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An Irish author and philanthropist and an activist in nationalist causes and the protection of female emigrants. She is known also as a plant collector. She contributed poems, stories and articles to magazines, wrote novels, studied botany and was a…

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…

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…

Over 13–14 August, of the 303 yachts that started, 24 were abandoned, of which five were lost and believed to be sunk, due to high winds and severe sea conditions.[8] The Daily Telegraph (15 August 1979, p. 1) described the situation, where "Royal…

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…

She was buried at the New Inn cemetery, close to her parents, her brother Samel and her sister Agnes.

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.

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.