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2 unusual facts about Joseph Sylvester O'Halloran


Joseph Sylvester O'Halloran

In 1873 he proceeded to New Zealand, and travelled through both islands, collecting information in connection with some elaborate investigations which had been conducted in London with a view to the application of an improved process for the extraction of the fibre of the Phormium tenax.

In 1884 he again visited Canada, attending the Montreal meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science as one of the secretaries to the Geographical Section, the president of which section publicly acknowledged his services.


Bob Halloran

Halloran is an adjunct faculty member teaching news journalism courses in the communications department at Curry College in Milton, Massachusetts.

Paramount Pictures has retained Bob Halloran as a technical consultant for the producers of the upcoming film The Fighter starring Mark Wahlberg as Micky Ward and Christian Bale as Micky's brother Dicky Eklund.

Bob O'Halloran

He was a director of Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in 1931, Dental Hospital; president of Government employees' section clerks' Union; trustee of Sydney Cricket Ground.

Brian O'Halloran

Brian Christopher O'Halloran (born December 20, 1969) is an American actor best known for his roles in Kevin Smith's View Askewniverse films, notably as Dante Hicks in Smith's debut film Clerks and its 2006 sequel, Clerks II.

Capital punishment in Australia

Two Ngarrindjeri men were controversially executed by hanging along the Coorong on 22 August 1840, after a drumhead court-martial conducted by Police Commissioner O'Halloran on the orders of Governor George Gawler.

Craig Gilroy

During the Ireland Six nations campaign in 2012, Gilroy was called up to train with the six additional youngsters alongside Fionn Carr, Jack McGrath, Ian Nagle, Peter O'Mahony and Tiernan O'Halloran.

Dan Halloran

On April 2, 2013, Halloran was arrested along with New York State Senator Malcolm A. Smith by the FBI under federal corruption charges.

James O'Halloran

Grattan, Lord Charlemont, Ponsonby, Plunkett, and a few patriots, continued to protest against the sale of the liberties and free Constitution of Ireland.

Julie O'Halloran

She was also the lead actress in an award winning dramatic short called "Revelation" at the 2008 WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival.

Julie O'Halloran is the lead actress in the webseries Spellfury.

Laurence Hynes Halloran

In addition to the works mentioned Halloran, before leaving England, published four volumes of poems and a play, which are listed in Percival Serle's Bibliography of Australasian Poetry and Verse.

Governor Darling was, however, less sympathetic, and Halloran had great difficulty in providing for his family of nine children.

In 1828 Darling for the sake of his children gave him the office of coroner but he did not keep the position long, and in the same year was in trouble with Archdeacon Scott, who objected to Halloran's prefacing some public lectures he was giving with part of the Anglican church service.

Long Beach Studios

Long Beach Studios is managed by Jay Samit, a former Sony and Universal executive and Jack O'Halloran, a former boxer and character actor.

O'Halloran Hill, South Australia

O'Halloran Hill housing is a wedge shaped division which, apart from its southern boundary with Reynella East is isolated from other suburban housing by the Glenthorne Estate and the Happy Valley Reservoir that has resulted in a relatively low crime rate in comparison to surrounding suburbs.

Orvan Hess

He is survived by two daughters, Dr. Katherine Halloran of Lexington, and Carolyn Westerfield of Hamden; five grandchildren (including Peter Halloran); and five great-granddaughters.

Peter Halloran

Halloran's maternal grandfather was Orvan Hess, a noted physician and recipient of the AMA Scientific Achievement Award for his work with penicillin and development of the fetal heart monitor.

Sci-Fi Valley Con

For 2013 the convention booked several additional recognizable celebrity guests, such as: Brian O'Halloran who played to role of Dante Hicks in the Kevin Smith films Clerks and Clerks II.

Stephen O'Halloran

In the warm up for what would have been his debut for Leeds against Swindon Town at the County Ground, he suffered a serious anterior cruciate ligament injury which kept him out for up to a year.

The Dance COLEctive

Margi has danced with numerous well-known choreographers and companies including: Ralph Lemon, Stephen Koplowitz, Ann Boyd, David Rousseve, Bill Young, Douglas Nielsen, Timothy O'Slynne, Paula Frasz, Colleen Halloran, Mad Shak Dance Company, Mordine & Company Dance Theatre, Renee Wadleigh and Ellie Klopp.

Thomas Shuldham O'Halloran

Interestingly, at that very same time O'Halloran's younger brother, Captain (later Major General) Henry Dunn O'Halloran (1800-71), 69th Regt., posted at New Brunswick, Canada, was conducting a significant study of the language and customs of the indigenous Mi'kmaq people.

Village Capital

In 2010, Village Capital added four more programs; in 2011, it launched as an independent organization with founding support from foundations active in impact investing: the DOEN Foundation, the Rockefeller Foundation, Halloran Philanthropies, the Monterey Institute of International Studies, Sanghata Global, and Potencia Ventures.


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