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The poet William Allingham was born on the Mall in Ballyshannon on the 19th of March 1824 in a house which still bears a plaque to his memory. As a young boy, William had a good ear for music and picked up tunes from his nurses and his neighbours. His interest in literature he acquired from his...
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Thomas Phillip "Tip" O'Neill, Jr. born December 9, 1912 was an American politician and Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. O'Neill was an outspoken liberal Democrat and influential member of the House of Representatives, serving for 34 years and representing first the 11th and...
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Thomas P. O’Neill III was born in 1945 and is the eldest son and namesake of the former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and outspoken liberal Democrat, Tip O'Neill, who served as Speaker from 1977 to 1987.
Thomas himself is a former Massachusetts State Representative...
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Born in Queens, Irish/American singer-songwriter Tara O’ Grady has been heavily influenced by her Irish roots. With her mother hailing from Gortward, Inver Parish, Mountcharles, Tara has been coming back to Donegal every summer since she was a child, thanks to her father's work with an airline....
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Sir Gerry Robinson was born in 1948 in Dunfanaghy, County Donegal. He began his career in 1965 in the cost office of Lesney Products, (Matchbox Toys) after leaving St Mary’s Seminary at Castlehead. During his time at Lesney he progressed through various accounting roles to become Chief...
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Shay Given was born April 20th, 1976 and is from the town of Lifford, Co. Donegal. He started his career with his local team, Lifford Celtic. His ability was soon noticed by Glasgow Celtic and he signed with them a year later at the young age of 15. He played with the Celtic youth team for...
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Sean McGinley was born in 1956, in Pettigo, County Donegal, Ireland.He later attended University College Galway. While there he was involved with the UCG Drama Society and with fellow members, Garry Hynes, Marie Mullen and Mick Lally who went on to found the world famous Druid Theatre Company,...
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Saint Patrick's Day is celebrated on 17th March, believed to be the date of his death. In Ireland, it is both a public holiday and a holy day of obligation. Outside of Ireland, it is deemed as a celebration of Ireland itself.
St. Patrick was born in Roman Britain during the 5th century AD...
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William Rory Gallagher was born on March 7th, 1948 in Ballyshannon. He was an Irish blues-rock multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and bandleader. Gallagher recorded solo albums throughout the 1970s and 1980s, after forming the band Taste during the late 1960s.
A talented guitarist known...
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Ricky Simms was born on the 24th June 1974. Raised in Milford he attended the Royal and Prior Raphoe where he developed an interest and talent in athletics, joining the Finn Valley Athletic club at around 12 years of age. Ricky argues that the club was the focal point of his childhood and he...
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