George Synge (1594–1652) was Bishop of Cloyne from 1638 until his death in 1652. He was the son of Richard Synge and Alice Rowley, daughter of Richard...
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Edmund John Millington Synge (/sɪŋ/; 16 April 1871 – 24 March 1909) was an Irish playwright, poet, writer, collector of folklore, and a key figure in...
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John Lighton Synge FRS FRSC (/sɪŋ/; 23 March 1897 – 30 March 1995) was an Irish mathematician and physicist, whose seven-decade career included significant...
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December 1663. He died in office on 22 December 1678. His older brother George Synge (1594–1653) had been bishop of Cloyne (1638–1652) before ejection in...
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was born at 3 Upper Synge Street in Portobello, a lower-middle-class part of Dublin. He was the youngest child and only son of George Carr Shaw and Lucinda...
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George Berkeley (/ˈbɑːrkli/ BARK-lee; 12 March 1685 – 14 January 1753) – known as Bishop Berkeley (Bishop of Cloyne of the Anglican Church of Ireland)...
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Riders to the Sea (category Plays by John Millington Synge)
a play written by Irish Literary Renaissance playwright John Millington Synge. It was first performed on 25 February 1904 at the Molesworth Hall, Dublin...
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The Playboy of the Western World (category Plays by John Millington Synge)
Western World is a three-act play written by Irish playwright John Millington Synge, first performed at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, on 26 January 1907. It is...
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Richard Synge (1648–1688) was Archdeacon of Cork from 1674 until his death. The son of George Synge, Bishop of Cloyne, he was born in Dublin and educated...
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Cathleen Synge Morawetz (May 5, 1923 – August 8, 2017) was a Canadian mathematician who spent much of her career in the United States. Morawetz's research...
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