When Ellen O'Leary was born on 11 June 1871, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Jeremiah O'Leary, was 32 and her mother, Margaret Harrington, was 29. She died on 13 February 1885, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 13.
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Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
A federal law which reversed most of the penalties on former Confederate soldiers by the Fourteenth Amendment. The Act affected over 150,000 troops that were a part of the Civil War.
The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Donal, Liam, Aileen, James Patrick, Siobhan, Conor, Kieran, Bridie, Brigid, Dermot, Eoin.
Irish (Cork): from Ó Laoghaire ‘descendant of Laoghaire’, a byname originally meaning ‘keeper of the calves’, from laogh ‘calf’. This was the name of a 5th-century king of Ireland.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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