Whelan — The family surname Whelan is an anglicised variety of an ancient Irish name, Ó Faoláin, which is the name of an important Irish sept which was prominent in a southeast area of Ireland known historically as The Decies , which today is part of the… … Wikipedia
Whelan — Recorded in many spellings including Wheelan, Whalen, Whelan, Whelehan, Welan, Weallan, Wealleans, Feolande, Fyland, O Phelane, Phelan and probably others, this interesting name is Irish. It is the anglicized or developed form of the ancient pre… … Surnames reference
Marty Whelan — Born Martin Whelan June 7, 1956 (1956 06 07) (age 55) Dublin, Ireland Residence Portmarnock, County Dublin, Ireland Nationality Irish … Wikipedia
Wealleans — Recorded in many spellings including Wheelan, Whalen, Whelan, Whelehan, Welan, Weallan, Wealleans, Feolande, Fyland, O Phelane, Phelan and probably others, this interesting name is Irish. It is the anglicized or developed form of the ancient pre… … Surnames reference
Cuckoo clock in culture — Karl Lagerfeld holding a creation by Stefan Strumbel. The cuckoo clock, more than any other kind of timepiece, has often featured in literature, music, cinema, television, etc., in the Western culture, as a metaphor or allegory of innocence,… … Wikipedia
Wheelan — This interesting name is of Irish origin and is, along with Phelan, the Anglicized form of the Gaelic O Faolain , a descendant of Faolan , itself a personal name representing a diminutive of faol , a wolf. Whelan is more numerous that Phelan, and … Surnames reference
Whellans — This interesting name is of Irish origin and is, along with Phelan, the Anglicized form of the Gaelic O Faolain , a descendant of Faolan , itself a personal name representing a diminutive of faol , a wolf. The modern spelling of Whelan is more… … Surnames reference
List of Irish artists — This is a list of visual artists born or working mainly in Ireland along with a list of critics, collectors and curators who have had an influence on Irish visual arts. A C*Henry Allan (1865–1912) Irish painter *William Ashford (1746–1824)… … Wikipedia
Prix Locus — Les prix Locus sont décernés chaque année, depuis 1971, par les lecteurs du magazine américain mensuel de science fiction Locus lors de la Westercons qui se déroule le quatrième week end de juillet. Sommaire 1 Les catégories 2 La formule de vote… … Wikipédia en Français
performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical. The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains … Universalium
