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King Edward VII, (1841–1910); King Edward VIII, (1894–1972); Daniel Laidlaw, (1875–1950), VC Piper in the Kings Own Scottish Borderers who received the Victoria Cross during World War I, the highest award for gallantry that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces
Seán McKiernan is an Irish traditional musician of Carna, County Galway who plays the uilleann pipes. He was named TG4 Traditional Musician of the Year at the Gradam Ceoil of 2010. [ 1 ] He came from an Irish speaking family of Boston , but has lived in Ireland since 1965.
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Five months into office in 2009, President Barack Obama relieved Army Gen. David McKiernan as the commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan – making McKiernan the first wartime commander to be ...
Séamus (Irish pronunciation: [ˈʃeːmˠəsˠ]) is an Irish male given name, of Hebrew origin via Latin. It is the Irish equivalent of the name James.The name James is the English New Testament variant for the Hebrew name Jacob.
His brother is European Commissioner Michael McGrath. [6]A commerce graduate of University College Cork, McGrath worked in business before joining the Garda Síochána and serving as a probationer garda in Fermoy, leaving to manage his brother's 2007 election campaign. [1]
"Patsy" Touhey was born 26 February 1865, near Loughrea, County Galway, Ireland.According to Captain Francis O'Neill in his seminal work "Irish Minstrels and Musicians" Touhey was the third generation of accomplished pipers stemming from his grandfather, Michael Twohill (the original spelling, b. ca. 1800), his father James (b. 1839) and his uncle Martin, who were considered accomplished players.
The 2020 Ulster Senior Football Championship is the 132nd installment of the annual Ulster Senior Football Championship organised by Ulster GAA.It is one of the four provincial competitions of the 2020 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.