Sweeney

Sweeney

Sweeney, derived from the Gaelic name Suibne, may refer to:

People

*Sweeney (name)

Places

*Sweeney Mountains
*Sweeney Ranch, Wyoming
*Sweeney Ridge, a national Park in California, USA.

Things

*Camp Sweeney, American summer camp.
*Clan Sweeney, Irish Clan of originally Scottish Origin.

Arts

Film

* One of the films called "Sweeney Todd":
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*"Sweeney" (1977 film), a spin-off from "The Sweeney" TV Show
*"Sweeney 2", the 1978 sequel

Literature

*Sweeney Among the Nightingales, a poem by T. S. Eliot
*Sweeney Astray, a version of the Irish poem Buile Shuibhne

Music

*Sweeney Todd (band), Canadian musical band.
*Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street, musical.
*Sweeney's Men, Irish musical band.
*Sweeney's Men (album), album by the Irish musical band Sweeney's Men.
*The Sweeney (band), British musical band.
*The Tracks of Sweeney, album by the Irish musical band Sweeney's Men.

Other

*Sweeney's Flight, photography portfolio.
*The Sweeney, British television series.
* London slang for the Flying Squad, a rapidly deployable mobile police unit.


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