Heeney, Cornelius

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• Cornelius Heeney —     Cornelius Heeney     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Cornelius Heeney     Merchant and philanthropist; b. in King s County, Ireland, 1754; d. at Brooklyn, U.S.A., 3 May, 1848. After acquiring a practical mercantile education in Dublin, he emigrated …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Cornelius Heeney — (1754 King s County, Ireland May 3, 1848 Brooklyn, Kings County, New York) was an Irish American merchant and politician. He was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1818 to 1822. He was a partner with the Astor family and founder of the… …   Wikipedia

• Cornelius Lysaght — (pronounced /ˈlaɪsɨt/, leye sət; born 27 January 1965, Gloucester, England, UK) is the horse racing correspondent of the BBC, usually broadcasting on Radio 5 Live.[1] He took up this position in June 2001, succeeding the late Peter Bromley,… …   Wikipedia

• Heeney — Recorded as O Heaney, O Henaghan, Hegney, Hanney, Heaney, Heeney and Hiney, this is an Anglo Irish surname. If of Irish origins it derives from the pre 10th century name O hEighnigh, believed to translate as The descendant of the son of Bird ,… …   Surnames reference

• Diocese of Brooklyn —     Diocese of Brooklyn     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Diocese of Brooklyn     Comprises the counties of Kings, Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk, or all of Long Island, in the State of New York, U.S.A., an area of 1,007 square miles. The population of… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Archdiocese of New York —     New York, Archdiocese of     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Archdiocese of New York     ARCHDIOCESE OF NEW YORK (NEO EBORACENSIS).     See erected 8 April, 1808; made archiepiscopal 19 July, 1850; comprises the Boroughs of Manhattan, Bronx, and… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Heaney — Recorded as O Heaney, O Henaghan, Hegney, Hanney, Heaney, Heeney and Hiney, this is an Anglo Irish surname. If of Irish origins it derives from the pre 10th century name O hEighnigh, believed to translate as The descendant of the son of Bird ,… …   Surnames reference

• Heaney` — Recorded as O Heaney, O Henaghan, Hegney, Hanney, Heaney, Heeney and Hiney, this is an Anglo Irish surname. If of Irish origins it derives from the pre 10th century name O hEighnigh, believed to translate as The descendant of the son of Bird ,… …   Surnames reference

• O'Heaney — Recorded as O Heaney, O Henaghan, Hegney, Hanney, Heaney, Heeney and Hiney, this is an Anglo Irish surname. If of Irish origins it derives from the pre 10th century name O hEighnigh, believed to translate as The descendant of the son of Bird ,… …   Surnames reference

• 1848 in Ireland — Events* Thomas Francis Meagher flies the Irish Tricolour in Waterford, the first recorded usage of the flag which is now the national flag of the Republic of Ireland. *12 May Kilkenny railway station opened. [cite web | title=Kilkenny station |… …   Wikipedia