by designwest_a | Jan 24, 2017 | People, Vinnie Kilduff
Vinnie Kilduff From U2 to Sinead O’Connor, the Waterboys to Clannad, the name Vinnie Kilduff has long been subtly synonymous with the cutting edge of music. Born in Co Mayo, Vinnie is a Musician, Producer, Writer, Songwriter and Film editor. A virtuoso of the...
by designwest_a | Dec 12, 2016 | People
Captain Dermot McManus D.A. Mc Manus was born in Killedan, near Kiltimagh and was well known author in the Irish Literary Revival. He served in World War I where he reached the rank of Captain.He entered TCD after, and participated in affairs of the Thomas...
by designwest_a | Dec 12, 2016 | People
Emily McManus The McManus family came from Westmeath. James McManus, perhaps inspired by the travel stories of his uncle, Capt. James Corrigan, left Ireland to seek his fortune as the manager of a sugar plantation in British Guinea. There he married an English...
by designwest_a | Dec 12, 2016 | People
Sister Lily Mc Nicholas O.B.E. This heroic nurse Lily Mc Nicholas was born on 16th October 1909 in Kiltimagh, Co. Mayo; one of ten children. Her parents were Thomas and Bridget. Her family owned a Bakery that had been in the family since 1860. She attended the...
by designwest_a | Nov 30, 2016 | People
Fr. Denis O’Hara Until the early 19th century the town of Kiltimagh was known as Newtown Browne, after the local landlord and M.P., George Browne. In Lewis Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 1837, under the heading, Killedan, we find the following...
by designwest_a | Nov 30, 2016 | People
Michael O’Doherty Michael James O’Doherty (July 30, 1874 – October 13, 1949) was the 27th Roman Catholic Archbishop of Manila in the Philippines. Born in Ireland, O’Doherty was Archbishop for 33 years from 1916 until his death in 1949, making...
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