Where was Douglas Corrigan, known as, "The Flying Irishman", actually born?
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The Flying Irishman The Flying Irishman (aka Born to Fly) is a 1939 biographical drama film produced by RKO Pictures about Douglas Corrigan's unofficial transatlantic flight the previous year in a dilapidated Curtiss Robin light aircraft. The film was directed by Leigh Jason based on a screenplay by Ernest Pagano and Dalton Trumbo.
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Douglas Corrigan Douglas Corrigan (January 22, 1907 – December 9, 1995) was an American aviator born in Galveston, Texas. He was nicknamed "Wrong Way" in 1938. After a transcontinental flight from Long Beach, California, to New York City, he flew from Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn, New York, to Ireland, though his flight plan was filed to return to Long Beach. He claimed his unauthorized flight was due to a navigational error, caused by heavy cloud cover that obscured landmarks and low-light conditions, causing him to misread his compass. However, he was a skilled aircraft mechanic (he was one of the builders of Charles Lindbergh's "Spirit of St. Louis") and had made several modifications to his own plane, preparing it for his transatlantic flight. He had been denied permission to make a nonstop flight from New York to Ireland, and his "navigational error" was seen as deliberate. Nevertheless, he never publicly admitted to having flown to Ireland intentionally.
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Irish Republican Army (1919–1922) The Irish Republican Army (IRA) (Irish: "Óglaigh na hÉireann" ) was an Irish republican revolutionary paramilitary organisation. The ancestor to many groups also known as the Irish Republican Army, it was descended from the Irish Volunteers, an organisation established on 25 November 1913 that staged the Easter Rising in April 1916. In 1919, the Irish Republic that had been proclaimed during the Easter Rising was formally established by an elected assembly (Dáil Éireann), and the Irish Volunteers were recognised by Dáil Éireann as its legitimate army. Thereafter, the IRA waged a guerrilla campaign against the British occupation of Ireland in the 1919–21 Irish War of Independence.
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Donegal Airport Donegal Airport (Irish: Aerfort Dhún na nGall ) (IATA: CFN, ICAO: EIDL) is located 2 NM south-west of Bunbeg in Carrickfinn, a townland in The Rosses, a district in north-west County Donegal, Ireland. The airport is on the county's north-west coast. about a 15-minute drive from Dungloe and Gweedore and 45 minutes from Letterkenny. It is popularly known within County Donegal as Carrickfinn Airport.
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Birr Aerodrome Birr Airfield is located 1 NM south of the town of Birr in County Offaly in Ireland. It was originally called Birr View Air Strip. The area for many years has been closely linked with aviation, dating from the time of the British Army air strip which was very near the present air field.
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Clondalkin Clondalkin ( ; Irish: "Cluain Dolcáin" , meaning "Dolcan's meadow" ) is a suburban town situated 10 km west of Dublin city centre, Ireland, under the administrative jurisdiction of South Dublin. It is also a civil parish in the ancient barony of Uppercross. The name is also used in relation to the area's religious parishes.
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Andrew Cooney (Irish republican) Andrew Cooney (Irish: "Aindreas Ó Cuana" ; 22 April 1897 – 4 August 1968) was an Irish republican from Nenagh, County Tipperary, who later settled in the United States. He studied medicine at University College Dublin just as the Irish War of Independence was getting underway, and he played for a brief spell with the College's hurling club. He joined the Third Battalion of the Dublin Brigade of the Irish Republican Army.
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Tom F. Hazell Thomas Falcon Hazell {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} & Bar (7 August 1892 – 4 September 1946) was a fighter pilot with the Royal Flying Corps, and later, the Royal Air Force during the First World War. Hazell scored 43 victories in 1917–18 making him the fifth most successful British "flying ace" of the war, and the third most successful Irish-born pilot, behind Edward Mannock and George McElroy, as well the only pilot to survive the war from both groups.
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Tom Maguire Tom Maguire (Irish: "Tomás Mag Uidhir" ; 28 March 1892 – 5 July 1993) was an Irish republican who held the rank of commandant-general in the Western Command of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) and led the South Mayo flying column.
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Michael Collins Birthplace The Michael Collins Birthplace is a cottage and National Monument located in County Cork, Ireland. It was the birthplace of Irish independence leader Michael Collins (1890–1922).
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Naul, Dublin Naul (Irish: "An Aill" , meaning "the cliff" , also known as "The Naul"), is a village in Fingal, Ireland. It is home to the Naul Kids racing team. It is also a civil parish in the historic barony of Balrothery West. The Delvin River marks the boundary between the counties of Dublin and Meath. The Naul is also a parish in the Fingal North deanery of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin.
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Paul McGinness Paul Joseph McGinness, (14 February 1896 – 25 January 1952) was an Australian flying ace of the First World War, credited with seven aerial victories. He was a co-founder of Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services (Qantas). McGinness was born on his family's property at Framlingham, Victoria, near Warrnambool, and attended St Patrick's College, Ballarat. McGinness died at Hollywood Repatriation Hospital and was buried at Karrakatta Cemetery.
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Carlow Carlow ( ; Irish: "Ceatharlach" ) is the county town of County Carlow, Ireland, in the south-east of Ireland, 84 km from Dublin. At the 2016 census, it had a combined urban and rural population of 24,272. The county of Carlow has a population of 56,932.
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Castlebar Castlebar (Irish: "Caisleán an Bharraigh" , meaning "Barry's Castle" ) is the county town of County Mayo, Ireland. It is the largest town in County Mayo.
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Corofin, County Galway Corofin (Irish: "Cora Finne" ) is a village and parish in County Galway, Ireland, situated on the N17 road between Galway City and Tuam.
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Letterkenny Letterkenny (Irish: "Leitir Ceanainn" , meaning "hillside of the O'Cannons" ), nicknamed "the Cathedral Town", is the largest and most populous town in County Donegal, Ireland. It lies on the River Swilly in east Donegal and has a population of 19,274. Along with the nearby city of Derry, Letterkenny is considered a regional economic gateway. Letterkenny acts as an urban gateway to the Tír Chonaill Gaeltacht, similar to Galway's relationship to the Connemara Gaeltacht.
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Irish Naval Service The Naval Service (Irish: "an tSeirbhís Chabhlaigh" ) is the maritime component of the Defence Forces of Ireland and is one of the three branches of the Irish Defence Forces. Its base is in Haulbowline, County Cork.
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Doug Beattie Captain Douglas Ricardo "Doug" Beattie MC is an Irish soldier and politician. ""Born in barracks"" in 1965, his father was a warrant officer in the Royal Ulster Rifles. The family settled in Portadown when he was 10 following the cessation of his father's regular service but saw Beattie Snr enlist into the Ulster Defence Regiment shortly after.
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Newcastle Aerodrome Newcastle Aerodrome (ICAO: EINC) is located on Sea Road in Newcastle (Irish: "An Caisleán Nua" ), a village in County Wicklow ("Contae Chill Mhantáin"), Ireland. This aerodrome is licensed by the Aeronautical Services Department of the Irish Aviation Authority.
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Arthur Douglas (sportsman) Arthur Douglas (16 August 1902 in Belfast, Ireland – 27 June 1937 in Belfast) was an Irish cricketer and Rugby Union player.
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Dominic Corrigan Corrigan was born in Thomas Street, Dublin, the son of a dealer in agricultural tools. He was educated in St. Patrick's College, Maynooth, which then had a department for secular students apart from the ecclesiastical seminary. He was attracted to the study of medicine by the physician in attendance, and spent several years as apprentice to the local doctor, Edward Talbot O'Kelly. Corrigan studied medicine in Dublin later transferring to Edinburgh Medical School where he received his degree as MD in August 1825.
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Douglas Head Lighthouse Douglas Head Lighthouse is a lighthouse at Douglas Head on the Isle of Man located between England and Ireland.