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Féilim (other)
Féilim or Feidhlim, is an Irish language masculine given name. The name is derived from the older form ''Feidhlimidh'' (). Féilim has been variously anglicised as ''Felim'', ''Phelim'', ''Feilmy'', ''Philip'' or ''Felix (name), Felix''. List of people Feidlimid *Feidlimid mac Coirpri Chruimm (d. 596?), perhaps king of Munster *Feidlimid mac Cremthanin (d. 846), king of Munster *Fedlimid mac Daill (also Feidhlimidh Mac Daill, or Felim mac Dall), a bard of the Irish mythology, father of Deirdre *Feidlimid mac Óengusa (d. ''c''. 500?), king of Munster *Feidlimid mac Tigernaig (d. 588?), perhaps king of Munster *Fedlimid Rechtmar Féilim * Saint Felim (also spelled Feidlimid, Feidhlimidh, Felimy, Feidhilmethie, Feidlimthe, Fedlimid, Fedlimidh, Phelim, or Phelime), an Irish hermit and priest of the mid sixth century * Felim Ua Conchobair (also Felim mac Cathal Crobderg Ua Conchobair), king of Connacht between 1233 and 1265 * Aedh mac Felim Ó Conchobair, his son and king of Connacht ... [...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] |
Cavan Cathedral
The Cathedral of Saint Patrick and Saint Felim, also known as Cavan Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Cavan, Ireland. It is the Chair (official), seat of the Bishop of Kilmore, and the mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kilmore. History In 1152, the Diocese of Kilmore was formally established by Cardinal Giovanni Paparoni at the synod of Kells. In 1454, Pope Nicholas V gave permission for the ancient church at Kilmore, County Cavan, Kilmore (founded in the sixth century by Saint Felim) to be the cathedral church of Kilmore diocese. It was rebuilt and became known in Irish language, Irish as ''An Chill Mhór'' (meaning ''Great Church'') and Anglicisation, anglicised as Kilmore, which gave its name to the diocese, a name which has remained ever since. During the Reformation in Ireland, Reformation, the Roman Catholic diocese lost possession of the cathedral and all the other temporalities and passed into the hands of the Church of Ireland. Following ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Irish-language Given Names
This list of Irish-language given names shows Irish language given names, their Anglicisation (linguistics), anglicisations and/or English language equivalents. Not all Irish given names have English equivalents, though most names have an anglicised form. Some Irish names have false cognates, i.e. names that look similar but are not etymologically related, e.g. is commonly accepted as the Irish equivalent of the etymologically unrelated names Anna (name), Anna and Anne. During the "Celtic Revival, Irish revival", some Irish names which had fallen out of use were revived. Some names are recent creations, such as the now-common female names "freedom" and "vision, dream". Some English-language names are anglicisations of Irish names, e.g. Kathleen (given name), Kathleen from and Shaun from . Some Irish-language names derive from English names, e.g. from Edmund. Some Irish-language names have English equivalents, both deriving from a common source, e.g. Irish (anglicised ''Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fidelma
Fidelma is an Irish people, Irish female given name, a Latinization of Fedelm (Irish name), Fedelm. People named Fidelma * Fidelma Healy Eames (born 1962), politician * Fidelma Macken (born 1942), judge * Sister a Fidelma, main character in the Sister Fidelma mysteries * Saint Fidelma, St. Fidelma, an Irish princess baptised by St. Patrick. * Fidelma carter Director of Public Health in NI Chest, health and stroke. References {{given name Irish feminine given names Feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phelim O'Neill, 2nd Baron Rathcavan
Phelim Robert Hugh O'Neill, 2nd Baron Rathcavan, PC (NI) (2 November 1909 – 20 December 1994), was a politician in Northern Ireland and a hereditary peer in the British House of Lords. The son of Hugh O'Neill, a unionist politician, Phelim studied at Eton College before joining the Royal Artillery. He became a major during World War II. O'Neill was elected to Westminster for the Ulster Unionist Party at the 1952 North Antrim by-election, succeeding his father. He stood down at the 1959 general election. At the 1958 Stormont elections, he was elected, again to represent North Antrim. In 1969, he briefly served as Minister of Education before becoming the Minister of Agriculture. In 1958, he was appointed High Sheriff of Antrim. O'Neill joined the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland in 1972, and acted as its leader at the Darlington Conference. At the 1973 Northern Ireland Assembly election The 1973 elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly took place following ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phelim McDermott
Phelim McDermott (born 21 August 1963) is an English actor and stage director. He has directed plays and operas in Britain, Germany, Spain, the United States, and Australia. McDermott was a co-founder of the Improbable theatre in 1996. Career McDermott was born in Manchester, England. His screen debut was as Jester in the 1991 film ''Robin Hood'', followed by further minor roles in '' The Baby of Mâcon'' (1993) and other films. He has appeared on stage, including in 1991 at the Nottingham Playhouse production of Sandi Toksvig's ''The Pocket Dream'', in Shakespeare's '' A Midsummer Night's Dream'', and in a 2017 production of ''Lost Without Words'' at the Royal National Theatre. He also appeared in the BBC Radio 4 improvisational show '' The Masterson Inheritance'' (1993 to 1995). He was made an Honorary Doctor of Middlesex University in 2007. McDermott received the 2023 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Director for '' My Neighbour Totoro''. Notable productions *1998: '' S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phelim Drew
Phelim Drew (born 1969) is an Irish actor. His credits include '' My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown'' (1989), '' Into the West'' (1992), ''Sharpe's Battle'' (1995), '' The Nephew'' (1998), ''Angela's Ashes'' (1999), '' Bloom'' (2003), ''King Arthur'' (2004), '' The Escapist'' (2008), '' Val Falvey, TD'' (2009), ''Ripper Street'' (2014), '' Clean Break'' (2015), ''The Drummer and the Keeper'' (2017), ''Dead Still'' (2020), ''Fair City'' (2021), and ''Tales from Dún Draíochta'' (2022). Personal life Drew is the son of the Irish folk singer Ronnie Drew, who was one of the founders of The Dubliners. Drew is married to actress and comedian Sue Collins, they are parents of four children. Career Drew studied acting at Gaiety School of Acting, graduating in 1988. In 1989, Drew made his screen debut in a film cast that included Daniel Day-Lewis, Ray McAnally, and Brenda Fricker in '' My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown''. In 1992, he played Sergeant Brophy, appearing al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phelim Caoch O'Neill
Phelim Caoch O'Neill ( Irish: ''Feidhlimidh Caoch Ó Néill'', 1517-1542) was a prince of the Cenél nEógain. The eldest son of King Conn Bacach O'Neill. The then O'Neill, Conn's dynasty held lordship over significant parts of Ulster. Phelim's mother, Lady Alice Fitzgerald, was a daughter of Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare. Phelim's father and maternal grandfather were among the most powerful men in Ireland in early sixteenth-century Ireland. Early life Phelim Caoch (the blind) was a son of Conn Bacach, then The O'Neill, lord of Tyrone. Phelim was raised in the Gaelic fashion at his father's principal residence, his castle at Dungannon, County Tyrone, and was groomed as his father's taniste to one day succeed as lord of Tyrone himself. At the time of his birth, his uncle was The O'Neill, but in 1519, Phelim's father Conn Bacach assumed the title, which was the senior position among the three major O'Neill dynasties: Tyrone, the Fews, and Clanaboy. The O'Neill was tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phelim Calleary
Phelim Alfred Calleary (3 October 1895 – 4 January 1974) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for Mayo North constituency from 1952 to 1969. Revolutionary period Calleary joined the Irish Volunteers in 1914 and was attached to 1 Battalion, North Mayo Brigade, IRA during the Irish War of Independence (1919-1921). He took part in several raids and ambushes of British forces before transferring to Cavan Town Battalion, IRA in 1920. Returning to County Mayo, Calleary took the anti-Treaty side in the Irish Civil War (1922-23) and had engagements against National Forces in County Mayo and County Sligo. He managed to evade arrest/capture and remained 'on the run' until 1924. Calleary later applied to the Irish government for a service pension under the Military Service Pensions Act, 1934 and was awarded 5 and 17/24 years service in 1939 at Grade C for his service with the Irish Volunteers and the IRA. Irish Military Archives, Military Service (1916 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phelim Boyle
Phelim P. Boyle (born 1941), is an Irish economist and distinguished professor and actuary, and a pioneer of quantitative finance. He is best known for initiating the use of Monte Carlo methods in option pricing. Biography Born on a farm in Lavey, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, Phelim Boyle attended Dreenan School, Garron Tower and Queen's University Belfast (B.Sc.) He earned his M.Sc. in 1966 and PhD in 1970 applied mathematics, specialising in physics, from Trinity College, Dublin. He is a professor of finance in the Laurier School of Business & Economics at Wilfrid Laurier University in Canada. Until June 2006 he held the J Page R Wadsworth Chair at the University of Waterloo. He is the founder of the Master of Quantitative Finance (MQF) program there. Additional to his contributions to quantitative finance, he has published papers on actuarial science and demography. Together with his son, Feidhlim Boyle, he authored ''Derivatives: the Tools that Changed Fina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phelim (Felix) O'Neill
Felix O'Neill, also known as Phelim, and in Irish as Féilim Ó Néill (1670 — 11 September 1709, in Malplaquet), was a member of the Clandeboye O'Neill dynasty, and the ancestor of the current Chief of this Catholic Lineage. Life In the beginning of the 18th century he was dispossessed of all his assets through the confiscation applied to the Catholics of Ireland, which led him to emigrate to France. He was a cavalry officer who took part in many battles until, integrated in the Irish Brigade, he fought aside with the French against the British, the Austrians and the Dutch (during the War of the Spanish Succession), in the celebrated Battle of Malplaquet (settlement located in the former Province of Flanders, in Belgium, present-day France), and where he died on 11 September 1709.''Armorial Lusitano'', Lisbon, Portugal, 1961, p. 404 Marriages and issue His first marriage was to Catherine Keating, of the noble family of that name, and they had a son, Conn (Constantine) O'Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slieve Felim Way
The Slieve Felim way is a long-distance trail through the Slieve Felim Mountains in Ireland. It is long, beginning in Murroe, County Limerick and ending in Silvermines, County Tipperary. It is typically completed in two days. Management The trail is designated as a National Waymarked Trail by the National Trails Office of the Irish Sports Council and is managed by Shannon Development and Coillte. Route The trail begins in the village of Murroe and follows the road past Glenstal Abbey before crossing forestry along the slopes of the Slieve Felim Mountains to reach the village of Toor. From Toor, the Way crosses the flanks of Keeper Hill in the Silvermine Mountains The Silvermine Mountains or Silvermines Mountains () are a mountain range in County Tipperary, Ireland. The highest peak of the range is Keeper Hill or Slievekimalta at high. Traditionally, the mountains were deemed to be part of the Slieve F ... before following the road into Silvermines village. A revie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
