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Ó Maoilmhichíl
Ó Maoilmhichíl is an uncommon surname of Irish origin devolving into the common Irish surnames Mitchell and Mulvihill. The surname Mitchell is derived from the sept or clan name Uí Mhaoilmhichíl which means patrons or devotees of Saint Michael the Archangel. As the English language began to replace Irish and Scottish Gaelic, the surname was anglicised as Mitchell, Michael, Mulvihill, Mulville, or Melville, and other variations. A family motto ''Pro aris et focis'' originates from the Irish family name "Mulvihill". See also * County Sligo * List of Sligo people * Mitchell (surname) * Mulvihill * Sligo References Descendants of the surname Ó Maoilmhichil *Brother Walfrid (born Andrew Kearns), Marist Brothers *John Francis Mitchell, Vice Chairman, Motorola, Inventor of Cell Phone * Daráine Mulvihill/Ní Mhaolmhichil, Irish Person of the Year __NOTOC__ Person of the Year, Man of the Year or Woman of the Year is an award given to an individual by any type of ... [...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] |
County Sligo
County Sligo ( , ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Northern and Western Region and is part of the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht. Sligo is the administrative capital and largest town in the county. Sligo County Council is the Local government in the Republic of Ireland, local authority for the county. The population of the county was 70,198 at the 2022 census of Ireland, 2022 census. It is noted for Benbulben Mountain, one of Ireland's most distinctive natural landmarks. History The county was officially formed in 1585 by Sir Henry Sidney, Lord Deputy of Ireland, but did not come into effect until the chaos of the Nine Years' War (Ireland), Nine Years' War ended, in 1603. Its boundaries reflect the Ó Conchobhair Sligigh confederation of Lower Connacht () as it was at the time of the Elizabethan conquest. This confederation consisted of the tuatha, or territories, of Cairbre Drom Cliabh, Cairbre Drumcliabh, Tír Fhíacr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Mulvihill
William Patrick Mulvihill (June 25, 1923 – September 17, 2004) was an American author of several novels. Most notably, he wrote the ''New York Times'' bestseller, ''The Sands of Kalahari'', which was later adapted into the movie by Paramount in 1965. Early life Mulvihill was born on June 25, 1923, in Sag Harbor, New York, the youngest child and son of Lieutenant Commander Daniel F. Mulvihill and Anna McDonough. As a child, Mulvihill was intensely interested in the outdoors. Military career While a student at Cornell University, Mulvihill was a member of the Army Enlisted Reserve. He completed boot camp at Fort Dix, New Jersey, and infantry training at Ft. Benning, Georgia. In 1942, he was sent to the University of New Hampshire for the Army Specialized Training Program (ASTP). Upon completion, he would have been commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Office of Strategic Services (OSS). However, Mulvihill was sent to Fort Bragg, North Carolina, to receive field a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People Of The Year Awards
The People of the Year Awards was an annual award show in Ireland. Organised by the Rehab Group, it was televised by Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ). The Awards provided a unique opportunity for the Irish public to honour outstanding contributions made by individuals and organisations to life in Ireland. The 2018 edition took place on Sunday 15 April and was hosted by Gráinne Seoige and Aidan Power. No ceremony was planned for 2019. Notable winners * Adrian Donohoe * Ifrah Ahmed * Willie Bermingham * Maeve Binchy * Panti Bliss * Mary Dunlop * Bob Geldof * Veronica Guerin * Pádraig Harrington * Seamus Heaney * Christy Moore * John Hume * Brian Keenan * Ronan Kerr * Rory McIlroy * George J. Mitchell * Mo Mowlam * Daráine Mulvihill * Niall Quinn * Keith Duffy * Nuala O'Loan * John O'Shea (humanitarian) * Joe Dolan * Gerry Ryan * Katie Taylor * Catherine Corless * Tony Scott Anthony David Leighton Scott (21 June 1944 – 19 August 2012) was a British film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daráine Mulvihill
Daráine Mulvihill () (born c. 1983) is an Irish television personality. Biography Daráine Mulvihill is the daughter of Liam Mulvihill, the former director general of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). She is from Ashbourne, County Meath, and has two younger brothers. A survivor of meningitis, she lost both her legs due to the illness when she was 16. She was so ill she was not expected to live and was given last rites. She has been an advocate for immunization. Mulvihill graduated in Communications Studies at Dublin City University. She was voted a ( Irish) People of the Year Award in 2001 because of her personal story and attitude. Daráine was appointed to the Irish Council of State by Mary McAleese for her second term as President of Ireland, starting in 2004. In August–September 2012, Mulvihill was part of the UK Channel 4 TV presenting for the London 2012 Paralympics, presenting the Morning show programme. and had been researching for the role since the beginning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Francis Mitchell
Patents U.S. Patent 2,833,994 July 2, 1954, for High Frequency Long-Line Variably End-Loaded with Clarence P. Pipes.U.S.Patent 2,912,573 November 10, 1959, for Receiver having frequency and amplitude modulation detecting.U.S. Patent 3,087,117 April 23, 1963, for Portable Transmitter Apparatus with Selective.U.S. Patent 2,975,274 March 14, 1961, for Frequency Modulation Radio Receiver.U.S. Patent 3,126,514 October 13, 1961, for Noise Reducing system with Jack Germain. (Germain retired as director of quality assurance.)U.S. Patent 3,906,166 September 16, 1975, for a Radio Telephone System, the cell phone.U.S. Patent 5,650,776 July 22, 1997, for a Communications Receiver with Thomas F. Holmes Family and early years He was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Catholic Irish immigrants,Stephen Miller"John Francis Mitchell Retirement" ''The Wall Street Journal'', June 20–21, 2009 William Mitchell of Sligo and Bridget Keane, of Listowel. He was married to Margaret and had three childr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marist Brothers
The Marist Brothers of the Schools, commonly known as simply the Marist Brothers, is an international community of Catholic Church, Catholic religious institute of Religious brother, brothers. In 1817, Marcellin Champagnat, a Marist priest from France, founded the Marist Brothers with the goal of educating young people, especially those most neglected. While most of the brothers minister in school settings, others work with young people in parishes, religious retreats, spiritual accompaniment, at-risk youth settings, young adult ministry, and overseas missions. Since the 2010s, several instances of sexual abuse within Marist-run institutions have been reported in Chile, Australia, and New Zealand. History St. Marcellin Champagnat decided to start an institute of consecrated Brother (Catholic), brothers in the BVM(RC), Marist tradition, building schools for the underprivileged where they might learn to become "Good Christians and Good people". The decision was inspired by an event, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brother Walfrid
Andrew Kerins (; 18 May 1840 – 17 April 1915), known by his religious name Brother Walfrid, was an Irish people, Irish Marist Brothers, Marist Brother and is best remembered for being the founder of Scottish football club Celtic F.C., Celtic. Life Walfrid was born of John Kerins and Elizabeth Flynn in Ballymote, a village in south County Sligo in Connacht in the west of Ireland. His ancestors, the ''Ó Céirín'' (later anglicised as "Kerins"), were anciently Gaelic Ireland, Gaelic lords of ''Ciarraige Locha na nÁirne'', with a long history in County Mayo. He studied teaching and in 1864 joined The Marist Brothers Teaching Order. He moved to Scotland in the 1870s and taught at St. Marys School and the Sacred Heart School where he was appointed headmaster in 1874. He also helped found St. Joseph's College, Dumfries. In 1888, he founded The Celtic Football Club as a means of raising funds for the Catholic Church in Scotland, Catholic poor and deprived in the East End of Gla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sligo
Sligo ( ; , meaning 'abounding in shells') is a coastal seaport and the county town of County Sligo, Ireland, within the western province of Connacht. With a population of 20,608 in 2022, it is the county's largest urban centre (constituting 29.5% of the county's population) and the List of urban areas in the Republic of Ireland, 24th largest in the Republic of Ireland. Sligo is a commercial and cultural centre situated on the west coast of Ireland. Its surrounding coast and countryside, as well as its connections to the poet W. B. Yeats, have made it a tourist destination. History Etymology Sligo is the anglicisation of the Irish name ''Sligeach'', meaning "abounding in shells" or "shelly place". It refers to the abundance of shellfish found in the river and its estuary, and from the extensive shell middens in the vicinity. The river now known as the River Garavogue, Garavogue (), perhaps meaning "little torrent", was originally called the Sligeach. It is listed as one of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Sligo People
Sligo, a town in the north-west of Ireland and county town of County Sligo, has produced noted artists, authors, entertainers, politicians and business-people. Music *Perry Blake, singer and songwriter * Tabby Callaghan, musician, ''The X Factor'' finalist * Michael Coleman, musician *Thomas Connellan, harper/composer *William Connellan, harper/composer *Kian Egan, member of Westlife *Mark Feehily, member of Westlife *Shane Filan, member of Westlife * Tommy Fleming, singer *Carmel Gunning, traditional Irish musician and singer *Paddy Killoran, musician *Naisse Mac Cithruadh, musician *Maisie McDaniel, Irish country and showband singer * James Morrison, musician * Seamie O'Dowd, multi-instrumentalist and former member of Dervish *Mary O'Hara, singer and harpist *Lisa Stanley, Irish country singer/songwriter and daughter of Maisie McDaniel Arts and literature *Leland Bardwell, poet, novelist and playwright *Mary Colum, literary critic and author *Owen Connellan, scholar, R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pro Aris Et Focis
("for hearth and home") and ("for God and country") are two Latin phrases used as the motto of many families, military regiments and educational institutions. literally translates "for altars and hearths", but is used by ancient authors to express attachment to all that was most dear and is more idiomatically translated "for hearth and home", since the Latin term ''aris'' generally refers to the altars of the spirits of the house (the Lares) and is often used as a synecdoche for the family home. Family motto is the motto of many families such as the Blomfields of Norfolk, the Mulvihills of Ireland, the Waits of Scotland, a private members club in Australia, the United Service Club Queensland and of military regiments all over the world, such as the Middlesex Yeomanry of UK, Britain, the Royal Queensland Regiment of Australia and the Victoria Rifles of Canada. And also in France, during French Revolution, Henri du Vergier, Marquis de La Rochejacquelein, General-in Chief of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitchell (surname)
Mitchell or Mitchel is an English, Scottish and Irish surname with three etymological origins. In some cases, the name is derived from the Middle English and Old French (and Anglo-Norman language">Norman French) name , a vernacular form of the name Michael (given name), Michael. The personal name Michael is ultimately derived from a Hebrew name, meaning "Who is like God?".. This webpage cites . In other cases, the surname is derived from the Middle English (Saxon and Anglian) words ', ', and ', meaning "big". In some cases, the surname was adopted as an equivalent of Mulvihill;. This webpage cites . this English-language surname is derived from the Irish-language Ó Maoilmhichíl, meaning "descendant of the devotee of St. Michael".. This webpage cites . Geographical distribution As of 2014, 65.5% of all bearers of the surname ''Mitchell'' were residents of the United States (frequency 1:759), 12.0% of England (1:639), 5.6% of Australia (1:581), 5.1% of Canada (1:987), 2.8% o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
