A Leading Light in Science Education
A KERRY man is leading national efforts to encourage the study of scientific subjects among the young – in an effort to get more brains focused on cracking some of our greatest climate problems. Listowel native Dr John O’Donoghue, RSC Co-ordinator at Trinity College, Dublin, has been appointed the lead on a new project called […]
Thomas Donohoe, who introduced football to Brazil, gets recognition in his home town
From the January 2015 Society journal In September 2010, out of the blue, I received an email from Carlos Molinari saying ‘I’m searching for Thomas Donohoe’ who had come to Brazil in the final years of the 19th century to work in a textile factory in Bangu, a small town outside Rio. He asked if […]
Joseph Donoghue (1871-1921), world ice skating champion 1891
From Joseph Donoghue – The National Speedskating Museum Joseph, of Newburgh NY, was born February 11, 1871 and passed away on April 1, 1921. He was inducted into the National Speedskating Hall of Fame on May 14, 1960 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Races were organized all over countries where there was abundant natural ice, but were […]
Patrick Donohue (1820-76) was awarded the Victoria Cross for his bravery during Indian Mutiny in 1857. The medal has just been sold for £220k
From O’Donoghue People and Places by Rod O’Donoghue – illustrations by his son Richard In 1857 Patrick Donohue (1820 – 1876), from Nenagh, Co.Tipperary, was awarded the Victoria Cross. The London Gazette, 24th December 1858 records the events. ‘P.Donohue, Private, 9th Lancers (The Queens Royal). Date of Act of Bravery: 28 Sept.1857. For having, at […]
A new way of detecting pickpockets
John Savage was charged before a London magistrate, with endeavouring to steal a pocket handkerchief, belonging to Thomas Donahue, M.D., of Suffolk Place, Pall-mall. The prosecutor stated that, having for three days running been plundered of his pocket handkerchief, he had considered the best way of detecting the thief, and at last hit upon the […]
An O’Donoghue sea slug
Flabellina rubrolineata (Genus: O’Donoghue, 1929) is found in the tropical and subtropical Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is really quite beautiful, and if you want to have a look at it go to http://www.seaslugforum.net/flabrub.htm. The O’Donoghue genus has many other varieties First published in the October 2001 Society Journal Contributed by Rod O’Donoghue
An O’Donoghue pantomime
From ‘The Memoirs of Sir Charles Cameron’ ‘I have seen dozens of pantomimes, but only one of them made a permanent impression upon me; that was one entitled “O’Donoghue of the Lakes,” produced in 1840 in the Theatre Royal, which was then under the management of Mr. Calcraft. The scenery was magnificent. The […]
Lost on the Titanic
Two died on the Titanic according to Who died on the Titanic? Complete list passengers and crew victims (encyclopedia-titanica.org) Florence Thomas (aka Frank) Donoghue born 1880 in Tiernaboul, Killarney. He was a bedroom steward who perished Bridget Donohoe was born in Cum, Addergoole, Co. Mayo in 1891. She was a third class passenger who died […]
Mrs O’Donahue keeps NASA going
This story appears in Bill Bryson’s book ‘Down Under’ – he is in Western Australia. ‘I also learned the happy story of Mrs Lilian O’Donahue who was a telephone operator here in the days before automated telephone exchanges. At Carnarvon up the road was a big satellite dish that NASA used until the 1970s to […]
O’Donohue’s test
This is a well-known physiotherapy routine for testing problems with the knee. It was based on the work of D.H.O’Donohue, who wrote about treatment of injuries to athletes in 1984.