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unusual facts about Hugh 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.


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).

Arvo Ojala

Among the TV and film stars that Ojala taught to shoot included James Arness, Robert Culp, James Garner, Kevin Kline, Paul Newman, Hugh O'Brian, Clint Walker, and Thomas F. Wilson.

Baron Dungannon

Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, styled Baron Dungannon 1562-1585, never de jure: before his brother's death, he was not heir apparent, for his brother could have married and had sons; after his brother's death, he was de jure Earl of Tyrone, but not Baron Dugannon by the limitation.

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 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.

Contention of the bards

The spark came in 1616, after the final annexation of the modern County Clare (containing part of the ancient kingdom of Thomond) to the Eberian province of Munster (whereupon the Earl of Thomond was appointed president of the province) and the death in exile of the last great Eremonian, Hugh O'Neill.

D'Arcy Osborne, 12th Duke of Leeds

He was one of the group, which he supported with his own money, led by Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty and a French diplomat François de Vial who both helped conceal some 4,000 escapees, both Allied soldiers and Jews, from the Nazis; 3,925 survived the war.

Damian O'Flynn

He appeared in two secondary roles in sixty episodes of the American Broadcasting Company/Desilu series, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, with Hugh O'Brian in the title role of Marshal Wyatt Earp.

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.

Eddy Waller

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp as Rawhide Geraghty in "The Truth About Rawhide Geraghty" (1959); Hugh O'Brian as Wyatt Earp rides shotgun for the retiring 69-year-old Wells Fargo stagecoach driver Rawhide Geraghty on his last run from Tucumcari, New Mexico Territory, to Amarillo, Texas.

Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership Foundation

Famous Alumni include former Arkansas Governor and Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam, actors James Van Der Beek, Raviv Ullman and Shannon Elizabeth, Miami Heat basketball player Shane Battier, Doug Wilson, host and designer of TLC's Trading Spaces show, Apprentice star and entrepreneur Toral Mehta and founder Hugh O'Brian.

Hugh O'Connor

/ Lt. Lonnie Jamison on the television drama In the Heat of the Night from 1988-1995.

Hugh O'Conor

O'Conor studied at Trinity College in Dublin, and received a scholarship to attend the NYU Film School.

Hugh O'Neill

Hugh O'Neill, 1st Baron Rathcavan (1883–1982), Ulster Unionist politician who served as Father of the House of Commons

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.

John Milford

From 1959 to 1960, Milford was cast in ten episodes as the historical Ike Clanton on the ABC/Desilu series, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, starring Hugh O'Brian as Wyatt Earp.

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.

Juanita Bartlett

After the last In the Heat of the Night movie aired after Hugh O'Connor died, Juanita Bartlett Productions no longer existed.

Justin Winsor

In 1877, following a struggle with Alderman Hugh O'Brien over the professionalism of library management, Winsor left Boston Public Library to become librarian of Harvard University, where he served until his death.

Kilcronaghan

On 29 March, 1609, a Papal Bull from Pope Paul V gave Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, the "advowson of certain Rectories and Perpetual Vicarages on the dioceses of Armagh and Derry, respectively".

Laurence Esmonde, Lord Esmonde

In 1599 he was appointed to the command of 150 foot, and was actively engaged during the rebellion of Hugh O'Neill; and it appears from a letter of his to Lord Shrewsbury that he even endeavoured to procure the assassination or banishment of O'Neill but in this he was unsuccessful.

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.

Nellie Cashman

The 1959-1960 season of the ABC television series, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, with Hugh O'Brian starring as Wyatt Earp, featured a fictional character based on Nellie Cashman and played by actress Randy Stuart.

Nicholas Malby

In May he agreed to a short peace with the Burkes, intending to visit court, but on the outbreak of hostilities between Turlough Luineach O'Neill and Hugh O'Donnell in July, he was ordered to the assistance of O'Donnell.

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.

Put 'Em Under Pressure

The Horslips song "Dearg Doom", was itself based on the traditional Irish tune, O' Neill's March, (which appeared as Marcshlua Uí Néill on Sean O Riada's 1969 album "O'Riada sa Gaiety",) and which refers to Hugh O'Neill and his part in The Nine Year War.

Randal MacDonnell, 1st Earl of Antrim

Antrim married Alice, daughter of Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, by whom, besides six daughters, he had Randal, 2nd earl and 1st marquess of Antrim, and Alexander, 3rd earl.

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.

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'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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