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Peadar Ó Ríada
Peadar is a masculine given name in Irish and Scottish Gaelic (in Manx the name is spelt ). The names are ultimately derived from the Greek word ''petros'', meaning "stone, rock", making them cognates to English ''Peter''. List of people with the given name *Peadar Ó Doirnín (c. 1700 – 1769) Ulster poet, part of the Airgíalla tradition of poetry and song * Peadar Andrews, Irish Gaelic footballer who played for Dublin * Peadar Byrne, Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Meath * Peadar Carton, Hurling player for Dublin and O'Tooles * Peadar Clancy (1888–1920), member of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) who served in the Four Courts garrison during the 1916 Easter Rising *Peadar Clohessy (born 1934), retired Irish Progressive Democrat politician * Peadar Cowan (1903–1962), Irish politician *Peadar Doyle (died 1956), Irish politician * Peadar Duignan (1898–1955), Irish Fianna Fáil politician *Peadar Gaskins, former Irish football player who played as a full back *Peadar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Peter
Saint Peter (born Shimon Bar Yonah; 1 BC – AD 64/68), also known as Peter the Apostle, Simon Peter, Simeon, Simon, or Cephas, was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus and one of the first leaders of the Jewish Christian#Jerusalem ekklēsia, early Christian Church. He appears repeatedly and prominently in Gospel#Canonical gospels, all four New Testament gospels, as well as the Acts of the Apostles. Catholic Church, Catholic and Eastern Orthodoxy, Orthodox tradition treats Peter as the first bishop of Rome – or List of popes, pope – and also as the first bishop of Antioch. Peter's History of the papacy, leadership of the early believers is estimated to have spanned from AD 30 or 33 to his death; these dates suggest that he could have been the longest-reigning pope, for anywhere from 31 to 38 years; however, this has never been verified. According to Apostolic Age, Christian tradition, Peter was crucified in Rome under Emperor Nero. The ancient Christian churches all venera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peadar Clohessy
Patrick Peadar Clohessy (19 December 1933 – 18 January 2014) was an Irish politician from Fedamore, County Limerick. He was a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Limerick East constituency from 1981 to 1982 and from 1987 to 1997. A farmer, Clohessy was first elected as a Fianna Fáil TD at the 1981 general election on his third attempt. He lost his seat at the February 1982 election, and did not contest the November 1982 election. He joined the Progressive Democrats as a founding member, and was one of 14 TDs elected at the 1987 general election, the first election after the party was founded. He retained his seat until retiring at the 1997 general election. He was Chief Whip of the Progressive Democrats and assistant Government Whip from 1989 to 1992. In 1979 he was elected to Limerick County Council, where he served for 25 years, and was chairman of the council in 1992. Clohessy died in County Limerick County Limerick () is a western Counties of Ireland, county in Republ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peadar Tóibín
Peadar Tóibín (; born 19 June 1974) is an Irish politician who has served as leader of Aontú since January 2019. He has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Meath West constituency since 2011. He previously served as Chair of the Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs from 2016 to 2018. He founded Aontú in January 2019. He was elected as a Sinn Féin candidate in 2011, but resigned from the party on 15 November 2018, primarily due to his opposition to the party's stance on abortion. Political career While studying in University College Dublin, Tóibín was a member of Fianna Fáil and an active member of the UCD branch, the Kevin Barry Cumann. He joined Sinn Féin in 1998. Speaking in 2020, Tóibín commented on his departure from Fianna Fáil by saying "I felt that Fianna Fáil had good people within them, but a lot of the people in Fianna Fáil were career ambitious for themselves and the ideology and the objectives were secondary or weren't a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peadar O'Loughlin
Peadar O'Loughlin (; 6 November 1929 – 22 October 2017) was an Irish fluter, fiddler, and piper from Kilmaley County Clare, Ireland Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Irelan ... who had been a fixture in Irish music since the late 1940s. He was best known for having played on the highly influential 1959 LP " All-Ireland Champions - Violin" (with Paddy Canny, P. Joe Hayes, and Bridie Lafferty), which was one of the first LPs of Irish traditional music. He performed in the Tulla Céilí Band and Kilfenora Céilí Band and recorded duet albums with piper Ronan Browne and fiddler Maeve Donnelly. His unique flute style earned him All-Ireland champion titles in 1956 and 1957. It is characterized by strong rhythmic flow with sparse ornamentation, occasionally punctuated b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peadar O'Donnell
Peadar O'Donnell (; 22 February 1893 – 13 May 1986) was one of the foremost radicals of 20th-century Ireland. O'Donnell became prominent as an Irish republican, socialist politician and writer. Early life Peadar O'Donnell was born into an Irish-speaking Catholic family in Meenmore, near Dungloe, County Donegal in 1893. He was the fifth son of James O'Donnell, a kiln worker, migrant labourer, and musician, and Brigid Rodgers. His uncle Peter was a member of the Industrial Workers of the World in Butte, Montana, whom Peadar met on trips home to Ireland. He attended St Patrick's College, Dublin, where he trained as a teacher. He taught on Arranmore Island off the west coast of Donegal. Here he was introduced to socialism, organizing for the Irish Transport and General Workers' Union (ITGWU) in 1918 before spending time in Scotland. Irish War of Independence By 1919, he was a leading organiser for the ITGWU. He attempted in Derry to organise a unit of the Irish Citizen Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peadar O Guilin
''The Inferior'' is a 2007 novel by Peadar Ó Guilín. It begins as a fantasy novel, then develops characteristics generally attributed to science fiction novels. The book has been marketed as YA fiction. Characters *Stopmouth - the main character. A young man, in his late teens or early twenties. He is from the Human Tribe. Stopmouth is named because of his stuttering way of speech. He is generally looked down on by the rest of his tribe because of this, many of them thinking he is dim-witted. His speed is unmatched in the tribe. *Wallbreaker - Stopmouth's brother. He is very observant, and prefers to hunt methodically using traps rather than using sheer force. By using his cunning intellect, he becomes Chief after Speareye's untimely death. *Speareye - the Chief of the Human Tribe. He is a well-respected leader and dies honorably in battle. *Indrani - a mysterious woman who falls from the sky. Most members of the Human Tribe are fearful of her dark skin and abnor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peadar Maher
Peadar Maher (1 February 1924 – 31 January 2012) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Laois–Offaly constituency. A publican by profession, Maher was first elected to Dáil Éireann Dáil Éireann ( ; , ) is the lower house and principal chamber of the Oireachtas, which also includes the president of Ireland and a senate called Seanad Éireann.Article 15.1.2° of the Constitution of Ireland reads: "The Oireachtas shall co ... at the 1951 general election and held his seat until retiring at the 1961 general election. He died in 2012. References 1924 births 2012 deaths Members of the 14th Dáil Members of the 15th Dáil Members of the 16th Dáil Fianna Fáil TDs {{TeachtaDála-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peadar Mac Fhionnlaoich
Peadar Toner Mac Fhionnlaoich (5 October 1856 – 1 July 1942; ), known as Cú Uladh (''The Hound of Ulster''), was an Irish language writer during the Gaelic revival. He wrote stories based on Irish folklore, some of the first Irish-language plays, and regular articles in most of the Irish language newspapers, such as '' An Claidheamh Soluis''. His sons Eunan and Conor attended Patrick Pearse's school, St Endas, and took part in the 1916 rising. He was the uncle of politician and surgeon Joseph McGinley Background He was born as Peter Toner McGinley in Alt an Iarainn, Gleann tSúilí, County Donegal to Micheal McGinley and Susan Toner in 1856. His sister Bridget Mc Ginley, was a poet who amongst other works penned the poem, 'the hills of Donegal'.He attended school locally until he was seventeen. He then attended Blackrock College in Dublin for two years. On leaving school he entered into the British Civil Service becoming an Inland Revenue officer. In 1895 he married Elizab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peadar Livingstone
Fr. Peadar Livingstone (1932 – 8 December 1987) was a Roman Catholic priest in the Diocese of Clogher, Ireland. Early life and education Peadar Livingstone was born in 1932 and raised in Castleblayney, County Monaghan. His father was a jeweller. He entered St. Macartan's College, Monaghan, in 1945. Following his secondary school education, he entered Maynooth College to study for the priesthood for the diocese. He studied Celtic languages — Irish and Welsh. He then completed a second degree in theology. He was ordained a priest in 1957. Fr. Livingstone continued his studies at Maynooth; however, he was recalled to the diocese in 1957 before he completed his Higher Diploma in Education. Teaching career He was appointed to the teaching staff of St. Michael's College in Enniskillen, a diocesan seminary in County Fermanagh. At St. Michael's, he taught Irish, history and religious education. Fr. Livingstone was a renowned scholar in both the Irish language and local his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peadar Kirby
Peadar Kirby is an author and academic at the Department of Politics and Public Administration at the University of Limerick. Up to the academic year 2006/2007 he was a Senior Professor at the School of Law and Government, Dublin City University. He specialises in issues concerning Latin America. He is a fluent speaker of the Irish language. He was involved in the Centre for International Studies at Dublin City University. While there he gave lectures on 'Globalization: Global Political Economy', and 'Latin America: From colony to periphery.' Kirby has published a number of books on the Economy of Ireland. He has also written on Latin America (including liberation theology), and is the author of a textbook on the subject (''Introduction to Latin America: Twenty-First Century Challenges'', 2003). Published works Books by Peadar Kirby include: * ''Karl Polanyi and the Contemporary Political Crisis: Transforming Market Society in the Era of Climate Change'', Bloomsbury Academic, 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peadar Kearney
Peadar Kearney ( ; 12 December 1883 – 24 November 1942) was an Irish republican and composer of numerous rebel songs. In 1907 he wrote the lyrics to "A Soldier's Song" (), now the Irish national anthem. He was the uncle of Irish writers Brendan Behan, Brian Behan, and Dominic Behan. Background Kearney was born in 1883 at 68 Lower Dorset Street, Dublin, above one of the two grocer's shops owned by his father, John Kearney (1854–1897), originally from Funshog, Collon, County Louth. John soon after lost his businesses and lived precariously as an insurance agent. Peadar's mother, Katie ''née'' McGuinness (1859/60–1907), was from Rathmaiden, Slane, County Meath County Meath ( ; or simply , ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in the Eastern and Midland Region of Republic of Ireland, Ireland, within the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster. It is bordered by County Dublin to the southeast, County .... Peadar was educated at the Model School(Dublin), Model Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peadar Gaskins
Peadar Gaskins was an Irish soccer player who played as a defender. Career Gaskins was born in Dublin on 10 May 1908. He joined Shamrock Rovers in 1932 where he stayed for five seasons. He won five caps for the Republic of Ireland captaining the side in all of his five appearances. He made his debut as captain in a 4–4 draw against Belgium which was Ireland's first World Cup qualifier on 25 February 1934. He played in the next four games: a 5–2 World Cup qualifier defeat to Holland in the Olympic Stadium (Amsterdam), a friendly against Hungary at Dalymount Park, a friendly against Switzerland in Basel with his last cap coming against Germany in the Stadion Rote Erde on 8 May 1935. He captained the League of Ireland XI team in a 2–1 victory over the Welsh Football League XI in his only Inter League appearance on 18 March 1935. On 27 August 1937, Gaskins had a benefit match at Shelbourne Park. Gaskins later moved to St James's Gate F.C. where he won the FAI Cup in the 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
