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Haughey
Haughey () is an Irish surname of noble origins. Spelling variations include: Hoey, McCaughey and McKeogh, among others. The Haugheys are descendants of the ancient Dál Fiatach dynasty, rulers of Ulaid. According to Irish tradition the Dál Fiatach descend from Fiatach Finn mac Dáire, an alleged King of Ulster and High King of Ireland in the 1st century AD. In addition to a number of Scottish clans, as well as the British royal family (through the House of Dunkeld), their lineage extends to the Darini/Dáirine. Notable bearers of the surname include: * Charles Haughey, Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland * Chris Haughey, baseball player * Clare Haughey, MSP * Denis Haughey, minister and MEP * Edward Haughey, Baron Ballyedmond * Mary Haughey, Baroness Ballyedmond * Matthew Haughey, American programmer, web designer, and blogger * Maureen Haughey, wife of Charles * Pádraig Haughey, Irish Gaelic footballer * Seán Haughey, Irish politician * Siobhán Haughey, Hong Ko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Haughey
Charles James Haughey (; 16 September 1925 – 13 June 2006) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who led four governments as Taoiseach: December 1979 to June 1981, March to December 1982, March 1987 to June 1989, and June 1989 to February 1992. He served as government of Ireland, cabinet minister in various portfolios from 1964 until his dismissal during the Arms Crisis in 1970, and again from 1977 to 1979. He was leader of Fianna Fáil from 1979 to 1992. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1957 to 1992. Haughey was the dominant Irish politician of his generation, as well as the most controversial. Upon entering government in the early 1960s, Haughey became the symbol of a new vanguard of Irish ministers. As taoiseach, he is credited by some economists with starting the positive transformation of the economy in the late 1980s. However, his career was also marked by several major scandals. Haughey was implicated in the Arms Crisis of 1970, which nearly destroyed his career. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Haughey
Matthew Haughey (born October 10, 1972) is an American programmer, web designer, and blogger. He is best known as the founder of the community weblog MetaFilter, where he is called ''mathowie''. Life and career Haughey grew up in Placentia, California. He graduated from the University of California, Riverside with a B.S. and M.S. in environmental science. Haughey designed his first website in 1995. From 1997 to 2000, he was a webmaster and programmer for Social Sciences Computing at UCLA. He moved to the San Francisco Bay area in 2000s, worked as an employee of Pyra Labs, and participated in the development of early versions of Blogger. In 2001, he worked briefly for KnowNow and Bitzi. Life led him to relocate to Portland, Oregon, where he served as creative director at Creative Commons from 2002 to 2005. In 1999, Haughey launched MetaFilter, a community weblog and internet forum, which he programmed his own using Macromedia ColdFusion and Microsoft SQL Server. This paper w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Haughey, Baron Ballyedmond
Edward Enda Haughey, Baron Ballyedmond, OBE, FRCVS, (5 January 1944 – 13 March 2014) was an Irish-British entrepreneur and politician. With an estimated personal wealth of €780 million (£650 million/USD$1,078 million), he was the second-richest person in Northern Ireland, ninth-richest in Ireland and was joint 132nd-richest person in the United Kingdom. Career Edward Haughey was born in Kilcurry, north of Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland in 1944 and educated by the Christian Brothers in Dundalk. Having emigrated to the United States and begun a career in the pharmaceutical industry, Haughey moved to Northern Ireland starting Norbrook Group as a pioneer in contract manufacture of products for multinationals. Instead of merely being content to process products from other companies Norbrook developed proprietary lines and international manufacturing and distribution. Properties owned by Haughey include Ballyedmond Castle in Rostrevor, Corby Castle in Cumbria, Gillingham H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maureen Haughey
Maureen Haughey (; 3 September 1925 – 17 March 2017) was the wife of Charles Haughey, who served as Taoiseach on three occasions. Biography She was born in Dublin, the eldest daughter of Seán Lemass, the recently elected TD for Dublin South and future Taoiseach, and Kathleen Hughes. After completing her secondary education she was struck down with tuberculosis in 1943. After spending a year recovering in hospital, she later studied at University College Dublin (UCD) where she received a degree in commerce. During her studies at UCD, she was introduced to Charles Haughey Charles James Haughey (; 16 September 1925 – 13 June 2006) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who led four governments as Taoiseach: December 1979 to June 1981, March to December 1982, March 1987 to June 1989, and June 1989 to February 1992 .... They married on 18 September 1951. They had four children: Eimear, Conor, Ciarán and Seán Haughey, Seán. Her husband was elected as a TD for Dublin No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Haughey
Christopher Francis Haughey (October 3, 1925 – April 24, 2022), nicknamed "Bud", was an American pitcher who appeared in one game for the Brooklyn Dodgers of Major League Baseball during the 1943 season. At 18 years of age, the , rookie was the second-youngest player to appear in a National League game that season. Haughey is one of many ballplayers who only appeared in the major leagues during World War II. His major league debut happened to be on his 18th birthday, and it was the last game of the season. He pitched seven innings of relief against the Cincinnati Reds at Crosley Field, giving up five hits, ten walks, and six runs (three earned) in a 6–1 loss. Johnny Vander Meer was the winning pitcher. His career ended with a 0–1 record and a 3.86 ERA. Five other players made their Major League debut on the same day, October 3, 1943, as Haughey: Norm Brown, Hank Camelli, Cookie Cuccurullo, Gil Hodges, and Tony Ordenana. After losing two seasons to the war in 1944 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clare Haughey
Clare Joan Haughey (née Donnelly, born April 1967) is a Scottish politician who served as Minister for Children and Young People from 2021 to 2023, having previously served as Minister for Mental Health from 2018 to 2021. A member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), she has served as a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Rutherglen since in the 2016. Nursing career Haughey trained as a mental health nurse and worked as a clinical nurse manager. Her family were based in Australia for some years.Interview: Mental health minister Clare Haughey on finding the strength to carry on after the loss of a child Mandy Rhodes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denis Haughey
Denis Haughey (born 3 October 1944) is a former Irish nationalist politician in Northern Ireland. Background Born in Coalisland, Haughey studied politics at Queens University, Belfast,Biography - Denis Haughey, Northern Ireland Assembly becoming involved in the civil rights movement and the first Chair of the Tyrone Civil Rights AssociationBiographies of Prominent People - 'H' CAIN Web Service and a founder member of the |
Mary Haughey, Baroness Ballyedmond
Mary Haughey, Baroness Ballyedmond (born December 1947) is an Irish and British billionaire Inheritance, heiress from Northern Ireland who is the deputy chairman of Norbrook Laboratories. She is currently the sixth richest person in Ireland and the richest person in Northern Ireland. Born Mary Gordon Young in December 1947, she attended Newry High School where she was Head Girl. She then trained as a solicitor and was a part-time lecturer in law at Queen's University Belfast. In 1972, she married Edward Haughey, Baron Ballyedmond. Following his death in a helicopter crash on 14 March 2014, she inherited his wealth. According to The ''Sunday Times Rich List'' in 2019 her net worth was estimated at £1.638 billion. Personal life She has three children; Caroline, a practicing barrister in London, Edward a qualified barrister and James a qualified medical doctor. James and Edward are currently directors of Norbrook. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Ballyedmond, Mary Haughey, Baron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McCaughey
McCaughey is an Irish surname. Spelling variations include: McHaughey, MacCaughey, McGaughey and O'Coffey, among others. Modern spelling comes from the original Mac hEochaidh. The McCaugheys are descendants of the ancient Dál Fiatach dynasty, rulers of the Ulaid. They trace their descent from Fiatach Finn mac Dáire, a King of Ulster and High King of Ireland in the 1st century AD. The McCaughey Family originated from Ireland in the 19th century as a travelling family, part of the traveling community that were spread around Ireland in County Louth, County Limerick, County Cork, and County Antrim. People * Billy McCaughey (1950–2006), convict * Cecil McCaughey (born 1909), English footballer * Davis McCaughey (1914–2005), scholar, administrator and politician * Gerald T. McCaughey (born 1956), executive * John McCaughey (1840–1928), Irish-born Australian pastoralist, brother of Samuel and namesake of the John McCaughey Memorial Art Prize * Martha McCaughey (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoey
Hoey is an Irish surname. Spelling variations include: O'Hoey, Haughey, McCaughey, Hoy and McKeogh, among others. The original Irish spelling is Ó h Eochaidh. The Hoeys are descendants of the ancient Dál Fiatach dynasty, rulers of the Ulaid and former kings of Ulster. They trace their descent from Fiatach Finn mac Dáire, a King of Ulster and High King of Ireland in the 1st Century AD. Hoey is also a surname found in Cambodia and Indonesia, particularly for people of Chinese descent. Notable people with Hoey as a surname * Allen Hoey (1952–2010), American poet, novelist, and literary critic * Aoife Hoey (born 1983), Irish bobsledder * Charles Ferguson Hoey (1914–1944), Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross * Clyde R. Hoey (1877–1954), American politician in North Carolina * Colleen A. Hoey, American diplomat * Dennis Hoey (1893–1960), British film and stage actor * Evelyn Hoey (1910–1935), American singer and actor * Frances Sarah Hoey (1830–1908), Irish nov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoy (Surname)
Hoy is a Scottish and Irish surname. The Irish origin of the name is derived from "Ó hEochaidh". Other surnames developed from "Ó hEochaidh" include: McKeogh, Kehoe, Hoey, Haughey, Haugh and Hough. Hoy is sometimes considered to be a variant of Haughey, and it is very common in Ulster. The first recording of the surname in Ireland is of one Elizabeth, daughter of Leuise and Martha Hoy, on 8 February 1646, at Holy Trinity (Christchurch), Cork. People named Hoy include: * Agnete Hoy (1914–2000), English potter * Alexandra Hoy, Canadian jurist * Andrew Hoy (born 1959), Australian equestrian * Bettina Hoy (born 1962), German equestrian * Bobby Hoy (born 1950), English former footballer * Campbell Hoy (1893–1985), British flying ace * Charles M. Hoy (1897–1923) American museum collector, active in Australia and China * Chris Hoy (born 1976), Scottish track cyclist * Col Hoy, Australian cricket umpire * Cyrus Hoy (1926–2010), American English scholar * Dummy Hoy (1862 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dál Fiatach
Dál Fiatach was a Gaelic Ireland, Gaelic dynastic-grouping and the name of their territory in the north-east of Ireland, which lasted throughout the Middle Ages until their demise in the 13th century at the hands of Normans in Ireland, Normans. It was part of the over-kingdom of Ulaid, and they were its main ruling dynasty for most of Ulaid's history. Their territory lay in eastern County Down. Their capital was Dún Lethglaise (Downpatrick) and from the 9th century their main religious site was Bangor Abbey. Description The Dál Fiatach are claimed as being descended from Fiatach Finn, Fiatach Finn mac Dáire, a legendary King of Ulaid and High King of Ireland, and are thought to be related to both the Voluntii and Darini of Ptolemy's ''Geographia (Ptolemy), Geographia''. They are also perhaps more directly related to the pre-historic Dáirine, and the later Corcu Loígde of Munster. Kinship with the Osraige is also supported, and more distantly with the Dál Riata. The Ulaid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
