Fiachna - Fiachna In Goidelic mythology, Fiachna was the father of Banba, Fodla, and Eriu..
Fodla - Fodla In Goidelic mythology, Fodla, daughter of Fiachna, was one of the patron goddesses of Ireland. She and her sisters, Banba and Eriu, were the first settlers in Ireland, led by King Amergin..
Banba - wife of King MacCuill, and a goddess of war and fertility. With her sisters (daughters of Fiachna), Fodla and Eriu, she was part of an important triumvirate of goddesses, the first settlers of Ireland. Banba is used as a name for Ireland in poetry. Other spelling: Banbha..
November 27 - 1896) 1867 - Charles Koechlin, composer (d. 1950) 1874 - Chaim Weizmann, first President of Israel (d. 1952) 1874 - Charles A. Beard, historian (d. 1948) 1900 - Leon Barzin, conductor (d. 1999) 1901 - Ted Husing, sportscaster (d. 1962) 1903 - Johnny Blood, American football player (d. 1986) 1903 - Mona Washbourne, actress (d. 1988) 1907 - L. Sprague de Camp, science fiction writer (d. 2000) 1909 - James Agee, writer (d. 1955) 1911 - David Merrick, Broadway producer (d. 2000) 1916 - Chick Hearn, sports announcer (d. 2002) 1917 - Buffalo Bob Smith, television host (Howdy Doody) (d. 1998) 1921 - Alexander Dubcek, Czech politician (d. 1992) 1925 - Ernie Wise, comedian (d. 1999) 1925 - Marshall Thompson, actor (d. 1992) 1925 - Michael Tolan, actor 1932 - Benigno.
Michelle Shocked - in San Francisco, California. Her nickname was 'Chel, so Michelle Shocked was a deliberate play on words. Selected Discography The Texas Campfire Tapes (1986) Short Sharp Shocked (1988) Captain Swing (1989) Arkansas Traveler (1992) Kind Hearted Woman (1994, with label release in 1996) Artists Make Lousy Slaves (with Fiachna O'Braonain, 1996) Dub Natural (2001, sold only at performances) Starting in 2002 with the release of Deep Natural, Michelle established her own label, Mighty Sound. She plans to re-issue expanded versions of her entire catalog, a plan made possible by having been sharp enough to retain ultimate ownership of her work when she signed with Mercury Records in 1987. The label got her work for a ten-year period. After litigation which dates back to Mercury's refusal to release a gospel record she.
