Seventh Heaven for Colm O’Donoghue in the Oaks
Seventh Heaven for O'Donoghue in Oaks By James Burn 3:45PM 18 AUG 2016 Report: York, Thursday Darley Yorkshire Oaks (Group 1) 1m4f, 3yo+ fillies and mares AIDAN O'BRIEN has arguably Europe's finest filly in Minding, but the master of Ballydoyle also has a formidable back-up team to rely on and it was Seventh Heaven who provided […]
Gorillas aren’t child-killers, but that child was in danger
Amanda O'Donoughue said "I worked with gorillas as a zookeeper at the Knoxville Zoo from January 2006 until August of 2008; after that I volunteered doing sanctuary work and wildlife rehab. Of the dozens of animals I worked with closely, gorillas were my favorite, for their soulfulness, curiosity, and playfulness. Since the news emerged last […]
Truck-driving dog leads Ohio cops in high-speed chase!
A frisky mutt stole a pickup truck – and led a cop on a quarter-mile chase before being apprehended! "This had to be the weirdest thing I've seen in my 14 years of law enforcement," declared befuddled Patrolman James Myers. The shaggy dog story unfolded on the evening of March 25 [1996], after Good Smaratian Brett […]
The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland published online data on name frequencies available
The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland Over 45,000 entries Go to http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780199677764.001.0001/acref-9780199677764 This huge new dictionary is the ultimate reference work on family names of the UK, covering English, Scottish, Welsh, Irish, Cornish, and immigrant surnames. It includes every surname that currently has more than 100 bearers, and those that had […]
ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk – the official government / National Records of Scotland genealogy index/images portal – has relaunched
ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk – the official government / National Records of Scotland genealogy index/images portal – has relaunched. A major change is that it is now free to search indexes, and you only pay to download images. There's a search form on the home page that lets you search across all records in one go. Searching […]
New search facilities on UK GRO indexes
The UK GRO indexes can now be searched at https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp for births and deaths up to 1957. The search facility has the bonus that the result gives the mother's maiden name for births pre-1911, and the age at death pre-1865, which were not previously given. Searches are restricted to 5 year […]
Waterford’s Jack O’Donoghue makes his debut for Ireland
IT’S A PROUD day for rugby in Waterford, and particularly for Waterpark RFC. Homegrown hero Jack O’Donoghue made his debut for Joe Schmidt’s Ireland this evening, lining out at number eight against Canada at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday. The Munster back row is one of three debutants in the Ireland team, with a further […]
Public sector strikes in Ireland – teachers and gardai – Donohoe responds
Teachers and gardaí are set to go on strike in coming weeks http://www.newstalk.com/We-dont-want-public-transporttype-strikes-by-teachers-and-garda–Donohoe
An O’Donoghue Kerry parish priest who died during The Famine
Parish priests visited the sick and dying during The Famine (1845-49), and caught the terrible fever that was raging at that time. One such was Father John O'Donoghue, PP, Kilgarvan. It would be interesting to know more about him.
Commissioner defends progress of Donohoe investigation
The Garda Commissioner has defended the progress of the investigation into the murder of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe, who was shot dead during an armed robbery outside Dundalk in 2013. Nóirín O'Sullivan said she accepts that the length of time the investigation is taking can be frustrating for family, friends and colleagues but she said mistakes […]