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2 unusual facts about Botanic Gardens St. Vincent


Botanic Gardens St. Vincent

In 1787-88 Captain Bligh made his ill-fated voyage on the Bounty to Tahiti to collect breadfruit and other useful plants for the West Indies.

Among the wide variety of tropical trees and shrubs is a third generation breadfruit tree, a sucker from the original plant brought by Captain William Bligh (of Bounty fame) in 1793.


1969 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final

Mick Lawler started the Kilkenny revival with a point before Martin Brennan exploited a mistake by Cork goalkeeper Paddy Barry and goaled for Kilkenny on the stroke of half-time.

Abuse scandal in the Sisters of Mercy

In 1996 Dear Daughter, a documentary looking at abuse allegations at St. Vincent's Industrial School, Goldenbridge, Ireland, which was run by the Sisters of Mercy, was screened on RTÉ Television.

Antedon mediterranea

Antedon mediterranea is found in the Mediterranean and Aegean Seas and westward to the south coast of Spain and Cape St. Vincent.

B. B. Vincent

Bethuel Boyd Vincent (August 4, 1803 – July 21, 1876) was a prominent businessman and politician in Erie County, Pennsylvania.

Barry Bresnihan

After qualifying as a doctor, Bresnihan specialised in rheumatology at Guy's Hospital in London before working with Morris Ziff at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School before returning to Ireland to set up a laboratory at the UCD Medical School and St. Vincent's University Hospital.

Battle of Cape St. Vincent

The Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1681) was a victory of a Spanish fleet under Marquess of Villafiel over a Brandenburguese squadron under Thomas Alders

The Action of 28 November 1751 took place off Cape St. Vincent and was a Spanish victory over an Algerian squadron.

Blasting St. Vincent's Rock, Clifton

Blasting St. Vincent's Rock, Clifton is a watercolor created by Norwich artist John Sell Cotman.

Cappagh National Orthopaedic Hospital

It is now a major tertiary orthopaedic hospital, and provides tertiary elective orthopaedic services for the hospitals of the region including St. Vincent's Hospital, Mater Hospital, Beaumont Hospital, James Connolly Memorial Hospital, Temple Street Children's Hospital, and Central Remedial Clinic.

Carl A. Anderson

Anderson has received honorary doctorates from The Catholic University of America, The Pontifical Theology Academy of Kraków and St. Vincent’s Seminary, Latrobe, Pa.

Casey Vincent

Clinton D. "Casey" Vincent (1914–1955), U.S. Air Force fighter ace and general officer

Cleveland, Arkansas

Public education for elementary and secondary school students is provided by the Wonderview School District of north Conway County, which leads students to graduate from Wonderview High School in St. Vincent, Arkansas, seven miles south of Cleveland on Highway 95.

Coat of arms of Lisbon

The image on the coat of arms commemorates the transfer of the relics of Saint Vincent of Saragossa from Cape St. Vincent to Lisbon.

Convoy HG 73

One day after the had left Gibraltar, a Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor aircraft of KG 40 located the ships off Cape St. Vincent but was chased away by the Fulmar fighter from HMS Springbank.

Dave Okumu

He has performed and recorded with many artists such as Amy Winehouse, St. Vincent, Jane Birkin, Sara Creative Partners, Brigitte Fontaine, Theo Parrish, Tony Allen, King Sunny Adé, Omar, Matthew Herbert, Dani Siciliano, Toddla T, Bilal, Jack De Johnette, and Anna Calvi.

Dig a Pony

St. Vincent covered the song during live performances, particularly during the Marry Me and Actor era tours, as well as a recording with Black Cab Sessions in October 2007.

Florence Deshon

An ambulance took Deshon to St. Vincent's Hospital, but attempts to revive her were unsuccessful.

Franklyn Seales

Born on the island of St. Vincent, Seales attended Juilliard before appearing in various television productions of Shakespearean plays including Macbeth and The Taming of the Shrew where he played the role of Petruchio.

George R. Gardiner

Among his notable runners was St. Vincent who raced in the U.S. and who in 1955 set or equaled four course records, including a North American and World record, and was voted that year's American Champion Male Turf Horse.

George Vincent

George R. Vincent, Wisconsin physician and legislator of the Greenback Party

Home Riggs Popham

It was also the case that Lord St. Vincent did not like Popham, and that Benjamin Tucker (1762–1829), secretary to the admiralty, who had been the admiral's secretary, was his creature and sycophant.

Jesse G. Vincent

Among his victories was the 1922 Gold Cup, driving Packard-Criscraft and breaking a five-year winning streak by rival and business collaborator Gar Wood.

Laverne Antrobus

She was born in Reading, Berkshire, to Harold and Yvonne Antrobus, who moved to Britain from St. Vincent, West Indies in 1964.

Mayfair Music Hall

Entrepreneur Larsen's full traditional music hall productions featured noted actors and performers, such as Bernard Fox, Beatrice Kay, Larry "Seymour" Vincent, Mousie Garner, Ian Whitcomb, Eubie Blake, Gene Bell, English entertainer Joyce Howard, and other actors and musical stars of the day.

Michael J. Hart

In 1930, Hart was an unsuccessful candidate for election from Michigan's 8th congressional district to the 72nd Congress, losing to incumbent Republican Bird J. Vincent.

Minnesota State Highway 171

State Highway 171 serves as a short east–west route between U.S. 75, St. Vincent, the Red River, and Pembina, ND.

Paul A. Russo

He was Ambassador of the United States to Barbados, Dominica, St Lucia, Antigua, St. Vincent, and St. Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla from 1986 to 1988, under Ronald Reagan.

Pembina, North Dakota

The city of St. Vincent, Minnesota lies adjacent to the east, across the Red River.

Pierre Vincent

Pierre H. Vincent, Canadian Member of Parliament for Trois-Rivières, Québec, 1984–1993

Ramblin' Rod Anders

Anders grew up in Multnomah County, Oregon, born at St. Vincent's Hospital.

St. Vincent's Day Care

Vincent's Day Care Center', of Evansville, Indiana is a non-for-profit agency under the sponsorship of the Daughter’s of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, and has a long history of service to families, parents, children and to the civic community, that dates back to the time of World War I. At that time, 1918, women were called upon to assume roles in industry to replace men who had been called to military service.

St. Vincent's Health System

It was founded by the Daughters of Charity and named after the 17th century Parisian St. Vincent de Paul, who started the Daughters of Charity in 1633.

The shooting, along with the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting that had occurred just two days before, helped reignite the often-contentious gun control debate in the United States.

St. Vincent's HealthCare

The 2008 event was attended by John Travolta and Kelly Preston, who helped collect over $1 million in donations.

St. Vincent’s HealthCare Foundation is also a charity recipient of proceeds from The Players Championship, and conducts a two-day charity golf tournament early in the week known as The Tradition.

Vincent’s HealthCare Foundation is the entity that financially supports the mission of Jacksonville's province of Daughters of Charity.

St. Vincent's High School

Thomas Kailath, a Professor Emeritus at Stanford University, the first Indian student to obtain a doctorate at MIT and a recipient of the IEEE Medal of Honor and the Padma Bhushan, is an old boy of St. Vincents.

St. Vincent's Seminary

Saint Vincent Seminary, operated by St. Vincent Archabbey in Latrobe, Pennsylvania

Sydney Parade railway station

It serves the southern end of Dublin 4, St Vincent's Hospital at Elm Park, the RTÉ Radio & Television studios at Montrose, Donnybrook.

The Gay Byrne Show

Christine Buckley was invited with her father onto the show in 1992 to discuss her experiences at St. Vincent's Industrial School, Goldenbridge, receiving what she later described as an "overwhelming response".

The Physics of Meaning

He was a member of the touring and recording bands of Other Lives, St. Vincent, John Vanderslice and The Rosebuds.


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