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John MacBride was born at The Quay, Westport, County Mayo, Ireland, to Patrick MacBride, a shopkeeper and trader, and the former Honoria Gill, who survived her son. [2] A plaque marks the building on the Westport Quays where he was born (now the Helm Bar and Restaurant).
The Brothers McMullen is a 1995 American comedy-drama film written, directed, produced by, and starring Edward Burns.It deals with the lives of the three Irish Catholic McMullen brothers from Long Island, New York, over three months, as they grapple with basic ideas and values—love, sex, marriage, religion and family—in the 1990s.
The Snapper is a 1993 Irish film directed by Stephen Frears, [1] and starring Tina Kellegher, Colm Meaney and Brendan Gleeson.The film is based on the novel [2] by Irish writer Roddy Doyle, about the Curley family and their domestic adventures.
Michael Hartnett. Michael Hartnett (Irish: Mícheál Ó hAirtnéide) (18 September 1941 – 13 October 1999) was an Irish poet who wrote in both English and Irish. He was one of the most significant voices in late 20th-century Irish writing and has been called "Munster's de facto poet laureate".
Emer wife of Cú Chulainn; Erc mac Cairpri - son of Cairbre Nia Fer; Fedelm - female prophet and poet; Fedelm Noíchrothach - daughter of Conchobar mac Nessa, unfaithful wife of Cairbre Nia Fer and lover of both Cú Chulainn and Conall Cernach; Flidais - lover of Fergus mac Róich; Lugaid mac Con Roí - son of Cú Roí and killer of Cú Chulainn
Marcy Tizard (Janeane Garofalo) is assistant to Senator John McGlory (Jay O. Sanders) from Boston, Massachusetts.In an attempt to court the Irish-American vote in a tough re-election battle, the bumbling senator's chief of staff, Nick (Denis Leary), sends Marcy to Ireland to find McGlory's relatives or ancestors.
Glenroe was noted for its original title sequence, which featured the words "Gleann Rua" in Gaelic script morphing into "Glenroe" over a series of rural images.The original title sequence was used from the 1983/84 series to the end of the 1992/93 series, and was replaced with a more up-to-date title sequence at the start of the 1993/94 series.
Alan and Clodagh Hawe both worked in education. Alan Hawe, who was a native of Windgap in the south-west of County Kilkenny, [2] [5] [6] was deputy principal at Castlerahan National School, which is very close to Barconey (Robinson), the townland where the family home was located, while Clodagh Hawe was a teacher at Oristown National School, just south-east of Kells in the north of County Meath.