Conroy
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Overview
Conroy is an Irish surname of multiple origins. In some cases it is the anglacised form used by descendants of the Ó MaolconaireÓ Maolconaire
Ó Maolconaire was the surname of a family of professional poets and historians in Medieval Ireland. It is now rendered Mulconry, Conroy, Conaire.-Overview:...
bardic family. It has sometimes being used by the descendants of another bardic family, Ó Cíonga
Ó Cíonga
Ó Cionga was the name of an Irish Brehon family of Lough Ree, County Westmeath, who spread to neighbouring areas such as County Longford and County Offaly.-See also:* Tomas O Cinga, died 1342...
, though the most usual form of this family is King. In County Galway
County Galway
County Galway is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the city of Galway. Galway County Council is the local authority for the county. There are several strongly Irish-speaking areas in the west of the county...
, most bearers of the name are descended from the Mac Conraoi family of Delbhna Tír Dhá Locha
Delbhna Tir Dha Locha
Dealbhne Thíre Dhá Loch was a tuath of Gaelic Ireland, located in the west of what is now Co. Galway, Ireland. It is now called Connemara-Overview:It was ruled by the Mac Conraoi clann...
.
Bearers of the surname
- Al ConroyAl ConroyJohn Allan Conroy is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played in 114 National Hockey League games over parts of three seasons with the Philadelphia Flyers.-External links:...
(born 1966), Canadian ice hockey player - Anthony ConroyAnthony ConroyAnthony Joseph "Tony" Conroy was an American ice hockey player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was born and died in Saint Paul, Minnesota....
(1895–1978), American ice hockey player - Bill Conroy (catcher)Bill Conroy (catcher)William Gordon Conroy was a backup catcher who played in Major League Baseball between and . Listed at 6' 0", 185 lb., Conroy batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Bloomington, Illinois....
(1915–1997), American baseball player - Craig ConroyCraig ConroyCraig Conroy is an American former professional ice hockey player and currently the Special Assistant to the General Manager of the Calgary Flames. A sixth round selection of the Montreal Canadiens at the 1990 National Hockey League Entry Draft, Conroy played 1,009 NHL games for the Canadiens, St...
(born 1971), American ice hockey player - Crispin ConroyCrispin ConroyCrispin Conroy is an Australian diplomat. He is a career officer with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.-Early life:Conroy has a Bachelor of Arts in French language and civilization from the Australian National University...
(born 1963), Australian diplomat - Don ConroyDon ConroyDon Conroy is an Irish children's author, artist, conservationist and television personality. His artistic and literary work centres around a wildlife theme. "Uncle Don", as he affectionately known, is heavily involved in wildlife conservation work in Ireland and has made regular appearances on The...
, Irish author - Donald ConroyDonald ConroyDonald "The Great Santini" Conroy was a United States Marine Corps colonel and a member of the famed Black Sheep Squadron during the Korean War. He was also a veteran of World War II and of two tours of duty in Vietnam. He is best known as the being the inspiration for the character LtCol...
(1921–1998), American Marine Corps colonel - Ed Conroy (basketball), American basketball coach
- Ed Conroy (politician)Ed Conroy (politician)Ed Conroy is a Canadian politician, who was MLA for Rossland-Trail in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1991 to 2001. He is a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party....
, Canadian politician - Frances ConroyFrances ConroyFrances Conroy is an American actress. She is best known for playing Ruth, the matriarch of the Fisher family, on Six Feet Under, which earned her a Golden Globe and a Screen Actors Guild Award.-Early life:...
(born 1953), American actress - Frank ConroyFrank ConroyFrank Conroy was an American author, born in New York, New York to an American father and a Danish mother. He published five books, including the highly acclaimed memoir Stop-Time, published in 1967, which ultimately made Conroy a noted figure in the literary world...
(1936–2005), American author - Frank Conroy (actor)Frank Conroy (actor)Frank Parish Conroy was a British film and stage actor who appeared in many movies, notably The Little Minister, The Ox-Bow Incident, All My Sons, The Threat, The Royal Family of Broadway, The Young Philadelphians and The Day the Earth Stood Still...
(1890–1964), British-American film and stage actor - Jack ConroyJack ConroyJack Conroy a leftist American writer, also known as a Worker-Writer, and was best known for his contributions to “proletarian literature,” fiction and nonfiction about the life of American workers during the early decades of the 20th century.-Background:He was born John Wesley Conroy to Irish...
(1898–1990), leftist American writer - John ConroyJohn ConroySir John Conroy, 1st Baronet KH was a British army officer who became the chief attendant of the Duke of Kent and the Duchess of Kent who were the parents of Queen Victoria. When the Duke died, he became comptroller of the duchess' household and was rumoured to be her lover...
(1786–1854), Irish soldier - Katrine ConroyKatrine ConroyKatrine Conroy is a former MLA for West Kootenay-Boundary in the Canadian province of British Columbia.She was elected to the Legislative Assembly in the 2005 election. She is a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party...
, Canadian politician - Kevin ConroyKevin ConroyKevin Conroy is an American stage, screen, and voice actor, best known for his acclaimed voice role as Batman in numerous animated television series, feature films, and video games that make up the DC Animated Universe.-Early life:...
(born 1955), American actor - M. Joseph ConroyM. Joseph ConroyMichael Joseph "Joe" Conroy was the second Mayor of Anchorage, Alaska, serving from 1923 to 1924.-Biography:...
(1874–1958), mayor of Anchorage, Alaska 1923–1924 - Mark ConroyMark ConroyMark Conroy is an Australian actor, born in Melbourne in 1959.He is perhaps best known for his role as Glen Young in the television soap opera Sons and Daughters in 1985–86. He later played crooked shark fisherman Zac Burgess in Home and Away which is based in Australia.-External links:Born...
, Australian actor - Martin ConroyMartin ConroyMartin Francis Conroy was an American advertising executive best known for a direct mail ad for the Wall Street Journal that was in continuous use for 28 years, from 1975 to 2003....
(1922–2006), American advertising executive - Mickey ConroyMickey ConroyMickey Conroy, Maj. USMC Ret. was an American politician who served as a California State Assemblyman from 1991 to 1996. Conroy once gained notoriety in the mid-1990s for sponsoring a bill that permitted the paddling of graffiti artists.Conroy was born in Footedale, Pennsylvania...
(1927–2005), American politician - Mike Conroy (writer), co-creator of the Eagle Awards
- Mike Conroy (footballer born 1965)Mike Conroy (footballer born 1965)Michael Kevin Conroy is a Scottish former professional footballer. He played as a striker.Conroy began his career with Coventry City in 1983. Unable to break into the first team, he moved back to his native Scotland in 1984 to sign with Clydebank on a free transfer...
, Scottish footballer - Millington ConroyMillington ConroyMillington Conroy is a collector of Marilyn Monroe artifacts. Conroy's mother, Ruth Conroy, was the sister-in-law of Inez Melson, who was Monroe’s personal assistant. Conroy inherited a large number of Monroe's personal items from his mother, who had inherited them from Melson...
(born 1952), collector of Marilyn Monroe artifacts - Pat ConroyPat ConroyPat Conroy , is a New York Times bestselling author who has written several acclaimed novels and memoirs. Two of his novels, The Prince of Tides and The Great Santini, were made into Oscar-nominated films.-Early life:...
(born 1945), Irish-American author - Patricia ConroyPatricia ConroyPatricia Conroy is a Canadian country music singer. In her career, she has released five studio albums and a one compilation album. Several of her singles have charted on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart, most notably her number one hits "Somebody's Leavin'" and "What Else Can I Do" from 1994...
, Canadian country music singer/songwriter - Robert ConroyRobert Conroy-Writing career:*His first novel, 1901, deals with a German invasion of Long Island.*His second novel, 1862, is based on what might have happened had the United Kingdom entered into the American Civil War on the side of the Confederacy....
, American novelist - Ruaidhri ConroyRuaidhri ConroyRúaidhrí Conroy is an Irish actor.Conroy was born in Dublin, Ireland, the son of actor Brendan Conroy. One of his first castings was as 'Tito' in the film Into the West, for which he won a Young Artist Award in the Outstanding Youth Actors in a Family Foreign Film category.In 1998, Conroy received...
(born 1979), Irish actor - Ryan ConroyRyan ConroyRyan Conroy is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Dundee. He can also play as a left back.-Celtic:Conroy consistently impressed throughout his time with the Celtic youth system...
(born 1987), Scottish footballer - Stephen ConroyStephen ConroyStephen Michael Conroy is an Australian politician and the current Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy in the Gillard Ministry...
(born 1963), Australian Senator - Terry ConroyTerry ConroyTerry Conroy is a former professional footballer, who spent most of his career with Stoke City.-Stoke City:He joined the Potters from the Irish club, Glentoran for £10,000 in March 1967. He went on to make 333 Cup and League appearances for Stoke, scoring 66 goals...
(born 1946), Irish footballer - Tim ConroyTim ConroyTimothy James Conroy was a pitcher for the Oakland Athletics and St. Louis Cardinals ....
(born 1960), American baseball player - Will Conroy (born 1982), American basketball player
- William "Wid" Conroy, American baseball player
Conroy as a given name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
may refer to:
- Conroy MaddoxConroy MaddoxConroy Maddox , was an English surrealist painter, collagist, writer and lecturer; and a key figure in the Birmingham Surrealist movement....
(1912–2005), English surrealist painter, collagist, writer and lecturer - Francis Conroy Sullivan (1882–1929), Canadian architect
- John Conroy HutchesonJohn Conroy HutchesonJohn Conroy Hutcheson was a British author of novels and short stories about life aboard ships at sea.Hutcheson was born in Jersey, Channel Islands, in 1840, and died in Portsea Island, in late 1896 or early 1897....
(1840–1897), British author
Conroy may also refer to:
- Conroy, IowaConroy, IowaConroy is an unincorporated community in central Iowa County, Iowa, United States. It lies along local roads southeast of the city of Marengo, the county seat of Iowa County. Its elevation is 879 feet . Although Conroy is unincorporated, it has a post office with the ZIP code of 52220,...
, a small community in the central United States