Connolly

[kon-l-ee]

noun

1. Maureen Maureen Catherine Connolly BrinkerLittle Mo, 1934–69, U.S. tennis player.

Connolly

/ ˈkɒnəlɪ /

noun

1. Billy. born 1942, Scottish comedian, musician, and actor: his films include Mrs Brown (1997)

2. Cyril ( Vernon ). 1903–74, British critic and writer, founder and editor of Horizon (1939–50): his books include Enemies of Promise (1938)

3. James. 1868–1916, Irish labour leader: executed by the British for his part in the Easter Rising (1916)

Example Sentences

Pub landlady Maria Connolly's son Owain, 19, also recently moved away from his Swansea home to go to university in Hertfordshire.

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"It's just amazing," says 18-year-old Lewis Connolly, speaking from the bar.

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On Sunday the Irish President Catherine Connolly said she was "deeply saddened and shocked by the loss of five precious young lives".

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Independent politician Catherine Connolly was elected in a landslide vote at the end of October - defeating Fine Gael candidate Heather Humphreys.

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Incoming president Catherine Connolly will be inaugurated at a ceremony in Dublin Castle on Tuesday.

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