Descendants of the Soghain are still found in great numbers in County Galway, bearing names such as Mannion, Ward/Mac an Bhaird, Gill/Gillane, Scarry, Duggan, Megan/McGann, Martin, Cassain.
Mannion | John Mannion, Snr | John Mannion, Jnr | Dennis Mannion |
His aunt put pressure upon him to fulfill his promise of marriage to Barrett, and so Mannion arranged with Barrett on the evening of 10 September, after which they would proceed to Roundstone to get married.
Mannion is named after, and is loosely based on, real-life New York City deputy police commissioner Jack Maple, who helped create the series.
Mannion holds the rare distinction of having experience in all four Major League sports: MLB, NHL, NBA, and NFL.
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Dennis M. Mannion is the President/CEO of Palace Sports and Entertainment for all Business Operations of the Detroit Pistons, The Palace of Auburn Hills, the DTE Energy Center, and the Meadowbrook Music Festival on the Oakland University campus.
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Mannion played a key role as well in bringing the 1996 MLB All-Star Game to Philadelphia.
It was written by Peter Yeldham, based on the Eleanor Dark novels, and starred David Gulpilil as Bennelong and English actress Nicola Pagett (star of the British series Upstairs, Downstairs) as Mrs. Mannion.