina. While there he played linebacker and tight end. He earned all-conference and all-region honors and was the conferences defensive player of the year as a senior after recording 123 tackles. He was also selected to the North Carolina–South Carolina Shrine Bowl as a tight end. Considered only a two-star recruit by both ''Rivals'' and '' Scout.com'', Curry chose to play college football at Wake Forest over East Carolina, the only two scholarships he was offered. Curry said he chose Wake Forest in part because it was two hours ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank J
Frank or Franks may refer to: People * Frank (given name) * Frank (surname) * Franks (surname) * Franks, a medieval Germanic people * Frank, a term in the Muslim world for all western Europeans, particularly during the Crusades - see Farang Currency * Liechtenstein franc or frank, the currency of Liechtenstein since 1920 * Swiss franc or frank, the currency of Switzerland since 1850 * Westphalian frank, currency of the Kingdom of Westphalia between 1808 and 1813 * The currencies of the German-speaking cantons of Switzerland (1803–1814): ** Appenzell frank ** Argovia frank ** Basel frank ** Berne frank ** Fribourg frank ** Glarus frank ** Graubünden frank ** Luzern frank ** Schaffhausen frank ** Schwyz frank ** Solothurn frank ** St. Gallen frank ** Thurgau frank ** Unterwalden frank ** Uri frank ** Zürich frank Places * Frank, Alberta, Canada, an urban community, formerly a village * Franks, Illinois, United States, an unincorporated community * Franks, Missour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earl Of Ormond (Ireland)
The peerage title Earl of Ormond and the related titles Duke of Ormonde and Marquess of Ormonde have a long and complex history. An earldom of Ormond has been created three times in the Peerage of Ireland. History of Ormonde titles The earldom of Ormond was originally created in 1328 for James Butler. For many subsequent years, the earls took significant roles in the government of Ireland, and kept a tradition of loyalty to the English crown and to English custom. Several of the earls also had reputations as scholars. The fifth earl was created Earl of Wiltshire (1449) in the Peerage of England, but he was attainted in 1461 and his peerages were declared forfeit. The earldom of Ormond was restored to his younger brother, John Butler, the sixth earl, in 1476. Thomas, the 7th earl, died without issue in 1515; the ''de facto'', if not indeed the ''de jure'' earl, Piers Butler, a cousin of the 7th Earl, was induced to resign his rights to the title in 1528. This facilitated the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Butler
A butler is a person who works in a house serving and is a domestic worker in a large household. In great houses, the household is sometimes divided into departments with the butler in charge of the dining room, wine cellar, and pantries, pantry. Some also have charge of the entire parlour floor, and Housekeeper (domestic worker), housekeepers caring for the entire house and its appearance. A butler is usually male, and in charge of male servants, while a housekeeper is usually a woman, and in charge of female servants. Traditionally, male servants (such as footmen) were better paid and of higher status than female servants. The butler, as the senior male servant, has the highest servant status. He can also sometimes function as a chauffeur. In older houses where the butler is the most senior worker, titles such as ''majordomo'', ''butler administrator'', ''house manager'', ''manservant'', ''staff manager'', ''chief of staff'', ''staff captain'', ''estate manager'', and ''head o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
