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Beamish Burn
Beamish may refer to: People *Emma Beamish (born 1982), Irish cricketer * Francis Beamish (1802-1868), Irish Whig and Liberal politician *Sir George Beamish (1905–1967), British air marshal and Irish rugby player *Harold Beamish (1896–1986) was a flying ace of World War I *Henry Hamilton Beamish (1873–1948), British racist and Rhodesian politician *Olive Beamish (1890–1978), Irish-born suffragette * Richard J. Beamish (1869–1945), Pennsylvania lawyer, journalist, author, and public official * Robert Beamish (1916–2001), Canadian physician and cardiologist *Sally Beamish (born 1956), British composer *Tufton Beamish (Royal Navy officer) (1874–1951), rear admiral in the Royal Navy and member of Parliament for Lewes *Tufton Beamish, Baron Chelwood of Lewes (1917–1989) son of the above; British Army officer and member of Parliament for Lewes *Beamish Murdoch (1800–1876), Canadian lawyer, historian and political figure in Nova Scotia Fictional characters *Chet Beamish, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emma Beamish
Emma Alice Beamish (born 29 November 1982) is an Irish former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter. She appeared in 18 One Day Internationals (ODIs) and 6 Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) for Ireland between 2003 and 2010. She also played domestic cricket for Surrey, mainly representing their Second XI in the 1999 and 2000 County Championships. Beamish was born in Dublin. She made her international debut at the 2003 IWCC Trophy, playing ODI matches against the Netherlands and Scotland.Women's ODI matches played by Emma Beamish CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 August 2016. Against Scotland, she scored 40 runs at number five in the batting order, which remained the highest score of her career. At the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beamish Murdoch
Beamish Murdoch (August 1, 1800 – February 9, 1876) was a lawyer, historian, and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Halifax township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1826 to 1830. He was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the son of Andrew Murdoch and Elizabeth Beamish. His family had come to Nova Scotia from the North of Ireland. His grandfather, a Presbyterian minister, Rev. James Murdoch served several parishes in the Province for 23 years. Murdoch was admitted to the Nova Scotia bar in 1822. In 1824 he was elected Vice - President of the Charitable Irish Society in Halifax. He also contributed articles to the ''Acadian Recorder'' and the ''Acadian Magazine or Literary Mirror''. Murdoch was defeated by Stephen Wastie Deblois when he ran for reelection in 1830; he was an unsuccessful candidate again in 1836 and 1840. He served as president of the Halifax Temperance Society. In 1841, Murdoch became clerk for the Central Board of Education and, in 1852, was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jabberwocky
"Jabberwocky" is a nonsense poem written by Lewis Carroll about the killing of a creature named "the Jabberwock". It was included in his 1871 novel '' Through the Looking-Glass'', the sequel to ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' (1865). The book tells of Alice's adventures within the back-to-front world of Looking-glass world. In an early scene in which she first encounters the chess piece characters White King and White Queen, Alice finds a book written in a seemingly unintelligible language. Realising that she is travelling through an inverted world, she recognises that the verses on the pages are written in mirror-writing. She holds a mirror to one of the poems and reads the reflected verse of "Jabberwocky". She finds the nonsense verse as puzzling as the odd land she has passed into, later revealed as a dreamscape. "Jabberwocky" is considered one of the greatest nonsense poems written in English. Its playful, whimsical language has given English nonsense words and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
