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Gilligan is a surname, ... Ruth Gilligan (born 1988), Irish writer and actress; Ryan Gilligan, ... whose middle name is Gilligan This ...
Not all Irish given names have English equivalents, though most names have an anglicised form. Some Irish names have false cognates, i.e. names that look similar but are not etymologically related, e.g. Áine is commonly accepted as the Irish equivalent of the etymologically unrelated names Anna and Anne. During the "Irish revival", some Irish ...
Gilligan took up a post as a lecturer in creative writing at the University of Birmingham, [13] and as of 2020, is a senior lecturer there. [15] She reviews books for the Times Literary Supplement, Guardian, LA Review of Books and Irish Independent, where she was a columnist for a number of years.
The girl’s name Fiadh (Fee-ah) is perhaps “the biggest Irish name of the 21st century,” says Ó Séaghdha. It was the second most popular girl’s name in Ireland in 2023, after Grace.
Gilligan is a fictional character played by Bob Denver on the 1960s TV show Gilligan's Island and its many sequels. Gilligan, affectionately called "little buddy" by the "Skipper", is the bumbling, dimwitted, accident-prone first mate of the SS Minnow. His full name is never given.
A first name may be modified by an adjective to distinguish its bearer from other people with the same name. Mór ("big") and Óg ("young") are used to distinguish parent and child, like "senior" and "junior" are used in English, but are placed between the given name and the surname, e.g. Seán Óg Ó Súilleabháin corresponds to "John O'Sullivan Jr." (anglicised surnames often omit O ...
Conleith "Deets" Gilligan (born 17 December 1979) [1] is a Gaelic footballer who played for the Derry county team, with whom he won two National League titles. Gilligan plays his club football for Ballinderry Shamrocks .
In Zappone and Gilligan v. Revenue Commissioners (2006), they unsuccessfully sought recognition of their Canadian marriage. [1] [2] Despite failing in the courts, Gilligan was a leading campaigner in Ireland's 2015 same-sex marriage referendum, and ultimately succeeded in having her marriage recognised in Irish law before her death in 2017.