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John Philip Holland (Irish: Seán Pilib Ó hUallacháin/Ó Maolchalann [citation needed]; February 24, 1841 [1] – August 12, 1914 [2]) was an Irish marine engineer who developed the first submarine to be formally commissioned by the US Navy, and the first Royal Navy submarine, Holland 1.
Irish inventions and discoveries are objects, processes or techniques which owe their existence either partially or entirely to an Irish person. Often, things which are discovered for the first time, are also called "inventions", and in many cases, there is no clear line between the two. Below is a list of such inventions.
Fenian Ram is a submarine designed by John Philip Holland for use by the Fenian Brotherhood, the American counterpart to the Irish Republican Brotherhood, against the British. The Fenian Ram was the world's first practical submarine. It was powered by a double acting Brayton Ready Motor which used kerosene fuel. It was able to dive and submerge ...
Henry Ford – founder of Ford Motor Company; Anglo-Irish [8] Mark Gallogly - American private equity investor who co-founded and served as Managing Principal of the private investment firm Centerbridge Partners until his retirement in 2020; Paul Galvin – inventor of the car radio; founder of Motorola; James P. Gorman - chairman and CEO of ...
Also: Ireland: People: By occupation: Inventors This category lists inventors who originated from Ireland or spent a notable part of their careers in Ireland. Subcategories
The African American Irish Diaspora Network is an organization founded in 2020 that is dedicated to Black Irish Americans and their history and culture. Black Irish American activists and scholars have pushed to increase awareness of Black Irish history and advocate for greater inclusion of Black people within the Irish-American community. [233]
The Irish connection can be traced back to the late 19th and early 20th centuries when Irish immigrants in New York City's Lower East Side often lived in close proximity to Jewish immigrants from ...
This is a list of notable Irish people, who were born on the island of Ireland, in either the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland, and have lived there for most of their lives. Also included on the list are people who were not born in Ireland, but have been raised as Irish, have lived there for most of their lives or in regards to the ...