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Clancy
Clancy is an Irish name coming from the Gaelic ''Mac Fhlannchaidh/Mac Fhlannchadha'', meaning "Son of the red/ruddy warrior" (Mac being for sons, ''Ní Fhlannchaidh/Ní Fhlannchadha'' would be for daughters), or as a hypocorism for Clarence. The surname originated from two different families, one in Thomond and one in the present day County Leitrim. Notable people with the name include: As a first name * Clancy Barone (born 1963), American football coach * Clancy Brown (born 1959), American actor and comedian * Clancy Chassay, English journalist * Clancy Cooper (1906–1975), American actor * Clancy Eccles (1940–2005), Jamaican reggae singer * Clancy Edwards (born 1955), American track and field sprinter * Clancy Fernando (1938–1992), Sri Lankan admiral * Clancy Hayes (1908–1972), American singer * Clancy O'Connor (born 1982), American actor * Clancy Pendergast (born 1967), American football coach * Clancy Rudeforth (born 1983), Australian rules footballer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abigail Clancy
Abigail Marie Clancy (born 10 January 1986) is an English model and television personality. She was the runner-up of '' Britain's Next Top Model (series 2)'' in 2006 and won series 11 of ''Strictly Come Dancing'' in 2013. She presented ''Britain's Next Top Model'' from 2015 till the show's cancellation in 2017. Early life Clancy was born in Liverpool, she is one of four children of Karen (née Sullivan) and Geoffrey Thomas Clancy. She grew up in Woolton, a suburb of Liverpool, and attended St Mary's Primary School and St Julie's Catholic High School. Clancy formed girl band Genie Queen while she worked at a boutique. They were managed by Andy McCluskey from Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. Career Modelling In summer 2006, the second cycle of Living TV's ''Britain's Next Top Model'' included Clancy as one of the thirteen finalists in the competition, competing over 10 weeks for a modelling contract. Clancy made it to the final runway show with fellow contestant Lianna Fowle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Clancy
Robert Joseph 'Bobby' Clancy Jr (11 May 1927 – 6 September 2002) was an Irish singer and musician best known as a member of The Clancy Brothers, one of the most successful and influential Irish folk groups. He accompanied his songs on five-string banjo, guitar, bodhrán, and harmonica. Early years Bobby Clancy was born in Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary, Ireland to Robert J. Clancy and Johanna McGrath. He was the twin brother of Joan Clancy. Clancy left home in the late 1940s to join the Royal Air Force (RAF) where he travelled all over Europe, including Greece and Egypt where he learned many folk songs. He later joined his older brothers Paddy Clancy and Tom Clancy (singer), Tom Clancy in New York City, where they worked as actors. The trio would sometimes sing, informally beginning the group later known as the Clancy Brothers. In 1955 Bobby returned to Ireland to settle down and run his father's insurance business. While his youngest brother Liam Clancy took his pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finbarr Clancy
Finbarr Clancy (born 5 March 1970) is an Irish folk singer and multi-instrumentalist. Early in his career he performed with The Clancy Brothers. He later became a member of the group The High Kings. Birth and family Finbarr Clancy was the only son born to folk musician Bobby Clancy and Moira Mooney in County Tipperary, Ireland. Bobby Clancy, who was touring with the Clancy Brothers at the time, announced Finbarr's birth on David Frost's television talk show. Finbarr is the nephew of the popular folk singers, Liam Clancy, Paddy Clancy, and Tom Clancy, who helped to spark the Irish folk music revival of the 1960s. Like the Clancy Brothers, he grew up in Carrick-on-Suir in County Tipperary. Finbarr has sometimes performed with his sister, folk singer Aoife Clancy, and his brother-in-law, Welsh singer Ryland Teifi (the husband of his sister, Roisin). He married Gráinne Butler in 2008. Early career Clancy made his debut at age ten, playing the banjo and singing. In the mid-1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clancy Sigal
Clancy Sigal (September 6, 1926 – July 16, 2017) was an American writer, and the author of dozens of essays and seven books, the best-known of which is the autobiographical novel ''Going Away'' (1961). Early life and education Sigal was born in Chicago, Illinois, to a poor family. His father, Leo Sigal, and mother, Jennie Persily, were both labor organizers; He "acquired his chutzpah and resilience in 30s Chicago," Kim Howells wrote in ''The Guardian,'' "raised by his tough Jewish mother in a neighborhood blighted by gangsters, poverty and violence." He later wrote a book about his mother, ''A Woman of Uncertain Character'' (2007). There he describes joining the Communist Party at 15. Marc Cooper, reviewing the book for the ''Los Angeles Times,'' explained that "Nothing, he figured, could be a greater affront to Jennie, who was an ardent socialist but an even more ardent anti-Communist." During World War II, "The army saved my life," he later wrote. The high point of his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clancy Eccles
Clancy Eccles (9 December 1940 in Dean Pen, St. Mary, Jamaica – 30 June 2005 in Spanish Town, Jamaica)Katz was a Jamaican ska and reggae singer, songwriter, arranger, promoter, record producer and talent scout. Known mostly for his early reggae works, he brought a political dimension to this music. His house band was known as The Dynamites. Biography Son of a tailor and builder, Eccles spent his childhood in the countryside of the parish of Saint Mary. Eccles had an itinerant childhood due to his father's need to travel Jamaica seeking work. He used to regularly attend church, and he became influenced by spiritual singing; In his words: "One of my uncles was a spiritual revivalist, who always did this heavy type of spiritual singing, and I got to love that".Barrow, p.109 Eccles's professional singing career began as a teenager, working the north-coast hotel circuit in the mid-1950s. In his late teens, he moved to Ocho Rios, where he performed at night in various shows, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clancy Brown
Clarence James Brown III (born January 5, 1959) is an American actor. Prolific in film and television since the 1980s, Brown is often cast in villainous and authoritative roles. His film roles include Rawhide in ''The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension'' (1984), Frankenstein's monster in ''The Bride (1985 film), The Bride'' (1985), the Kurgan in ''Highlander (film), Highlander'' (1986), Sheriff Gus Gilbert in ''Pet Sematary Two'' (1992), Capt. Byron Hadley in ''The Shawshank Redemption'' (1994), Sgt. Charles Zim in ''Starship Troopers (film), Starship Troopers'' (1997), Stanley Thomas in ''Promising Young Woman'' (2020), and the Harbinger in ''John Wick: Chapter 4'' (2023). On television, he has played Brother Justin Crowe on the HBO series ''Carnivàle'' (2003–2005), Waylon "Jock" Jeffcoat on the Showtime (TV network), Showtime series ''Billions (TV series), Billions'' (2018–2019, 2023), Kurt Caldwell on the Showtime series ''Dexter: New Blood'' (2021–2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Clancy
Dave Clancy (born 9 September 1978) is an English ice hockey goaltender, who most recently played for the Flintshire Freeze in the ENL. Clancy began his career playing at deeside junior ice hockey club. Then worked his way up to play some games for the senior team. He then left the club to go and play for the Altrincham Tigers at Under-19 level. He backstopped the Tigers to a national tournament win in Cardiff, claiming the 'Goalie of the Tournament' award along the way. Clancy was also selected for the Team G.B. U-20 squad the same year, but was unavailable to travel with the squad. After spending time with the Flintshire Freeze, and establishing himself as their first choice goaltender, Clancy signed for the Manchester Phoenix in the summer of 2003. It would be the team's inaugural season in the EIHL but Clancy was mainly used as a back-up to first choice goaltender Jayme Platt. He played in games with the Phoenix holding a shut out to win in London against the London R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clancy Williams
Clarence "Clancy" Williams Jr. (September 24, 1942 – September 21, 1986) was an American football defensive back who played eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL), all with the Los Angeles Rams. Early life Williams was born on September 24, 1942, in Beaumont, or Deweyville, Texas. Williams was raised in suburban Seattle and graduated from Renton High School in 1961, where he was all-state in football and basketball, and earned all-state honors on the track team. He helped Renton to a Puget Sound League football championship. Williams was the only black player on his team. While some players bullied him for this, his mother encouraged him not to allow them to degrade him. The City of Renton made March 27, 1965, Clancy Williams Day. Williams is among seven legendary Renton athletes depicted on a mural at Liberty Park in the back of Giannini Stadium in Renton. College football He played college football at Washington State University (WSU) in Pullman, and wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clancy Chassay
Clancy Charles Arcade Chassay (born 1980) is an English writer, director, actor, and journalist. He has covered conflict zones across the world for various British news outlets, including ''The Guardian'', ''The Economist'', ''The Independent'', ''The Sunday Telegraph'', and the BBC. He has produced and directed documentaries for Channel 4 and Guardian Films in Afghanistan, Lebanon, Myanmar, Israel, the Palestinian Territories, the United States, and Chechnya. He now works as a director and screenwriter. Early life Chassay was born in South London and grew up in artist David Hockney's former apartment in Notting Hill, West London. Hockney had sold his home to Chassay's designer parents and it became a hub for local and visiting artists, musicians and filmmakers. As a child actor, Chassay appeared in two films by Derek Jarman opposite Laurence Olivier and Tilda Swinton as well as a string of commercials and music videos. In his late teens Chassay was recruited to develop televisio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conor Clancy (Clare Hurler)
Conor Clancy (born 26 November 1971) is an Irish retired hurler. At club level he played with Kilmaley and at inter-county level with the Clare senior hurling team. Career Clancy played hurling as a student at St Flannan's College in Ennis and lined out in all grades during his time there. After winning a Dean Ryan Cup medal in 1988, he was part of the college's senior team that won the Dr Harty Cup title in 1989 after beating Shannon Comprehensive School in an all- Clare final. Clancy also lined out in the subsequent one-point All-Ireland final defeat by St Kieran's College. After finishing his schooling, Clancy later played with University of Limerick in the Fitzgibbon Cup. At club level, he played at all levels with Kilmaley. Clancy was at centre-forward for the club's 1–10 to 1–09 defeat of St Joseph's Doora-Barefield in the 2004 Clare SHC final. At inter-county level, Clancy first appeared for Clare as a member of the minor team. He won a Munster MHC medal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boetius Clancy
Boetius Clancy or MacClancy (died April 1598) was a 16th-century Irish landowner, MP and High Sheriff. He was born in Co Clare, the son of Hugh Clancy, and was the great-grandson of Murtagh MacClancy of Cnoc-Finn (Knockfin). The MacClancy family were the hereditary lawyers or brehons of Thomond. Boetius was well educated and fluent in Latin and English. He inherited and lived at the family seat, the castle at Knockfin, near the famous law school in the parish of Killilagh in County Clare. In 1585 he was the representative of the newly formed County Clare (Parliament of Ireland constituency), County Clare in the Parliament of Ireland and in 1588 appointed High Sheriff of Clare. In that year (1588) the Spanish Armada in Ireland, Spanish Armada was trying to make its way home through severe storms off the west coast of Ireland and many ships were wrecked or abandoned. Clancy had been advised by William FitzWilliam (Lord Deputy), William Fitzwilliam, the Lord Deputy that "… we aut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Clancy (other)
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Edward Clancy may refer to: * Edward Clancy (cardinal) (1923–2014), Australian Roman Catholic * Edward J. Clancy Jr., American mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts * Ed Clancy (born 1985), British bicycle racer * Ed and Betty Clancy, co-founders of the Clancy's, a famous restaurant in New Orleans See also * Bill Clancy (William Edward Clancy, 1879–1948), baseball player * Clancy (other) * Edward (other) Edward is an English given name. Edward may also refer to: * ''Edward'' (ballad), a traditional murder ballad * ''Edward'' (EP), by British singer-songwriter Emmy the Great * Edward (mango), a mango cultivar * Lake Edward Lake Edward (locally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
