Langrishe Family

	Langrishe Family Langrishe is the surname of: * Langrishe Baronets of Knocktopher Abbey, Kilkenny, Ireland ** Hercules Langrishe, 1st Baronet (1729–1811) politician * Caroline Langrishe (b. 1958) English actress * Jack Langrishe (1825–1895) Irish-born American actor and impresario * May Langrishe (1864–1939), Irish tennis player, first Irish champion * John Du Plessis Langrishe FRSE Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE) is an award granted to individuals that the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Scotland's national academy of science and Literature, letters, judged to be "eminently distinguished in their subject". ... (1883–1947) See also * '' Langrishe, Go Down'' 1966 novel by Aidan Higgins * Langrish (surname) {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Langrishe Baronets The Langrishe Baronetcy, of Knocktopher Abbey in the County Kilkenny, County of Kilkenny, is a title in the Baronetage of Ireland. It was created on 19 February 1777 for Sir Hercules Langrishe, who represented Knocktopher (Parliament of Ireland constituency), Knocktopher in the Irish House of Commons. The family seat from 1679 to 1981 was Knocktopher Abbey, near Knocktopher, County Kilkenny. Langrishe baronets, of Knocktopher Abbey (1777) Sir Hercules Langrishe, 1st Baronet (1731–1811) Sir Robert Langrishe, 2nd Baronet (1756–1835) Sir Hercules Richard Langrishe, 3rd Baronet (1782–1862) Sir James Langrishe, 4th Baronet (1823–1910) Sir Hercules Robert Langrishe, 5th Baronet (1859–1943) Sir Terence Hume Langrishe, 6th Baronet (1895–1973) Sir Hercules Ralph Hume Langrishe, 7th Baronet (1927–1998) Sir James Hercules Langrishe, 8th Baronet (born 1957) The heir apparent is the present holder's son Richard James Hercules Langrishe (born 1988). Notes Reference ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Hercules Langrishe Sir Hercules Langrishe, 1st Baronet (1729 – 1 February 1811) was an Irish politician. Life and career He was the only son of Robert Langrishe of Knocktopher, County Kilkenny and Anne Whitby, daughter of Jonathan Whitby of Kilcreggan, and educated at Trinity College, Dublin, where he graduated B.A. in 1763. He was a commissioner of barracks 1766–74, supervisor of accounts 1767–75, commissioner of revenue 1774–1801, and commissioner of excise 1780–1801. After the Act of Union 1800 he played no further role in politics. He was first elected to represent Knocktopher in the Irish House of Commons in May 1761, and sat until he resigned his seat in March 1800. In 1776 he was also returned for Callan, but was declared not duly elected. He was strongly attached to the "unreformed" Parliament, but also supported Henry Grattan in his move to make it genuinely independent of the British Parliament. He was a strong supporter of relaxation of the Penal Laws against Catholics, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Caroline Langrishe Caroline Langrishe (born 10 January 1958) is an English actress. Early life Born in London, Langrishe is the elder daughter of Patrick Nicholas Langrishe (1932–2022), of The Manor House, Sellindge, Kent, a Lieutenant in the 11th Hussars, later Major in the Leicestershire and Derbyshire Yeomanry, and Penelope Jill, daughter of Royal Navy Lieutenant-Commander Kenneth Horley.Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 107th edition, vol. 2, ed. Charles Morley, Burke's Peerage Ltd, 2003, p. 2237 In 1964, Langrishe moved with her parents and sister to Kent, where she grew up. She trained at the Elmhurst Ballet School, but after deciding that she could not become a soloist for the Royal Ballet, moved into acting. Career In 1976, Langrishe made her acting debut when she appeared in the BBC production of '' The Glittering Prizes.'' The next year, she played the role of Kitty in the BBC1 adaptation of ''Anna Karenina,'' before working in the theatre with Peter Gill. Among her roles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Jack Langrishe John Sewell Folds (September 24, 1825 – December 12, 1895), known professionally as Jack Langrishe, and nicknamed the Comedian of the Frontier, was an Irish-American actor and impresario who travelled extensively throughout the American West and later in life became one of the first State Senators of Idaho. Early life John Sewell Folds was born in Dublin, Ireland on September 24, 1825. His father, also named John Sewell Folds, ran a print shop and Folds learned how to set type at a young age. A fire at his father's printing plant forced the family into bankruptcy and they immigrated to the United States. Landing in Boston on September 19, 1845, Folds sought to make his living in America as an actor.Lauterbach (2016) pp. 9–11 He made his way to New York City and worked for Horace Greeley as a reporter and typesetter for the ''New York Tribune''. Because of Greeley's dislike of the theater, Folds adopted the Langrishe stage name, taking the surname from that of a judge and pol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	May Langrishe Mary Isabella "May" Langrishe (31 December 1864 – 24 January 1939) was an Irish tennis player. In the most important tennis tournaments of the late 19th century she won the singles title at the presitigous Irish Championships held at the Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club three times in 1879, 1883 and 1886, the Northern Championships in 1880, and was a semi finalist at the Wimbledon Championships in 1891. She was active between 1879 and 1892 and won 20 career singles titles. Career Langrishe was born in Ireland on 31 December 1864, one of five daughters of Sir James Langrishe and his wife Adela de Blois Eccles. She was the great-great-granddaughter of Sir Hercules Langrishe. In 1879, she won the first Irish Championships at the age of 14 where she defeated Miss D. Meldon 6-2, 0-6, 8-6 in the finals. She won the singles title again in 1883 and 1886, and the doubles title with her sister Beatrice in 1884. In 1880 she played at the Waterford Annual Lawn Tennis Tournament and won t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	John Du Plessis Langrishe Lt Col John Du Plessis Langrishe FRSE DSO (11 September 1883 – 28 February 1947) was a British physician, soldier and landowner. As a trained physician he was a specialist in public health. Life He was born on 11 September 1883 to Amitia (“Amelia”) Sneade Brown and Richard Langrishe (1834-1922). He was the great-great-grandson of Baronet Hercules Langrishe. He studied medicine at Trinity College Dublin and graduated MA MBChB around 1905. In the First World War he served with distinction in the Royal Army Medical Corps, winning the Distinguished Service Order in 1918. After the war he remained in the RAMC and lectured in Tropical Hygiene and Public Health at the University of Edinburgh and served as Chairman of the Edinburgh University Joint Recruiting Board. In 1931 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were Francis Albert Eley Crew, James Hartley Ashworth, Percy Samuel Lelean and Thomas Jones Mackie. He died on 28 February 1947. Family ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	FRSE Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE) is an award granted to individuals that the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Scotland's national academy of science and Literature, letters, judged to be "eminently distinguished in their subject". This society received a royal charter in 1783, allowing for its expansion. Elections Around 50 new fellows are elected each year in March. there are around 1,650 Fellows, including 71 Honorary Fellows and 76 Corresponding Fellows. Fellows are entitled to use the post-nominal letters FRSE, Honorary Fellows HonFRSE, and Corresponding Fellows CorrFRSE. Disciplines The Fellowship is split into four broad sectors, covering the full range of physical and life sciences, arts, humanities, social sciences, education, professions, industry, business and public life. A: Life sciences * A1: Biomedical and cognitive sciences * A2: Clinical sciences * A3: Organismal and environmental biology * A4: Cell and molecular biology B: Physical, enginee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Langrishe, Go Down ''Langrishe, Go Down'', the novel by Aidan Higgins (1966), was adapted for the screen by Harold Pinter, directed by David Jones, filmed for BBC Television in association with , and first broadcast in September 1978 as a 90-minute BBC2's ''Play of the Week''. On 17 July, 2002, ''Langrishe, Go Down'' was re-released as a theatrical 16mm feature film, after being shown in The Spaces Between the Words: A Tribute to Harold Pinter, by the Film Society of Lincoln Center, as part of the Harold Pinter Festival of the Lincoln Center Festival 2001, held at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, in New York City, from 21 to 31 July 2001. Credits Screenplay: Harold Pinter, from the novel by Aidan Higgins Director: David Jones Original score: Carl Davis Photography: Elmer Cossey Designer: Roger Murray-Leach Sound Recordist: Graham Hare Cast Imogen Langrishe: Judi Dench Otto Beck: Jeremy Irons Helen Langrishe: Annette Crosbie Lily Langrishe: Susan Williamson Maureen Layde: Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]