by designwest_a | Nov 30, 2016 | People
Mary Davis Mary Davis (née Rooney; born 6 August 1954) is an Irish social entrepreneur and long-term campaigner for the rights and inclusion of children and adults with intellectual disabilities. She is the Acting Chief Executive Officer of Special Olympics...
by designwest_a | Nov 29, 2016 | People
Lottie (Charlotte) Mc Manus Novelist / Nationalist Noelene Beckett Crowe M.G.G. Charlotte (Lottie) McManus was a novelist who popularized the exploits of The Wild Geese plus Ireland’s ancient lore’s. She was a committed nationalist. Family James Mc Manus had...
by designwest_a | Nov 25, 2016 | People
Anthony Raftery Anthony Raftery was born in Killedan in 1779 or 1784, the son of a weaver. He was blinded by small pox while very young and is said to have worked as a stable boy for the landlord, Frank Taaffe. While he had no formal education, Frank...
by designwest_a | Nov 25, 2016 | People
Michael Hogarty Michael Hogarty, who emigrated from Pulroghnane in 1930, made a telling contribution to the defeat of Japan in World Ward II by discovering how to combine the computer from a Nordan bombsight to a radar bombsight which, when tested, was...
by designwest_a | Nov 24, 2016 | People
Garry Cooney Known for his big left-hook and his imposing size, the tall, lean Cooney had his first paid fight on February 15, 1977, beating Billy Jackson by a knockout in one round. Nine wins followed and Cooney gained attention as a future contender. Although...
by designwest_a | Nov 23, 2016 | Gene Tunney, People
Gene Tunney One man who was very dear to the hearts of the local people, was famous world heavyweight boxing champion, Gene ‘The Fighting Marine’ Tunney. Gene’s father lest Kiltimagh for the US at the age of nineteen, and some years later his...
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