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Painter Born

Gerard Hannan 3 weeks ago

Maurice Joseph MacGonigal was born in Ranelagh, Dublin, on 22 January 1900, the only son and third child of Francis MacGonigal and Caroline Lane. His father was a painter and decorator from County Sligo, while his mother belonged to a family already connected with Irish craftsmanship and art. Growing up within that environment exposed him to colour, design and skilled manual work long before he entered formal training. The child born in suburban Dublin would eventually become an influential painter, teacher and administrator whose landscapes, portraits and scenes of Irish life secured him a prominent place in twentieth-century Irish art.

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Champion Born

Gerard Hannan 3 weeks ago

Joseph Francis Devlin, later known throughout international badminton as Frank Devlin, was born at 11 Wellington Place in Dublin on 19 January. He was the son of Joseph Edmund Devlin, a government official, and his wife, Elizabeth. Nothing surrounding the arrival of the child suggested that he would become one of the most successful competitors in the history of his sport. Badminton remained largely associated with private clubs, schools and middle-class recreation, but the game was developing rapidly. Devlin’s extraordinary ability would eventually carry an Irish player from domestic competition to sustained success at the most prestigious championship in the badminton world.

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