The name means either "Dark Man" or "the one from the dark House", and embraces many of the famous clerics linked to Cong, many of them called Saint Dubtach.
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For his accomplishments he was presented with a ceremonial javelin by King Georgios I. This javelin is still on display in a local pub near Sheridan's hometown in Bohola, County Mayo, Ireland.
Andrew Houston (Born March 23, 1846 – ?? ) was born in Doonbreeda, Nephin, County Mayo; later moving to Rossendale, credited as the Rossendale Bard.
At the Synod of Rathbreasail in 1111, Tuam was named as the seat of a diocese corresponding roughly with the diocese of Elphin, whilst Cong was chosen as the seat of a diocese corresponding with the later archdiocese of Tuam in west Connacht.
He did not object to Cao's plan because it was consistent with President Diem's objective to save Vietnamese lives through the Rural Revolutionary Development and Chieu Hoi Programs, which encouraged Viet Cong fighters to join the South Vietnamese military.
They also expanded the Hát Dịch base area, which was located in Bà Rịa and Bình Thuận provinces, to protect the important sea transportation routes used by the Vietnam People's Navy to supply Viet Cong units around the regions of the Mekong River.
A long-anticipated French landing to assist the Irish rebellion had taken place on 22 August, when almost 1,100 troops under the command of General Humbert landed at Cill Chuimín Strand, Killala Bay, County Mayo.
Following the Tet Offensive of 1968 the Viet Cong were placed in a difficult position in Bình Thuận Province, when elements of the ARVN 23rd Infantry Division were deployed to prevent the Việt Cộng from operating between the Central Highlands and the coastal areas.
Carrowmore Lake is situated in the parishes of Kiltane and Kilcommon Erris, County Mayo between the villages of Bangor Erris and Barnatra at the southern end of Broadhaven Bay.
NTL also own the remaining MMDS licences (for cells covering counties Dublin, Galway, Mayo, and Waterford).
It was also the home of Sir William Wilde, historian and father to prominent playwright, novelist, poet, and short story writer Oscar Wilde.
However, an Australian specialist engineering troop, 3 Field Troop, under the command of Captain Sandy MacGregor did venture into the tunnels which they searched exhaustively for four days, finding ammunition, radio equipment, medical supplies and food as well as signs of considerable Viet Cong presence.
The fall of Cambodia had more complex causes but ultimately also resulted from the country being dragged into the Vietnam war, first by the Viet Cong who operated bases in the country and used it as part of the Ho Chi Minh trail, and then by full scale NVA attack, in conjunction with the Khmer Rouge, against the pro-U.S Lon Nol republic.
In September 1987 Allum completed his westward crossing of the Atlantic, from St John's, Newfoundland to Dooagh on Achill Island, County Mayo, Ireland.
He was the sole survivor of a Viet Cong ambush of five western war correspondents in Cholon on 5 May 1968 during the second Tet Offensive.
They held out in areas such as the western part of counties Cork and Kerry in the south, County Wexford in the east and counties Sligo and Mayo in the west.
In the west of Ireland, G Tinctoria is a major invasive species, in particular on Achill Island and on Corraun Peninsula, County Mayo.
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In April 2013, two of Allens' paintings, dating from 1942 and 1943, of scenes in Achill Island, County Mayo, were featured on BBC One's Antiques Roadshow.
Hennelly is a surname common to County Mayo in Ireland.
(Disambiguation: For the island off the west coast of Erris, Mayo, Ireland, see Inishglora)
The cottage at the memorial is from Carradoogan in the parish of Attymass in County Mayo.
He was born in 1908, one of six children born to Ned Maley, a native of County Mayo and Anne Sherlock from Glasgow, and raised in Stevenson Street in the Calton district of Glasgow.
He is the ancestor of the Costello/Mac Goisdelbach, Mac Jordan Duff, Mac Phillip, de Bhaldraithe/Mac Bhaldrin/Waldron clans of County Mayo.
O'Toole qualifies for the Republic of Ireland through his grandparents, who were born in Mayo.
According to Từ điển Bách khoa toàn thư Việt Nam, the date of birth of Kiều Công Tiễn was unknown but he was from Phong Châu (now Phú Thọ, Vietnam) where he was a notable of the region.
Ó Máille, called "the troubled friar" by Brien O'Rourke, was a native of Partry, County Mayo.
The song tells of the story of Knock in County Mayo, Ireland when the Virgin Mary, St. Joseph and St. John the Evangelist appeared at the south gable of Knock Parish Church.
The first "monster meeting" (a huge rally) of tenant farmers was held on 20 April 1879 near Claremorris in County Mayo.
Born in Castlebar, Co Mayo, Ireland, she was known as Maggie from Mayo and is regarded as Ireland's second prima donna (after Catherine Hayes (1818-1861)).
Born in Ballina, County Mayo in 1935, and educated at St. Muredach's College, in Ballina, Birrane made his money in property development.
In 1964, he argued during a parliamentary speech that the Viet Cong were the only effective opposition in South Vietnam, but still accepted the general consensus within New Zealand government circles that the Viet Cong were being supported by North Vietnam and the People's Republic of China.
They were originally planned for use on the Mullingar to Sligo mail trains, however they were poor steamers and proved to be underpowered for this work being transferred soon afterwards to the Westport – Achill branch line in western County Mayo — a highly scenic line which passed through the small town of Newport and the village of Mallaranny before reaching the western seaboard at Achill Sound.
Further success here, led to larger vessels being purchased and she moved south as the Clare Island ferry in County Mayo.
Nguyễn Công Trứ (阮公著) also Hi Văn (Uy Viễn, Hà Tĩnh 1778–1858) was a Vietnamese poet and scholar.
In the Battle of Pat To 1969 he was commander of the Việt Cộng's Military Region 6.
Ó Cillín is the name of a family now rendered as Killeen (also Killian and Killion), found mainly in County Roscommon, County Mayo and County Galway.
The Australians subsequently clashed with the Viet Cong during early patrols in Area of Operations (AO) Columbus, while later Fire Support Base (FSB) Andersen was repeatedly subjected to major ground assaults.
Phan Văn Hớn (1830-1886) also called Phan Công Hớn was a Vietnamese farmer who led a revolt against the French in Saigon in 1885.
Born in Keelognes, parish of Turlough, County Mayo, Ireland, Fair ran as a Social Credit candidate was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1935 Canadian federal election defeating incumbent Member of Parliament Henry Elvins Spencer.
Although born in Wandsworth, Gibbons was eligible for the Republic of Ireland as her grandparents were from Galway and County Mayo.
Scott Simms is also now known by a number of people who live on the west coast of Ireland following the epic voyage of one of his election posters across the Atlantic Ocean to Keem Bay in the village of Dooagh on Achill Island, County Mayo.
Another similar station is Manulla Junction in County Mayo, Republic of Ireland - that however allows interchange between two national network rail routes, rather than between a network route and a heritage route.
From 1978–79 he spent a year as an exchange student at Edinburgh University, Scotland, where he participated in his first field trips, excavating Mesolithic and Neolithic bog sites in Offaly and Mayo counties, Ireland, and at a Bronze Age henge near Strathallan, Scotland.
The film was shot on location in Ballycroy, County Mayo as by 1982 the ballroom which William Trevor had originally written about had been modernized and no longer resembled a dance hall typical of 1950s Ireland.
Tourmakeady College (Irish: Coláiste Mhuire Tuar Mhic Éadaigh) is an Irish-speaking voluntary secondary school in Tourmakeady, County Mayo, Ireland.
Trịnh Công Sơn wrote over 500 songs, and, during the 1960s and 1970s, Trần Văn Dĩnh dubbed him the Bob Dylan of Vietnam in Peace News of 8 November 1968 for his antiwar songs.