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14-698: Born in Bohola , County Mayo , Ireland, he was a participant of both the 1904 and the 1908 Olympic Games , and was part of a group of Irish-American athletes known as the " Irish Whales ". He died on 27 March, 1918, at St. Vincent's Hospital in Manhattan , New York, the day before his 37th birthday, from the Spanish flu pandemic . He is buried in Calvary Cemetery, Queens , New York. At 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) and 194 lbs (88 kg), Sheridan

28-963: Is best known for his songs about everyday Irish life, such as "Do You Want Your Old Lobby Washed Down" and "Spuds". Shine originally started off as a barman. He set up a pub in Baylough in Athlone, across from St. Comans Park, calling it 'Shine's Bar' and it was run by his wife. Shine has recently sold the pub but the name 'Shine's Bar' remains. He now lives in Moore, on the main road to Shannonbridge, in an ordinary, old, two-storey farm house. Shine has released more than fifty albums and has had over forty-five hit singles. He began his music career by playing in his father's country band while still at school, and also in Kieran Kelly's Ceili Band along with schoolfriend Johnny Dawson (who still performs with Shine in

42-695: Is supposed to have supported Rose by explaining "This flag dips to no earthly king," and it is claimed that his statement exemplified both Irish and American defiance of the British monarchy. However, careful research has shown that this was first reported in 1952. Sheridan himself made no mention of it in his published reports on the Games and neither did his obituary. The inscription on the granite Celtic Cross monument marking Martin Sheridan's grave in Calvary Cemetery, Queens , New York says in part: "Devoted to

56-680: The 1904 Olympic Games in St. Louis , Missouri and one of his medals from the 1906 Olympic Games in Athens , Greece, are currently located in the USA Track & Field 's Hall of Fame History Gallery, in Washington Heights , Manhattan. It is often claimed that Sheridan fueled a controversy in London in 1908, when flagbearer Ralph Rose refused to dip the flag to King Edward VII . Sheridan

70-457: The civil parish of Bohola. The village's amenities include two pubs, a post office, a cafe and a Catholic church. The local Gaelic football team is "Bohola Moy Davitts", an amalgamated team consisting of Straide, Foxford and Bohola. Among the team's achievements are its "Feile Doire 2010" All-Ireland title. Brendan Shine wrote a song called Three Pubs in Bohola . The three pubs listed in

84-777: The "Celtic Tiger" which charted just outside the top 20. Shortly after that, his brother, and band leader, Owen Shine died while Brendan was on tour in the UK in Birmingham. Later that year, his daughter Emily Shine joined his band, and he won the World Country Award for the second year running. In 2004, Shine was banned from driving in the UK for a year after pleading guilty to drink-driving. In 2007, Shine released his major comeback hit "Grandad" which charted for four weeks in Ireland, peaking at number 24. In 2009, Shine

98-780: The Brendan Shine Super Band). He originally made his name as an accordionist before taking up singing and becoming one of Ireland's best-known entertainers. In 1971, he topped the Irish charts with " O'Brien Has No Place to Go ", which stayed in the charts for five months. In the 1970s, he recorded a few number one hits in Ireland. These included " Where the Three Counties Meet " (1973), "Abbyshrule" (1974), "All My Roads Lead Back To You" (1976), "How Much Time" (1977), and "Do You Want Your Oul Lobby Washed Down" (1979) which stayed at number one for six weeks and in

112-777: The Institutions of his Country, and the Ideals and Aspirations of his Race. Athlete. Patriot." According to his obituary in the New York Times, Sheridan was "one of the greatest athletes the United States has ever known". Bohola Bohola ( Irish : Both Chomhla ) is a village in County Mayo , Ireland located along the N5 national primary road . It is in the barony of Gallen and gives its name to

126-622: The Top 50 for over 40 weeks. Shine performed this song to Pope John Paul II when the Pope visited Ireland.A 1986 single 'You'll Never Go Back' received much radio play despite not charting. Shine has also presented several television series in Ireland, including Nice and Easy in the 1980s and Shine On as well as appearing on The Late Late Show . In the 1990s, he was a regular guest on The Lyrics Board and performed many of his songs on music shows and chat shows. In 1998, he released his new single

140-434: The song were MacDonald's, Clarke's and Roche's. Since the song was written, Clarke's has closed as a pub but has since reopened as the local shop and Roche's is now "The Village Inn". Brendan Shine Brendan Shine (born 2 June 1947) is an Irish folk and country singer, television presenter and accordion player from Athlone . He has achieved 40 chart singles in Ireland and 5 Irish number one singles , and

154-610: The standing high jump, standing long jump and the stone throw. In 1907, Sheridan won the National Amateur Athletic Union discus championship and the Canadian championship, and in 1908 he won the Metropolitan, National and Canadian championships as well as two gold medals in the discus throw and bronze in the standing long jump at the 1908 Olympic Games. Two of Martin Sheridan's gold medals from

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168-463: Was called "one of the greatest figures that ever represented this country in international sport, as well as being one of the most popular who ever attained the championship honor." He won the discus throw event at the 1904, 1906, and 1908 Summer Olympics as well as the shot put at the 1906 Olympics and the Greek discus in 1908. At the 1906 Intercalated Games in Athens he also won silver medals in

182-473: Was subjected to another legal battle which he lost and was fined over €2000 for tax avoidance and failing to apply for income tax. In 2010, Shine was awarded The Freedom of Roscommon Award (the highest civilian honour in County Roscommon) to recognise over 43 years of musical achievements. He is only the second person to have ever achieved this award. Shine's latest album, Where Did You Meet Her

196-751: Was the best all-around athlete of the Irish American Athletic Club , and like many of his team mates, served with the New York City Police Department (from 1906 until his death in 1918). Sheridan was so well respected in the NYPD, that he served as the Governor's personal bodyguard when the governor was in New York City . A five-time Olympic gold medalist , with a total of nine Olympic medals, Sheridan

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