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A Lazarus Soul is an Irish post-punk band formed in Dublin 2001. The band is known for its focus on social issues in Ireland. Its name derives from the nickname "Lazarus" given to lead singer Brian Brannigan by his mother due to him overcoming multiple severe illnesses in childhood. [1]
Instead, Brannigan's mother concocted a ruse, in which the doctor at the clinic in which he was born informed the Brannigan family that Tim had been a stillbirth. The second part of the ruse involved Brannigan being kept at an orphanage for a year before his birth mother "adopted" him on the pretence that he would be a replacement for the ...
Brennan (/ ˈ b r ɛ n ən /) [1] is an Irish surname which is an anglicised form of two different Irish-language surnames: Ó Braonáin and Ó Branáin (or Mac Branáin). [2] [3] [4] Historically, one source of the surname was the prominent clan Ua Braonáin (O'Brennan) of Uí Duach (Idough) [5] in Osraige who were a junior Dál Birn sept stemming from a younger son of Cerball mac Dúnlainge ...
Ireland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 with the song "We've Got the World", written by Martin Brannigan and Keith Molloy, and performed by Mickey Joe Harte. The Irish participating broadcaster, Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ), organised the competition You're a Star in order to select its entry for the contest.
It is speculated that Breffny derives its name from a pre-Celtic substrate language spoken in Ireland meaning 'ring' or 'loop', therefore making Breifne one of the oldest placenames in Ireland, dating prior to 500 B.C. [1]
Geraldine Brannigan, (born 1954), (sometimes listed as Geraldine Branagan [1]) known professionally as Géraldine, is an Irish singer, [2] known for finishing in fifth place in the Eurovision Song Contest 1975 with the song "Toi" while representing Luxembourg.
William Gillespie, a poet from Ballybofey, wrote the song shortly after the event. [2] The song was very popular in Ireland in the 1920s before being rediscovered and covered by bands including The Dubliners and Flying Column, although the more modern versions have slightly different lyrics; Johnston is often replaced with Johnson as well, as in the Clancy Brothers version.
Branigan was born on No. 1 James Street, Dublin, which was part of Saint Kevin's Hospital (South Dublin union) in 1910. [6] He was the son of John Alick Branigan, an official of South Dublin Union, and Ellen Branigan (née Kavanagh). [3]