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Cornelius Sheehan (other)
Cornelius Sheehan could refer to: *Connie Sheehan (1889–1950), Irish hurler *Neil Sheehan Cornelius Mahoney Sheehan (October 27, 1936 – January 7, 2021) was an American journalist. As a reporter for ''The New York Times'' in 1971, Sheehan obtained the classified ''Pentagon Papers'' from Daniel Ellsberg. His series of articles reve ... (Cornelius Mahoney Sheehan, 1936–2021), American journalist * Con Sheehan (born 1989), Irish boxer {{human name disambiguation, Sheehan, Cornelius ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Connie Sheehan
Cornelius Sheehan (31 May 1889 – 21 February 1950) was an Irish hurler who played as a centre-back with the Cork senior hurling team. He was an All-Ireland Championship winner in 1919. Career Sheehan began his hurling career at club level with Redmonds. He enjoyed a lengthy career with the club, however, and won Cork Senior Championship titles as captain in 1915 and 1917. At inter-county level, Sheehan first played for the Cork senior hurling team on 3 July 1910. He was a regular member of the team over much of the following decade and won four Munster Championship medals, including one as captain. The highlight of Sheehan's inter-county career was the winning of an All-Ireland Championship medal in 1919 after a defeat of Dublin in the final. He played his last game for Cork on 28 May 1922 in what was the opening round of the delayed 1921 championship. On 21 February 1950, Sheehan died from bronchitis aged 60. Honours ;Redmonds *Cork Senior Hurling Championship (2): ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Sheehan
Cornelius Mahoney Sheehan (October 27, 1936 – January 7, 2021) was an American journalist. As a reporter for ''The New York Times'' in 1971, Sheehan obtained the classified ''Pentagon Papers'' from Daniel Ellsberg. His series of articles revealed a secret United States Department of Defense history of the Vietnam War and led to a U.S Supreme Court case, , which invalidated the United States government's use of a restraining order to halt publication. He received a Pulitzer Prize and a National Book Award for his 1988 book ''A Bright Shining Lie'', about the life of Lieutenant Colonel John Paul Vann and the United States involvement in the Vietnam War. Early life Sheehan was born in Holyoke, Massachusetts on October 27, 1936. His father, Cornelius Joseph Sheehan, worked as a dairy farmer; his mother, Mary (O'Shea), was a housewife. Both immigrated to the United States from Ireland. He was raised on a dairy farm near Holyoke. Sheehan graduated from Mount Hermon School (lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |