Factbites
 Where results make sense
About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   PR   |   Contact us  

Topic: John Ireland


Related Topics

In the News (Tue 8 Dec 09)

  
  John Ireland (composer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ireland was born in Bowdon, near Manchester, into a family of Scottish descent and some cultural distinction.
Ireland frequently visited the Channel Islands and was inspired by their landscape; he was evacuated from them just before the German invasion during World War II.
From Stanford, Ireland inherited a thorough knowledge of the music of Beethoven, Brahms and other German classics, but as a young man he was also strongly influenced by Debussy and Ravel as well as the earlier works by Stravinsky and Bartók.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_Ireland_(composer)   (352 words)

  
 IRELAND - LoveToKnow Article on IRELAND
IRELAND, JOHN (1838), American Roman Catholic prelate, was born at Burnchurch, County Kilkenny, Ireland, on the 11th of September 1838.
As the Atlantic spread into the valleys on the west of Ireland, forming the well-known marine inlets, Europe grew, under the influence of the Alpine movements, upon the east; and Ireland was caught in, as it were, on the western edge of the new continent.
Ireland is represented in the House of Lords by 28 temporal peers elected for life from among the Irish peers.
60.1911encyclopedia.org /I/IR/IRELAND.htm   (14356 words)

  
 Britannia: Monarchs of Britain
John failed to overthrow Richard's administrators during the German captivity and conspired with Philip II in another failed coup attempt.
The dispute centered on John's stubborn refusal to install the papal candidate, Stephen Langdon, as Archbishop of Canterbury; the issue was not resolved until John surrendered to the wishes of Pope Innocent III and paid tribute for England as the Pope's vassal.
John died in the midst of invasion from the French in the South and rebellion from his barons in the North.
www.britannia.com /history/monarchs/mon28.html   (591 words)

  
 John Ireland Biography / Biography of John Ireland Biography Biography
John Ireland (1838-1918), Archbishop of St. Paul, Minnesota, from 1888 until his death, spoke for liberal Catholics who sought to harmonize Catholicism with American institutions.
John Ireland was born on Sept. 11, 1838, in Kilkenny, Ireland.
Ireland's residence was St. Paul, and for 50 years he was the dominating Catholic influence in the upper Mississippi Valley.
www.bookrags.com /biography-john-ireland/index.html   (599 words)

  
 Texas Governor John Ireland: An Inventory of Records at the Texas State Archives, 1879-1887 (bulk 1883-1887)
John Ireland served as governor of Texas from January 16, 1883 to January 18, 1887.
Ireland was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1866, and a district judge until removed by General Philip Sheridan as an impediment to reconstruction (1867).
Ireland's suggestion to establish a railroad commission failed to pass and he had to contend with strikes by the Knights of Labor in 1885 and 1886.
www.lib.utexas.edu /taro/tslac/40020/tsl-40020.html   (678 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
John Ireland, governor and legislator, son of Patrick and Rachel (Newton) Ireland, was born near Millerstown, Kentucky, on January 21, 1827.
Ireland, mayor of Seguin in 1858, was a delegate to the Secession Convention in 1861; he voted for secession.
Ireland was elected governor of Texas in 1882 and again in 1884.
www.cemetery.state.tx.us /pub/user_form.asp?step=1&pers_id=251   (482 words)

  
 BBC - History - King John in Ireland 1210   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
John prepared a great expedition to Ireland to break the power of his overmighty subjects, Hugh de Lacy and William de Braose.
John advanced and was joined by Cathal Crobhderg, King of Connacht, at Ardbraccan on 4th July.
John evaded ambushes prepared for him in the Moyry Pass by ordering the building of a bridge of boats over Carlingford Lough.
www.bbc.co.uk /history/timelines/ni/king_john_ireland.shtml   (235 words)

  
 CAIN: Conflict in Northern Ireland: A Background Essay
So the broad outlines of the current conflict in Northern Ireland had been sketched out within fifty years of the plantation: the same territory was occupied by two hostile groups, one believing the land had been usurped and the other believing that their tenure was constantly under threat of rebellion.
John Hume led the SDLP in 1994, and Gerry Adams Sinn Féin.
At local government level, 11 of Northern Ireland's 26 councils were in 1993 operating a power-sharing regime, often involving rotation of the chair, and 18 had agreed to implement a community relations programme with specific and binding requirements.
cain.ulst.ac.uk /othelem/facets.htm   (3041 words)

  
 Ireland, John Nicholson - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Ireland, John Nicholson
Ireland's first compositions were concerted chamber music and songs.
Several song cycles are important, and all his songs are distinguished by his sensitive choice of words from the finest English poetry, and by the lyrical beauty and sincerity of their music, which is also found in the piano music.
This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
encyclopedia.farlex.com /Ireland,+John+Nicholson   (343 words)

  
 CAIN: Research: 'Finding out more about Northern Ireland' by John Darby
The relationship between the Northern Ireland economy and the conflict is under-researched, apart from the Research Monograph and Occasional Papers of the Northern Ireland Economic Council, which include useful material on the economic consequences of the ceasefires.
The Centre for the Study of Conflict at the University of Ulster in Coleraine was formed in 1977, and became a formal part of the university's structure in 1980.
The Cultures of Ireland Group was formed in the Irish Republic in 1991 to encourage similar approaches south of the border.
cain.ulst.ac.uk /othelem/research/darby9.htm   (7917 words)

  
 John Brawn-Ireland's leading self defence expert
John is based in Westport, Co. Mayo on the west coast of Ireland.
John is also available to teach basic self defence to men or women working in vulnerable or potentially dangerous occupations such as nurses, those dealing with the public under stressful conditions and those who work in pubs and nightclubs.
John has also been the subject of several documentaries and he is due to be featured on Channel 4 in the spring.
www.johnbrawn.com   (449 words)

  
 John Ireland - Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
John Ireland in 1929 by Jane Bown of the Observer.
John Ireland was born in Bowdon, near Manchester, England on 13th August 1879.
Ireland entered the newly-established Royal College of Music in London at the age of fourteen, lost both his parents shortly after, and had to make his own way as an orphaned teenager, studying piano, organ and composition.
www.musicweb-international.com /ireland/biog.htm   (536 words)

  
 JOHN OF IRELAND (JOHANNIS DE IRLANDIA) - LoveToKnow Article on JOHN OF IRELAND (JOHANNIS DE IRLANDIA)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
In this book John refers to two other vernacular writings, one of the commandementis and uthir thingis pretenand to the salvacioune of man, the other, of the tabill of confessioune.
The authors name appears on the registers of the university of Paris and on the rolls of the Scottish parliaments, and he is referred to by the Scottish historians, Leslie and Dempster.
See the notices in John Lydens Introduction to his edition of the Complayiit of Scotlande (1801), pp.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /J/JO/JOHN_OF_IRELAND_JOHANNIS_DE_IRLANDIA_.htm   (245 words)

  
 Sleeve Notes - Ireland: The Songs of John Ireland
Time and again Ireland seems exactly to capture the mood of his chosen texts, not least in his Housman and Hardy settings, although he was the first to admit that he found the act of composing a struggle.
Ireland attracted women but was wary of them throughout his life, from landladies and sisters to housekeepers and bounty-hunters, regarding them as 'a nuisance.
The love of the outdoors - so vital an inspiration for Ireland's songs - was given added potency and spiritual depth by his discovery in 1906 of the writings of Arthur Machen, the Welsh novelist whose works convey an eerie, misty mysticism, paganism and a sense of the grandeur of history.
www.hyperion-records.co.uk /notes/67261.html   (2390 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - John Ireland, American Roman Catholic prelate (Roman Catholic And Orthodox Churches: General Biography) ...
John Ireland, American Roman Catholic prelate, Roman Catholic And Orthodox Churches: General Biographies
John Ireland[Ir´lund] Pronunciation Key, 1838–1918, American Roman Catholic prelate, first archbishop of St. Paul, Minn. (1888–1918), b.
Bishop Ireland was an energetic spokesman for liberal American Catholicism.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/I/Ireland1.html   (321 words)

  
 The John Ireland Trust
John Ireland was born in Bowden, near Manchester, England, in 1879.
Ireland entered the newly-established Royal College of Music in London at the age of thirteen, lost both his parents shortly after, and had to make his own way as an orphaned teenager, studying piano, organ and composition.
Ireland eventually retired to Sussex in 1953 when he bought a converted windmill underneath the Downs.
www.hyperion-records.co.uk /societies/ireland.html   (567 words)

  
 John Ireland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Ireland was the name of several people:
John Ireland (1838 – 1918) the first archbishop of St.
John Ireland (1879 1962) the English composer
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_Ireland   (101 words)

  
 - Classical Music Dictionary - Free MP3   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
A pupil at the Royal College of Music in London, John Ireland studied with Sir C.H. Stanford and mixed with such contemporaries as Holst and Vaughan Williams.
Ireland’s music belongs to the 20th century English musical tradition, demonstrating some lyrical affinity with Elgar, while admitting contemporary influences from abroad into a very personal idiom.
Ireland wrote one Piano Sonata and a Sonatina, in addition to a large number of lyrical shorter pieces, many with characteristic titles.
www.karadar.it /Dictionary/ireland.html   (278 words)

  
 John Ireland (actor) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
John Benjamin Ireland (January 30, 1914 - March 21, 1992) was an actor.
Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, he was raised in the United States.
From 1960–1962 he starred in the British television series The Cheaters, playing John Hunter, a claims investigator for an insurance company who tracked down cases of fraud.
www.peekskill.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/John_Ireland_(actor)   (201 words)

  
 Who was John Ireland? Some history for Heritage Week
Ireland was born in Ireland in 1838, and at the age of 12 came to America with his family, settling in St. Paul in 1852.
Upon his return to St. Paul, Ireland served as secretary to Grace, was named coadjutor bishop in 1875, and succeeded Grace as bishop of St. Paul on July 31, 1884.
Ireland was a consistent and forthright critic of racial prejudice.
www.stthomas.edu /bulletin/news/200411/Monday/History3_8_04.cfm   (450 words)

  
 Biography for John Ireland (I)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Born in Canada, John Ireland was raised in New York.
During the early 1950s, Ireland was often in starring roles, as the emoting, brooding hero, and almost exclusively in "B" pictures.
John was the very first Vancouver born actor to nominated for an Academy Award.
us.imdb.com /name/nm0409869/bio   (631 words)

  
 KCAL 9: John Ireland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
John Ireland is the veteran of the KCAL 9 Sports team.
John can now be heard with radio partner Steve Mason on 'Mason & Ireland,' broadcast on ESPN Radio 710, KSPN, weekday afternoons from 1-4 p.m.
Ireland is married and lives in the Hollywood Hills where he enjoys listening to Frank Sinatra, Jimmy Buffett and playing pick-up basketball and golf.
kcal9.com /bios/local_bio_158164233   (278 words)

  
 University of Delaware. John DePol: Ireland
John DePol was deeply affected by his stay in Ireland during World War II.
In 1943, as a member of the U.S. Army Air Force, he was stationed at Toomebridge Aerodrome in Northern Ireland.
DePol returned to Northern Ireland in 1947, revisiting and sketching Belfast and the countryside.
www.lib.udel.edu /ud/spec/exhibits/depol/ireland.htm   (225 words)

  
 John Lawrence Ireland
John was a gentleman with land interests in the New York City and Watkins Glen, New York.
John was accompanied by his brother William who built what local folks called "Ireland's Castle" or "Ireland's Folly." It was a large brick edifice, with marble sills at doors and windows, and a magnificent staircase.
John was active in church affairs serving as President of the Old South Salem Church and donating the land on which The Saint James Episcopal Church in Brookhaven is located.
pw1.netcom.com /~craigce/jli.html   (592 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Books: A Short History of Ireland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Ireland has complicated religious and social past with three basic competing religions, different languages, and the close proximity to England.
Ireland was a colony of England and as such was burdened with restrictive trade practices forced on it by England.
There is good coverage of Ireland before the arrival of the English, in a way that touches on both historical developments and cultural ones.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0521469449?v=glance   (1664 words)

  
 John Ireland
John Ireland has a considerable reputation as a composer of chamber music, songs and piano works areas in which he was undeniably prolific but at the expense of the popularity of some marvellous orchestral works, the London Overture and the beautiful Piano Concerto: amongst works which receive so little concert exposure.
Essentially, it was in the chamber music writing that Ireland found his characteristic and indeed mature voice.
Ireland recalled that a music publisher was on his doorstep 'before breakfast' to secure publication the morning after the concert.
www.guildmusic.com /composer/irelandj.htm   (393 words)

  
 Saint Patrick's Church: Saints of March 7
He became secretary to Stephen Gardiner, bishop of Winchester, and was executed at Tyburn near London with John Larke and John Ireland for denying the royal supremacy.
John Larke was rector of Saint Ethelburga's Bishopsgate, then of Woodford, Essex, and finally of Chelsea, to which he was nominated by
John Ireland, after being chaplain to the same saint, was made rector of Eltham, Kent (Benedictines).
www.saintpatrickdc.org /ss/0307.htm   (2184 words)

  
 Ireland, John on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
He continually made public statements on political matters, and he was a close personal friend of Presidents William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt.
John Lewis is finally given the green light.(News)
John Huston and daughter Anjelica at home in St. Clarens.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/I/Ireland1.asp   (541 words)

  
 Texas Governors - The Wild West - Texas State Library
Early Career: While in his 20s, Ireland was constable and deputy sheriff of his home county, and he studied law.
Ireland won the gubernatorial race in 1882 over strong opposition from the Independent candidate George W. "Wash" Jones.
Accomplishments: As governor, Ireland reversed Oran Roberts' policy of rapid sale of public lands, arguing instead for a minimum price and sale to the highest bidder.
www.tsl.state.tx.us /governors/west/index.html   (1490 words)

  
 Geometry.Net - Composers: Ireland John
John Ireland (August 13, 1879 June 12, 1962) was an English composer.
Extractions: John Ireland has a considerable reputation as a composer of chamber music, songs and piano works areas in which he was undeniably prolific but at the expense of the popularity of some marvellous orchestral works, the London Overture and the beautiful Piano Concerto: amongst works which receive so little concert exposure.
ireland, john (1879 1962) A pupil of Stanford at the Royal College of Music in London, john ireland later taught composition at the Royal College, while earning his living for many years as an organist and choirmaster.
www4.geometry.net /composers/ireland_john.html   (1681 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)

Factbites
  About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   Press   |   Contact us  
Copyright © 2005-2007 www.factbites.com Usage implies agreement with terms.