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30 Dec 06 - 02:02 PM (#1922373) Subject: sean o riadas birthday From: The Sandman sean o riadas birthday,75 years ago. |
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30 Dec 06 - 07:42 PM (#1922693) Subject: RE: sean o riadas birthday From: GUEST Only 75? Why does that seem wrong to me? Did he die that young? |
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30 Dec 06 - 07:46 PM (#1922697) Subject: RE: sean o riadas birthday From: GUEST Yes he died aged 40. |
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30 Dec 06 - 07:50 PM (#1922700) Subject: RE: sean o riadas birthday From: Peace Born in 1931 and died in 1971. |
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30 Dec 06 - 08:21 PM (#1922724) Subject: RE: sean o riadas birthday From: GUEST OK then. I knew he was a bit of a rake, but I guess I hadn't realized he really did drink himself into an early grave. It always amused me that demanded his wife learn the Gaeilge in 3 mos, and then abandoned her & their son. But Peadar seems all right with his da, so that's good enough for me. He is a very nice person. |
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31 Dec 06 - 12:17 AM (#1922846) Subject: RE: sean o riadas birthday From: GUEST,Jim Martin TG4 did him proud tonight - 2 progs in succession including 'Mise Eire' which I hadn't seen! |
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31 Dec 06 - 12:59 PM (#1923267) Subject: RE: sean o riadas birthday From: GUEST "Mise Eire" Is that the qualifier for Mise World??? |
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01 Jan 07 - 10:57 AM (#1923983) Subject: RE: sean o riadas birthday From: Wolfgang His exact birthday seems to be the 1st of August, 1931. Wolfgang |
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02 Jan 07 - 09:13 AM (#1924709) Subject: RE: sean o riadas birthday From: GUEST According to the first line in Tomas O Canainn's book "Sean O Riada His Life and Work" - "Sean O Riada was born under his English name of John Reidy in Cork on 1 August 1931" |
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02 Jan 07 - 07:03 PM (#1925186) Subject: RE: sean o riadas birthday (30 Dec 1931-1971) From: GUEST Hope the party on the 30th went well fer ye anyway, Captain! |