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Mehigan
Mehigan is an Irish surname. It comes from the Irish Gaelic name ''Ó Miadhacháin'' which derives from "Miadhach", which means "honourable". There are over a dozen variations on the surname, including Meighan, Meaghan, Mehegan, Megan, Meegan and Meehan. Mehigan *Denis Mehigan (1890–1959), Irish Gaelic footballer *Gary Mehigan (1967), English-Australian chef and restaurateur *Irving P. Mehigan (1898–1980), American state senator for Wisconsin *Joshua Mehigan (1969), American poet. *Mick Mehigan (1887–1955), Irish Gaelic footballer *P.D. Mehigan (1884–1965), Irish sportsperson and journalist Meighan *Clement Woodward Meighan (1925–1997), archaeologist *Hunter Meighan (1914–2008), New York politician *John Meighan (1891–1978), Irish politician *Patrick Meighan (born 1949), American saxophonist *Ron Meighan (1963), Canadian ice hockey defenceman *Thomas Meighan (1879–1936), American actor in silent films and early talkies *Tom Meighan (1981), English musician, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Mehigan
Gary Mehigan (born 12 February 1967) is an English-Australian chef and restaurateur. Mehigan was one of the original judges of the Network 10 series ''MasterChef Australia''. Career Chef Mehigan trained at The Connaught (hotel), The Connaught and Le Souffle in London before moving to Melbourne in 1991. He has headed the kitchen in some of Melbourne's most prominent restaurants including Browns, Burnham Beeches (Australia), Burnham Beeches Country House and Sofitel, Hotel Sofitel before opening the award-winning Fenix in 2000 and later selling it to the Leonda by the Yarra group in 2013. He formerly co-owned The Boathouse in the Melbourne suburb Moonee Ponds, Victoria, Moonee Ponds. He was selected as one of the entrants to the 2012 edition of ''Who's Who in Australia''. Television career Mehigan was one of the original judges on Network 10's ''MasterChef Australia'' with George Calombaris and Matt Preston. He left the show in 2019 after its MasterChef Australia (series 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joshua Mehigan
Joshua Mehigan (born June 1969) is an American poet. Life and career Joshua Mehigan was born and raised in Upstate New York. He earned a BA from Purchase College and an MFA in creative writing from Sarah Lawrence College. Mehigan has worked as a communications professional, editor, and teacher. He lives in Brooklyn, New York. Mehigan's first book, ''The Optimist'' (Ohio University Press, 2004) was one of five finalists for the 2005 Los Angeles Times Book Prize. Mehigan's poems have appeared in periodicals such as ''Poetry'', ''The New Yorker'', ''The New York Times'', ''The Paris Review'', '' Parnassus: Poetry in Review'', ''Ploughshares'', and ''The New Republic''. His poems have also been featured on Poetry Daily and ''The Writer's Almanac'', and have been published in the German journals Akzente, ''Krachkultur'', and ''Zeichen & Wunder'', in German translations by Christophe Fricker. Mehigan's verse translations and critical prose have appeared in ''Poetry Magazine'' and o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mick Mehigan
Michael Mehigan (12 September 1886 – 20 December 1955) was an Irish Gaelic footballer and politician. Sporting career Mehigan played as a left wing-back for the Cork senior team. He made his first appearance for the team during the 1906 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen over the next decade. During that time he won one All-Ireland medal and three Munster medals. In 1911 Mehigan captained the team to the All-Ireland title. At club level Mehigan was a multiple county championship medalist with Lees. He began his club career with Clonakilty. Mehigan hailed from a family with a strong association with Gaelic games. His younger brother, Denis, followed him onto the Cork football team. His elder brother, Paddy, played both hurling and football for Cork and London and was later a pioneering Gaelic games journalist. A great-grandnephew, Owen Sexton, played for Cork in the 2000s. Political activity Mehigan was active in Sinn Féin from 1917. In 1920 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denis Mehigan
Denis Mehigan (15 April 1890 – 6 September 1959) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a centre-back for the Cork senior team. Mehigan made his first appearance for the team during the 1912 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 1916 championship. A one-time captain of the Cork senior team, Mehigan enjoyed little success during his inter-county career. At club level Mehigan was a multiple county championship medalist with Lees. Mehigan hailed from a family with a strong association with Gaelic games. His older brother, Mick, captained Cork to the All-Ireland title in 1911. Another brother, Paddy, played both hurling and football for Cork and London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester ... and was lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mehegan
Mehegan is a surname. People with the surname * John Mehegan (1916–1984), American jazz pianist, lecturer and critic * Mary Xavier Mehegan (1825–1915), Irish-American nun * Peter Mehegan, American politician See also * Mehigan * Mehregan * Mohegan The Mohegan are an Indigenous people originally based in what is now southeastern Connecticut in the United States. They are part of the Eastern Algonquian linguistic and cultural family and historically shared close ties with the neighboring ... {{Surname Surnames Surnames of Irish origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megan
Megan is a Welsh feminine given name, originally a diminutive form of Margaret. Margaret is from the Greek μαργαρίτης (''margarítēs''), Latin ''margarīta'', "pearl". Megan is one of the most popular Welsh-language names for women in Wales and England, and is commonly truncated to Meg. Megan was one of the most popular feminine names in the English-speaking world in the 1990s, peaking in 1990 in the United States and 1999 in the United Kingdom. Approximately 54% of people named Megan born in the US were born in 1990 or later. The name is also frequently spelled Meagan, Meaghan, Meghan, or Mehgan outside of Wales and the rest of the United Kingdom due to spelling influence from Irish-language names Meagan * Meagan Best (born 2002), Barbadian squash player * Meagan Chauke (born 1992), South African activist * Meagan Cignoli, American photographer, filmmaker, and businessperson * Meagan Day, American writer, editor, and activist * Meagan Dixon (born 1997), Austr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McMeekin
McMeekin may refer to: * Clark McMeekin, joint pseudonym of American authors Dorothy Clark and Isabel McMeekin * Duncan McMeekin (born 1955), justice of Supreme Court of Queensland * Isabel McMeekin (1895-1973), American author under the pseudonym Clark McMeekin * Richard McMeekin, Ontario, Canada politician * Sean McMeekin (born 1974), American historian * Ted McMeekin (born 1948), Ontario, Canada politician * Terence McMeekin (1918–1984), lieutenant general in the British Army * Thomas McMeekin (1866–1946), British sailor and 1908 Olympic Champion See also Variations on the surname: * Meehan * Mehigan Mehigan is an Irish surname. It comes from the Irish Gaelic name ''Ó Miadhacháin'' which derives from "Miadhach", which means "honourable". There are over a dozen variations on the surname, including Meighan, Meaghan, Mehegan, Megan, Meegan and ..., Meighan and Meighen {{surname, McMeekin Surnames of Scottish origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meehan (other)
Meehan may refer to: People * Andrew Meehan, former national director of Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation (ANTaR) * Ben Meehan (born 1993), Australian rugby union player * Brian Meehan (born 1967), Irish racehorse trainer * C. P. Meehan (1812–1890), Irish Catholic priest, historian and editor * Daniel Meehan, a character on the HBO drama ''Oz'' * Gerry Meehan (born 1946), retired Canadian professional ice hockey leftwinger * James Meehan (other) * Jim Meehan, American professional poker player * John Meehan (other) * Lew Meehan (1890-1951), American actor * Martin Meehan (Irish republican) (1945–2007), Sinn Féin politician and former member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army * Marty Meehan (born 1956), American attorney and politician * Michael J. Meehan (1891–1948), American stockbroker and the first person prosecuted by the Securities and Exchange Commission * Pat Meehan (born 1955), member of the U.S. House of Representatives ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isabel Meighen
Jessie Isabel Meighen ( Cox; April 18, 1882 – September 6, 1985) was a Canadian schoolteacher who was the wife of Arthur Meighen, the ninth Prime Minister of Canada. She was born in Granby, Quebec, and was a schoolteacher in Birtle, Manitoba, when she met Arthur Meighen. The couple married on 24 June 1904 in Birtle. They had two sons and one daughter: * Theodore Roosevelt O'Neil Meighen (1905–1979) * Maxwell Charles Gordon Meighen (1908–1992) * Lillian Mary Laura Meighen Wright (1910–1993) Meighen, whom her husband affectionately called "Nan" in private, was responsible for raising their children while Arthur was working. Reportedly, Isabel enjoyed social gatherings more than Arthur did, and she often accompanied him during overseas trips, including in 1921 when she travelled with him to the Imperial Conference in London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renault Mégane
The Renault Mégane (), also spelled without the acute accent as Megane, especially in languages other than French, and also known as the Renault Megavan for an LCV in Ireland, as the Renault Scala in Iran and as the Renault Mégane Grandcoupé for the saloon in Israel, Palestinian Authority and Serbia for certain generations, is a small family car produced by the French car manufacturer Renault for the 1996 model year, and was the successor to the Renault 19. The Mégane has been offered in three- and five-door hatchback, Sedan (car), saloon, coupé, convertible and station wagon, estate bodystyles at various points in its lifetime, and having been through four generations is now in its fifth incarnation. The first generation was largely based on its predecessor, the 19, and utilized modified versions of that car's drivetrain and chassis. The second and third generations were based on the Renault–Nissan C platform. The fourth generation is based on the Renault–Nissan Commo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Given Name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a family or clan) who have a common surname. The term ''given name'' refers to a name usually bestowed at or close to the time of birth, usually by the parents of the newborn. A ''Christian name'' is the first name which is given at baptism, in Christian custom. In informal situations, given names are often used in a familiar and friendly manner. In more formal situations, a person's surname is more commonly used. In Western culture, the idioms "" and "being on first-name terms" refer to the familiarity inherent in addressing someone by their given name. By contrast, a surname (also known as a family name, last name, or Gentile name, ''gentile'' name) is normally inherited and shared with other members of one's immediate family. Regnal names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theodore Meighen
Theodore Roosevelt O'Neil Meighen (October 1905 – 1979) was a Canadian lawyer and philanthropist. He was the eldest son of former Prime Minister Arthur Meighen and Isabel Cox. Education Meighen was born in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. He attended the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario in 1925, student #1865. He studied law at Université Laval in Quebec City. Career He practiced law in Montreal, and became a senior partner in the firm of McMaster Meighen. During World War II, he was based in Halifax, Nova Scotia while serving in the Royal Canadian Artillery. After the war he retired, with the rank of lieutenant colonel. He established the T. R. Meighen Family Foundation in 1969. Family Meighen married Margaret "Peggy" DeLancey Robinson in 1937. She was a descendant of American Loyalist Beverley Robinson. Their children included Michael Meighen, who was later named to the Senate of Canada The Senate of Canada () is the upper house of the Parliam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
