Munsters Burial Sites of influential people
Dublin Core
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Munsters Burial Sites of influential people
Creator
Onoir O Brien
Collection Items
Nano Nagel (1718-1784) Born in Ballygriffin, Mallow, Co Cork. Buried at South Presentation Convent Cork,
The original Nano Nangle's grave in Cork, Ireland. Her self-sacrifice has saved many poor people's lives. Her inspiring qualities have benefited the entire community. She died on April 26, 1784, at the age of 65.
Dusty Springfield born Mary Isabel Catherine Bernadette Born on 16 April 1939. Died March 2, 1999,
Such female talent typically came with the price of mandatory reliance on male record producers, arrangers, and songwriters for female stars of the time. It was not expected of women to know what was best for them. Springfield thought differently and…
Lusitania ship was built-in 1906 and Sank 7th of May 1915. 1,198 of the 1,959 people aboard were killed, leaving 761 survivors.
A burial ceremony at the old cemetery on May 10, 1915. A total of 169 of the 289 bodies recovered from the Lusitania were buried at the cemetery.
Rory Gallagher (1948-1995)
Buried Co Cork
William Rory Gallagher was an Irish blues and rock multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and producer. Born in Ballyshannon, County Donegal, and brought up in Cork, Gallagher recorded solo albums throughout the 1970s and 1980s, after forming the band…
Lena Rice Born: June 21, 1866, Newinn
Died: June 21, 1907, Ireland
She was buried at the New Inn cemetery, close to her parents, her brother Samel and her sister Agnes.
Tom Crean 25th Feb 1877-27th Jul 1938
Thomas "Tom" Crean was an Irish seaman and Antarctic explorer who was awarded the Albert Medal for Lifesaving. Crean was a member of three major expeditions to Antarctica during the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, including Robert Falcon Scott's…
Peig Sayers (1873-1958),
Peig Sayers was an Irish author and seanchaí born in Dunquin, County Kerry, Ireland. Seán Ó Súilleabháin, the former archivist for the Irish Folklore Commission, described her as "one of the greatest woman storytellers of recent times"
Dolores O'Riordan 1971-2018
She was best known as the lead vocalist and lyricist for the alternative rock band[4] the Cranberries. O'Riordan had one of the most recognisable female voices in rock in the 1990s. She was known for her lilting mezzo-soprano voice,[5] signature…
King Domnall Mór Ua Briain
Birth unknown, Reigned King 1168-1194
Domnall Mór Ua Briain, or Domnall Mór mac Toirrdelbaig Uí Briain, was King of Thomond in Ireland from 1168 to 1194 and a claimant to the title King of Munster. He was also styled King of Limerick, a title belonging to the O'Brien dynasty since Brian…