Twomey
Encyclopedia
Twomey is a surname
of Irish
origin, and may refer to:
Surname
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of Irish
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
origin, and may refer to:
- Ann TwomeyAnn TwomeyAnn Twomey is president of the Health Professionals and Allied Employees, a health care affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers , AFL-CIO....
(b. 1951), American labor union leader - Anne TwomeyAnne TwomeyAnne Twomey is an American theatre, film, and television actress.-Career:Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Twomey earned critical acclaim for her performance in the 1980 play Nuts, for which she won the Theatre World Award and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress...
(1951–), American stage, film, and television actress - Bill Twomey, Sr.Bill Twomey, Sr.William 'Bill' Patrick Twomey was an Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood and Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League . His sons Mick, Pat and Bill all played league football with Collingwood....
(b. 1899, d. unknown), Australian rules football player - Bill Twomey, Jr. (1927–2004), Australian rules football player
- Jeremiah TwomeyJeremiah TwomeyThe Honourable Jeremiah Matthew Twomey was a Member of the New Zealand Legislative Council. He was widely known in New Zealand as a journalist.-Early life:...
(1847–1921), journalist and Member of the New Zealand Legislative Council - Joe TwomeyJoe TwomeyJoe Twomey was an Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Glen Rovers and with the Cork senior inter-county team in the 1950s....
(fl. mid-20th c.), Irish hurler - John TwomeyJohn TwomeyJohn Twomey is a manualist who appeared on NBC's The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson in 1972. He is credited with bringing manualism to the public stage, as his performance of "Stars and Stripes Forever" was seen by millions of people and was included in the Best of Johnny Carson collection...
(fl. late 20th c), manualist - Liam TwomeyLiam TwomeyLiam Twomey is an Irish Fine Gael politician and medical doctor. He is currently a Teachta Dála for the Wexford constituency.Twomey was born in Bealad, Clonakilty in County Cork. He was educated at St...
(b. 1967), Irish Fine Gael politician from Wexford - Margaret TwomeyMargaret TwomeyMargaret Aileen Twomey is the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Australia to the Russian Federation, having taken up her post in June 2008...
(contemporary), Australian diplomat; ambassador to Russia since 2008 - Michael Twomey (b. 1963), American violinist and composer
- Mick TwomeyMick TwomeyMichael Twomey is a former Australian rules footballer, who played in the Victorian Football League, .At in height, Collingwood's Mick Twomey was taller than his brothers Bill and Pat, and played most of his 157 VFL games between 1951 and 1961 as a ruckman.Over the course of his 10 year career...
(b. 1931), Australian rules football player - Moss (Maurice) TwomeyMoss (Maurice) TwomeyMoss ' Twomey was an Irish republican and chief of staff of the Irish Republican Army .-Early life:...
(1897–1978), Irish republican; chief of staff of the IRA - Pat TwomeyPat TwomeyPat Twomey was an Australian rules footballer, who played in the Victorian Football League, .Pat Twomey joined Collingwood in 1947, he had two stints with the Magpies, punctured by a spell with country club Warragul. Pat mainly played across the centreline or on a flank and started as a winger...
(b. 1929), Australian rules football player - Paul TwomeyPaul TwomeyPaul Twomey was the Chief Executive Officer and President of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers from March 2003 to June 2009...
(b. 1961), American business consultant; CEO of ICANN - Seamus TwomeySeamus TwomeySeamus Twomey was an Irish republican and twice chief of staff of the Provisional IRA.-Biography:Born in Belfast, Twomey lived at 6 Sevastopol Street in the Falls district...
(1919–1989), Irish republican; twice chief of the Provisional IRA - Vincy TwomeyVincy TwomeyVincent Twomey was an Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Glen Rovers and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team from 1950 until 1956.-Club:...
(fl. mid 20th c.), Irish hurler