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Kathleen Dolan
Kathleen Dolan (11 April 1921 – February 2003) was an Irish radio announcer, and RTÉ Radio, RTÉ's first female announcer. Early life and family Kathleen Dolan was born on Church Street, Strabane, County Tyrone, Ireland, on 11 April 1921. Her parents were James Dolan and Kathleen Theresa Maude (née Reid). She had a sister and a brother. Her brother was a national school teacher but went on to become secretary of the Irish Agricultural Wholesale Society, part of the Irish co-operative movement. The family moved to Dublin, where her father died in 1924 aged 35. Dolan attended Loreto College, St Stephen's Green, Dublin. She spent time near Rouen, France, to improve her French, returning to Ireland just as World War II broke out. She married Robin (Robert Hartpole Hamilton) McDonnell (1909–1984) in SS Alphonsus and Columba church, Ballybrack in February 1950 and they went on to have two sons. Her father-in-law was Randal McDonnell (poet), Randal McDonnell, and the McDonne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glasnevin Cemetery
Glasnevin Cemetery () is a large cemetery in Glasnevin, Dublin, Ireland which opened in 1832. It holds the graves and memorials of several notable figures, and has a museum. Location The cemetery is located in Glasnevin, Dublin, in two parts. The main part, with its trademark high walls and watchtowers, is located on one side of the road from Finglas to the city centre, while the other part, "St. Paul's," is located across the road and beyond a green space, between two railway lines. A gateway into the National Botanic Gardens (Ireland), National Botanic Gardens, adjacent to the cemetery, was reopened in recent years. History and description Prior to the establishment of Glasnevin Cemetery, Irish Catholics had no cemeteries of their own in which to bury their dead and, as the repressive Penal Laws against Irish Catholics, Penal Laws of the eighteenth century placed heavy restrictions on the public performance of Catholic services, it had become normal practice for Catholics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |