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2 unusual facts about Edith O'Shaughnessy


Edith O'Shaughnessy

A Diplomat's Wife in Mexico covers events in 1913 and 1914, when Madero was overthrown in a violent coup (the "Ten Tragic Days") by Victoriano Huerta on February 13, 1913 and murdered by the new regime.

Edith O'Shaughnessy (January 31, 1876 - February 18, 1939) was a journalist, biographer, film screenwriter and, as the wife of United States Chargé de Affairs in Mexico, Nelson O'Shaughnessy, during the early years of the Mexican Revolution she was both a witness and a participant in Mexican political affairs during the presidency of Francisco I. Madero and Victoriano Huerta.


Allies of the Night

Allies of the Night is the eighth book of The Saga of Darren Shan by Darren Shan (his real name, Darren O'Shaughnessy).

Andrew Morrison

He certainly lives on in the hearts of many as the man described by Fredrick Kissoon, Ricky Singh and Hugh O'Shaughnessy as a 'Symbol of courage' & one who went about living serenely amidst insecurity; an insecurity that had his co workers quite nervous but was of no concern to him.

Barney O'Shaughnessy

O'Shaughnessy's single match for Western Australia was against the Marylebone Cricket Club on their 1932–33 tour of Australia.

Canadian Pacific Railway in British Columbia

The CPR also started the Shaughnessy Heights project of upscale estates, on a knoll at South Granville Street overlooking the city.

Charles A. Boyle

He and his wife, Helen L. (Shaughnessy), were the grandparents of actress Lara Flynn Boyle.

Charles E. Sheedy

In 1991, Father Hesburgh commissioned Jerry McKenna to create a sculpture of Father Sheedy that now stands in the Great Hall of O'Shaughnessy Hall on campus.

Cirque du Freak

Cirque du Freak (also known as Cirque du Freak: A Living Nightmare) is the first novel in The Saga of Darren Shan by Darren Shan (his real name, Darren O′Shaughnessy).

Colman O'Shaughnessy

When his uncle, William O'Shaughnessy, died in 1744, he became the Chief of the Name and commenced a lawsuit in the Court of Common Pleas to recover the ancient O'Shaughnessy estates at Gort in County Galway, Ireland.

The property had been taken from Roger O'Shaughnessy by King William III in 1690, and given to Thomas Prendergast in 1697.

Dan Shaughnessy

In 2013, Shaughnessy and Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona released Francona, a biography focusing on Francona's years as manager of the Red Sox.

Deirdre O'Shaughnessy

She took up the position in July 2009, coming from the Galway Independent, where she was Deputy Editor.

Errors and Expectations

Perhaps the central and most important observation Shaughnessy makes is that there is a pattern to student error.

Frank Shaughnessy

Shaughnessy was the first professional coach hired in Canadian university football and his full-time appointment at Montreal's McGill University in 1912 was not well received by the other teams in the league.

Hunters of the Dusk

Hunters of the Dusk is the seventh novel in The Saga of Darren Shan by Darren Shan (his real name, Darren O'Shaughnessy).

InZero Systems

InZero Systems is headed by Chairman and Manager Gerald E. O’Shaughnessy, an Executive Chairman/co-founder of GEOPARK Holdings, and CEO Louis R. Hughes, formerly President and Chief Operating Officer of Lockheed Martin.

Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001

O'Shaughnessy had previously competed in the 1997 and 1999 national selections, coming in 3rd and 5th place respectively.

Gary O'Shaughnessy represented Ireland in the 2001 Eurovision Song Contest in Copenhagen after winning the national final selection.

John P. Reese

The Guru Investor: How to Beat the Market Using History's Best Investment Strategies (February 3, 2009, John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0470377093) was co-authored by Jack M. Forehand and examines the approaches used by 10 stock strategists: Benjamin Graham, John Neff, David Dreman, Warren Buffett, Peter Lynch, Kenneth Fisher, Martin Zweig, James O'Shaughnessy, Joel Greenblatt, and Joseph Piotroski.

His first book, The Market Gurus: Stock Investing Strategies You Can Use From Wall Street's Best (Dearborn, 2002. ISBN 978-0976510109), was co-authored with Todd O. Glassman and examined the strategies of eight different stock market investors—Peter Lynch, Benjamin Graham, William O'Neil, Warren Buffett, David Dreman, Martin Zweig, Kenneth Fisher, and James O'Shaughnessy.

Killers of the Dawn

Killers of the Dawn is the ninth book in The Saga of Darren Shan by Darren Shan (his real name, Darren O'Shaughnessy).

Lettice Cooper

She met George Orwell's wife at this period and the character of Ann in the novel Black Bethlehem (1947) is thought to be based on Eileen Blair.

Louis Aubert-Roche

In 1839, William Brooke O'Shaughnessy (1809-1889) of the British East India Company published a treatise called On the Preparation of the Indian Hemp or Gunja, Transactions of the Medical and Physical Society of Bengal.

Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata

During 1837 and 1838, the staff of the College was extended and enriched by the appointment of CC Eggerton as Professor of Surgery and Clinical Surgery, Nathaniel Wallich as Professor of Botany and R O'Shaughnessy as demonstrator of Anatomy.

Neddy Lohan

At Turloughmore he recognised a friend called O'Shaughnessy and threw him his hat, exclaiming I will you my old hat. This was afterwards called Lohan's Last Will and Testament.

Nicholas O'Shaughnessy

Nicholas Jackson O'Shaughnessy is Professor of Communication at Queen Mary, University of London.

Online college fair

Speakers included Lynn O'Shaughnessy, college blogger at CBS MoneyWatch and Harlan Cohen, Author of The Naked Roommate.

Philip Bourke Marston

At his father's house near Chalk Farm he met authors and actors of his father's generation, and subsequently the Rossettis, Swinburne, Arthur O'Shaughnessy and Henry Irving.

Restore Hetch Hetchy

Mike Chrisman, Secretary for Resources, responded in 2006 by instructing the Department of Water Resources (DWR) and the Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) to compile all the information gathered from surveys over the last 20 years on the potential removal of O’Shaughnessy Dam and the restoration of Hetch Hetchy Valley.

Rule, Britannia!

Elgar also quotes the opening phrase of "Rule, Britannia!" in his choral work The Music Makers, based on Arthur O'Shaughnessy's Ode at the line "We fashion an empire's glory", where he also quotes "La Marseillaise".

Ryan O'Shaughnessy

O'Shaughnessy won the chart battle with the single charting at No.3 in the Irish Singles Chart beating Kennedy's song "Try" which charted at No.15.

Sally Ride

After death, her obituary revealed that Ride's partner of 27 years was Tam O'Shaughnessy, a professor emerita of school psychology at San Diego State University and childhood friend, who met Ride when both were aspiring tennis players.

Sir Thomas Prendergast, 1st Baronet

He was rewarded with a grant from the Treasury and the Gort estate in County Galway, which was forfeited by the O'Shaughnessy family.

Fighting against him at both of the latter battles was William O'Shaughnessy, whose forfeited lands his family now owned.

Steve O'Shaughnessy

After this, Steve went to a roundabout of clubs, including Stalybridge Celtic and Buler Rangers in Hong Kong, before returning to play in the League of Wales.

Steven O'Shaughnessy

This performance won O'Shaughnessy the Walter Lawrence Trophy for the fastest century of the season, despite its contrived circumstances, and equalled Percy Fender's 1920 record.

He was successful with the bat, hitting 130 from number eight in the second match at Castries and then, higher up the order, 81 and 93 in the third game at Bridgetown.

The Irish Filmography

Even one Irish character in a film’s story qualifies that film for inclusion, such as Brigid O’Shaughnessy (played by Mary Astor) in The Maltese Falcon (1941).

The Saga of Darren Shan

The Saga of Darren Shan (known as Cirque du Freak: The Saga of Darren Shan in the US) is a young adult 12 part book series written by Darren Shan (his real name, Darren O'Shaughnessy) about the struggle of a boy who has become involved in the world of vampires.

The Vampire Prince

The Vampire Prince is the sixth book in The Saga of Darren Shan by Darren Shan(his real name, Darren O'Shaughnessy).

The Vampire's Assistant

The Vampire's Assistant is the second novel in The Saga of Darren Shan by Darren Shan (Whose real name is Darren O'Shaughnessy).

Thomas Michael O'Shaughnessy, Jr.

Derek Levy, Mike Lee and Jeff Horn, all of the Southern California Paddleboard Club and O’Shaughnessy got back on their boards and paddled back 105 miles after only a day and half of rest, they established a Guinness World Record by being the first and fastest to cross what is known as the “Florida Straits,” from Havana Harbor to the Southern-most buoy of the United States in Key West.


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