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2 unusual facts about Shannon's Way


Shannon's Way

Robert trains to be a doctor at the fictional Levenford Infirmary (Levenford is loosely based on Dumbarton), and falls in love with Jean Law, a young medical student belonging to the Plymouth Brethren who rejects him when she discovers that he has deceived her about his history and religion (he is a Roman Catholic).

It continues the story of Robert Shannon from Cronin's previous novel, The Green Years (1944).


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Hook and Jon went to Hamilton Boys' High School together, where Jon was head boy, while Stowers in the year above, was the lead singer in the band The Grinners (née Lyon), while Shannon Brown is well known on the New Zealand music circuit for his roles in bands such as Tadpole.

Battle of Áth an Chip

The Battle of Áth-an-Chip was a battle fought in 1270 between armies of the Kingdoms of Connacht and England near Carrick-on-Shannon in Ireland.

Clay's Way

John Rechy (City of Night) quoted the book as being a "gay Catcher in the Rye," Susanna Moore (In the Cut) called the book, "sexy, thrilling, terrifying, shrilling, milling, willing" and Thorn Hillsbery called the book, "Sick."

Crescent Shopping Centre

The main original part of the centre was built with a cross-type layout, with four malls (City Mall, Dooradoyle Mall, Garryowen Mall and Shannon Mall) running from a centre atrium.

Diarmuid Scully

After leaving university, Scully worked for five years as a technical support supervisor with Sykes Enterprises at their offices in Shannon.

Dig Circus

Ironically, several years after the band parted ways, its song "Wishing For a Sail" was chosen as the theme song for the Nickelodeon series Caitlin's Way.

Elizabeth Killigrew

Elizabeth Killigrew, Viscountess Shannon, wife of Francis Boyle, 1st Viscount Shannon and mistress of Charles II of England

Erin go Bragh GAA

The team took part in the Sean Walsh Hurling Tournament on 22 October in Carrick-on-Shannon in Leitrim.

Faulknor-class flotilla leader

They were returned to the friendly nation of Chile in 1920, at which point the Thornycroft type leader Rooke was renamed Broke to maintain this famous name (that of Admiral Sir Philip Bowes Vere Broke of the Shannon) in the Navy List.

Ford Island

Several motion pictures were filmed on Ford Island, including In Harm's Way starring John Wayne, Tora Tora Tora, and the 2001 Michael Bay picture Pearl Harbor.

Georgetown Review

Past contributors include Doug Ramspeck, Sam Witt, Carla Panciera, Ernest Hilbert, Maraget Hoehn, Gregory Loselle, Shannon Sweetnam, Paula Younger and Emma Bolden.

Goodbye South, Goodbye

It was chosen along with The Bridges of Madison County and Carlito's Way as the best film of the 1990s by Cahiers du cinéma.

Gus Cremins

With his team mate and fellow midfielder, the great Eddie Dowling, Gus helped the Shannon Rangers win the 1945 Kerry County Championship, thus putting him in line for the Kerry captaincy the following year.

Husband E. Kimmel

In the 1965 film In Harm's Way, Kimmel was portrayed as a victim of unfortunate circumstance by actor Franchot Tone.

Inula salicina

It only has a very restricted distribution is the British Isles, being confined to a small area of south central Ireland, around Lough Derg in north Tipperary and south-east Galway.

Jim Shannon

Shannon was educated at Ballywalter Primary School and Coleraine Academical Institution.

Johnny Shannon

Shannon's most memorable roles include the gangland boss Harry Flowers in the cult film Performance (1970), Jack in That'll Be the Day (1973), the Agent in Slade In Flame (1975) and Peter Rachman in Scandal (1989).

Ken Christy

His first acting role was in the film Foreign Correspondent (1940) and his career ended with the television series Shannon (1962).

Louis Shannon

Shannon was raised in Vankleek Hill where his father was the editor of small newspaper.

Manville gun

The 1980 film The Dogs of War used a 26.5mm Manville Machine-Projector as the weapon of choice for the lead protagonist, Shannon (Christopher Walken).

Merry Shannon

Shannon has published two novels and three short stories with LGBTQ publisher Bold Strokes Books.

Mitchell F. Jayne

Turning his talents to other venues, Jayne authored a weekly column in the Shannon County Wave, in his adopted Ozark hometown of Eminence, Missouri.

Mundy

In 2008 Mundy continually guested with Sharon Shannon's Big Band alongside Damien Dempsey and Shane MacGowan, turning up at The Glastonbury Festival as well as touring Ireland and the UK.

Mykel Shannon Jenkins

Mykel Shannon Jenkins (born July 3, 1969) is an American actor, perhaps best known as the winner of the first season of the SOAPnet reality television series I Wanna Be a Soap Star.

Namidairo

In an interview with Excite on February 2008, she revealed the melody of the chorus was actually from her second single, Tomorrow's Way, but she only wrote it halfway.

Paramarines

Though never actually used as such in reality, the Paramarines were mentioned in both the 1944 RKO film Marine Raiders and the 1965 John Wayne movie In Harm's Way.

Peder Ludvig Møller

On 22 December 1845, Møller published an article critiquing Stages on Life's Way, a philosophical work by Søren Kierkegaard.

Peter C. Shannon

Shannon presided over the trial of Jack McCall for the killing of Wild Bill Hickok which resulted in the Dakota Territory's first legal hanging, and prepared the Criminal Code adopted by the Territorial Legislature in 1875.

Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier

The main communities are Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Donnacona, Lac-Beauport, Neuville, Pont-Rouge, Shannon, Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury, Saint-Raymond, Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, and Deschambault-Grondines.

Robert Shannon

Shannon had a white mother and black father, and started fighting in the streets as a young boy in Seattle's predominately black Central District, where he found kids who would start fights with him because he was white.

Rocking Horse Studio

The studios have been used by musicians such as greater Boston rock group The Double Yellow, Theodore Treehouse, The Lucid, Godsmack guitarist Tony Rombola, Godsmack drummer Shannon Larkin, Christian Cuff, Might, Joe Mazzari, Sweden's Gustav & the Seasick Sailors, guitarist/producer Duke Levine, Tractor Trailer, Steve Blunt, Will Kindler, Chris Peters, Skamasutra, One Fine Morning, and Cure for Static.

Shannon Hosiery Mill

The Muscogee Board of Education purchased the Shannon Hosiery Mill property for $250,000.

Shannon McRandle

Shannon Lynn Jones was born on August 28, 1969 in Killeen, Texas, US, to Leonard Jones (stationed at Fort Hood, drafted into the army for the Vietnam War) and Barbara Kubiszewski Walsh.

Shannon O'Connell

Shannon O'Connell is an Australian boxer who has won the Queensland State female featherweight title and World Boxing Federation female featherweight title.

Shannon Ogden

Shannon Ogden is a weekday anchor, alongside Jeannie Blaylock and Donna Deegan, on First Coast News at WTLV/WJXX in Jacksonville, Florida.

Shannon Powell

The sounds of the city of New Orleans and the Tremé neighborhood played an important role in Shannon Powell’s development, as did the multitude of musicians surrounding him but none more than Danny Barker.

Shannon, Mississippi

From 1998 until 2007, Shannon was home to Rumors, the gay bar featured in the Kevin Smith/Malcolm Ingram film Small Town Gay Bar.

Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust

The charity's patrons include Michael Palin and England Cricketer Michael Vaughan (his wife, Nichola Shannon, works as a management accountant for the Sheffield Children's Trust).

Shyster

Carlito's Way (1993 crime film), Carlito Brigante (Al Pacino) is told by a police inspector inside District Attorney Norwalk's (James Rebhorn) office that his Jewish lawyer and friend Dave Kleinfeld (Sean Penn) tried to set him up.

Sir John Keane, 5th Baronet

In 1925 he was a major opponent of the Shannon electrification scheme, describing it as "the poisonous virus of nationalisation".

Spectemur agendo

In Ireland, the motto also appear emblazoned upon the crest of the Edward Hussey-Montagu, 1st Earl Beaulieu, McAleer, Donnelly, Shannon and Mott family crest.

Telephone numbers in New Zealand

STD codes were assigned with larger areas having short STD codes (e.g. Auckland - 09), while smaller areas had longer STD codes and shorter local numbers (e.g. Shannon - 06927).

Three Tuathas

It was divided into three kingdoms known as Cenél Dobtha between Slieve Bawn and the River Shannon; Corca Achlann to the west and Tir Briuin na Sinna to the north.

Torgny Lindgren

The novel is considered to be one of Lindgren's greatest works, and was made into a film by Bo Widerberg in 1986.

Toronto Huskies

Attendance quickly dwindled and the Toronto Star published an estimate that team owners Eric Cradock (co-owner of the Montreal Alouettes football team) and Harold Shannon lost $100,000 in one season of operations.

Vanderpump Rules

Laura-Leigh makes a minor appearance in the 2013 movie We're the Millers and also was a recurring character on The Client List as Nikki Shannon.

W.F.O.

The Wait/New High in Lows" sampled from the movie, Carlito's Way.

Woodbrook House

In 1946, over fifty acres was sold to the local Carrick on Shannon Golf Club while the Land Commission subsequently divided the remainder.

WRSO

During this phase, "The Mancow Experience," "The Ed Tyll Show", "The Shannon Burke Show", "The Doc Show" with former WXXL morning host Doc Holliday; "Alex Jones, "The Todd Schnitt Show, "The Free Radicals" with hosts Whit Kincaid and John Kurtz; "The Train Wreck with Tim Vestite"; "The Nick and Artie Laing Show" and "The Phil Hendrie Show" all aired on the station at one time or another.


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