Ola loa: Long life, longevity

The 1960’s in America was a time when youth culture was changing rapidly. The influence was seen in art, music, literature, film, and fashion. The emergent and popular surfing lifestyle drew people from across the mainland.  It gave youth a sense of identity, freedom, and rebellion unlike anything their parents experienced. Merreley Donohue grew up […]

TD Richard O’Donoghue ‘lucky to be alive’ after 120km horror road smash

Richard O’Donoghue (born 1970/71) is an Irish Independent politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Limerick County constituency since the 2020 general election. TD Richard O’Donoghue ‘lucky to be alive’ after 120km horror road smash POLITICIAN Richard O’Donoghue has told how he cheated death after a 120km horror road smash. The Limerick […]

A Leading Light in Science Education

A KERRY man is leading national efforts to encourage the study of scientific subjects among the young – in an effort to get more brains focused on cracking some of our greatest climate problems. Listowel native Dr John O’Donoghue, RSC Co-ordinator at Trinity College, Dublin, has been appointed the lead on a new project called […]

Joseph Donoghue (1871-1921), world ice skating champion 1891

From Joseph Donoghue – The National Speedskating Museum Joseph, of Newburgh NY, was born February 11, 1871 and passed away on April 1, 1921. He was inducted into the National Speedskating Hall of Fame on May 14, 1960 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Races were organized all over countries where there was abundant natural ice, but were […]

Patrick Donohue (1820-76) was awarded the Victoria Cross for his bravery during Indian Mutiny in 1857. The medal has just been sold for £220k

From O’Donoghue People and Places by Rod O’Donoghue  – illustrations by his son Richard In 1857 Patrick Donohue (1820 – 1876), from Nenagh, Co.Tipperary, was awarded the Victoria Cross.  The London Gazette, 24th December 1858 records the events.  ‘P.Donohue, Private, 9th Lancers (The Queens Royal).  Date of Act of Bravery: 28 Sept.1857.  For having, at […]

A new way of detecting pickpockets

John Savage was charged before a London magistrate, with endeavouring to steal a pocket handkerchief, belonging to Thomas Donahue, M.D., of Suffolk Place, Pall-mall. The prosecutor stated that, having for three days running been plundered of his pocket handkerchief, he had considered the best way of detecting the thief, and at last hit upon the […]

An O’Donoghue sea slug

  Flabellina rubrolineata (Genus: O’Donoghue, 1929) is found in the tropical and subtropical Indian and Pacific Oceans.  It is really quite beautiful, and if you want to have a look at it go to http://www.seaslugforum.net/flabrub.htm. The O’Donoghue genus has many other varieties First published in the October 2001 Society Journal Contributed by Rod O’Donoghue  

An O’Donoghue pantomime

    From ‘The Memoirs of Sir Charles Cameron’ ‘I have seen dozens of pantomimes, but only one of them made a permanent impression upon me; that was one entitled “O’Donoghue of the Lakes,” produced in 1840 in the Theatre Royal, which was then under the management of Mr. Calcraft. The scenery was magnificent. The […]