poetBorn: 10/21/1904Birthplace: Inniskeen, County Monaghan, Ireland What Joyce did for Dublin, Patrick Kavanagh's poetry did for the “stony grey soil of Monaghan,” revealing the unsentimental truth…
Christian missionaryBorn: c.385 St. Patrick is said to have converted almost all of Ireland to Christianity within his own lifetime. He is now so closely identified with Ireland that his feast day…
actorBorn: 8/18/1952Birthplace: Houston, Texas The son of a choreographer, Swayze is trained in ballet and performed as a dancer for Disney on Parade. He acted in the Broadway production of Grease…
actor, directorBorn: 7/13/1940Birthplace: Mirfield, England Before joining the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–94) as Captain Jean-Luc Picard, Stewart worked for over 30 years as a…
Richard Patrick RussnovelistBorn: 1914Birthplace: Chalfont St. Peter, Buckinghamshire, England Fans of historical fiction are familiar with Patrick O'Brian's series of novels, centered on two…
former President of IrelandDied: April 12, 2008Best Known as: former President of Ireland Deathplace: Dublin, Ireland Patrick Hillery was the President of Ireland…
actorBorn: March 19, 1928Died: January 13, 2009 (California, USA) Best Known as: star of "The Prisoner" British actor Patrick McGoohan had a long career that…
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(Encyclopedia) Abercrombie, Sir Patrick, 1879–1957, British architect and town planner. Professor of civil design at the Univ. of Liverpool from 1915 to 1935 and of town planning at the Univ. of…
