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Fyrish is the name given to an ancient area of land found just north of Evanton, Ross-shire, Scotland. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fyrish | 8266023 | 1 | 3da589c4dd9c0b74239f69b6d5f2053cf61f3d138017191d009442f6d08e11d1 | 102 | 26 |
The lands of Fyrish are now part of the Novar Estate. However Fyrish were once lands which belonged to the Earl of Ross, which were forfeited to the crown in 1475. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fyrish | 8266023 | 2 | b766d71053add35413201416a29c61c5d83a6d80927102fef62384fb6f114b5c | 163 | 43 |
The lands of Fyrish were later granted to Sir William Keith of Delny by King James VI in 1587. Fyrish was then divided into four parts, with Keith retaining one quarter. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fyrish | 8266023 | 3 | 2c94b3ceebbc174a2147f3e126ec7cdb32351d4e8c16291c6780b65311d4715f | 169 | 43 |
The eastern quarter of Fyrish was given to a nephew of Robert Mor Munro. His grandson John Munro built a house at Fyrish. A lintel stone dated 1672 survives. When he died his brother David Munro took over as manager of the estate and sold it to George Munro of Culrain in 1704. The eastern part of Fyrish later passed fr... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fyrish | 8266023 | 4 | 4c9beb73980fc849afe8ce32e81bfd6a3761ccd93c86746cd75b158772735b3a | 404 | 102 |
The original lands of the Munro estate of Novar was also one quarter of land in Fyrish acquired from Keith of Delny in 1589. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fyrish | 8266023 | 5 | 9c65e6b7f5e9c8a1c0c23af74fabddf1ceec7dfb8d10ddced4226359b5acf340 | 124 | 33 |
The other quarter of Fyrish was also acquired from Keith of Delny by Hugh Munro, son of John Munro of Balconie in 1589. These lands at first were just the lower quarter of Fyrish but eventually extended eastward towards the River Alness. These lands the Munros called Teaninich and Teaninich Castle was bought by the Mun... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fyrish | 8266023 | 6 | f883a17e8fd2bcce9171d471a768558b6cc21d66af8ca87b8e5bb2d26f67d1c4 | 332 | 84 |
The Fyrish Monument was built in 1782 by Hector Munro of Novar. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fyrish | 8266023 | 7 | 89724219ac89ec398241f8f4ef0fb9ac8cbb6941a408396e678dac9731a77c44 | 63 | 20 |
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https://web.archive.org/web/20061002181022/http://www.clanmunro.org.uk/merchandise_files/maps.htm | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fyrish | 8266023 | 9 | 7a385b9610efb4b24c08cd18c9bd713ce69dc9354f4b726ed42376de6150e254 | 97 | 45 |
Geography of Highland (council area) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fyrish | 8266023 | 10 | dac148b2e9b03abcf2cbc6d0657750a0a64300bbc7e3bd0d5d65defd9512b859 | 36 | 7 |
Paul Doolin (born 26 March 1963, in Dublin) is an Irish former footballer and manager. Who mostly recently managed NIFL Premiership side Portadown. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Doolin | 8266028 | 1 | da72a97165aa5f1e7e20fc66269a8b1ef0b75eb0af6eaa9d09b03d098895c771 | 147 | 40 |
Career | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Doolin | 8266028 | 2 | 257b196dfd478c6b151ecd1f8f47173149e81f37b2cf6dcf4ffb373a53d22aea | 6 | 1 |
He played for Bohemians, scoring on his debut on 13 September 1981. In April 1983 he played for the League of Ireland XI U21s against their Italian League counterparts who included Roberto Mancini and Gianluca Vialli in their team. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Doolin | 8266028 | 3 | 0e938f21571e20b7c4cf00f9a1d4e4e3e6e8ead1bdcd8e667bf4b841d7a8a2dd | 231 | 59 |
In June 1985 he signed for Shamrock Rovers and in his three years at the club won the double twice scoring 30 goals in 107 appearances. In his first season at Milltown he was the club's top goalscorer with 11 goals. He made six appearances in European competition for the Hoops and played for the League of Ireland XI in... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Doolin | 8266028 | 4 | b62605c8efddf969af590447163c3f4c576264141785208a0cb309d1b5a277b4 | 343 | 83 |
In 1988, he joined Derry City, where he won a domestic treble in 1989. In his two seasons he scored 29 goals in 92 appearances. He then joined Portadown and became the only player to win a League and Cup double both north and south of the border. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Doolin | 8266028 | 5 | d4684a09396b4b4b8f4978844e349d9e7941e22237ccee404b770f3c2f143811 | 246 | 67 |
In November 1991 he again signed for Shamrock Rovers, but this spell was less successful and Doolin left after 1 goal in 21 appearances to join Shelbourne where he won the FAI Cup in 1993. In August 1996, he had his second spell at Bohemians before moving to Dundalk and then returning to Shelbourne and helping them to ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Doolin | 8266028 | 6 | 53e89d48eeba1e2256df2ae25ad4e37b57519b5b50b64174351d25b1963ac9a5 | 378 | 101 |
Since his retirement, Doolin has moved into management and first took the reins at UCD, but left to take over at Drogheda with the Students 11 points adrift at the bottom of the table en route to a first relegation in 15 years. At Drogheda United, he led them to a first ever FAI Cup success (2005), as well as successiv... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Doolin | 8266028 | 7 | e9f971b9b3e34198116593c98d649253ba412bf5e4a07dd2999dca137da37558 | 478 | 126 |
Having parted ways with Drogheda due to the club's precarious financial situation, Doolin joined Cork City as manager on 13 January 2009 on a two-year, full-time contract. Despite the team finishing 3rd in the 2009 League of Ireland Premier Division, Doolin resigned in November of that year, following a series of off-f... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Doolin | 8266028 | 8 | 92c1cfc05cb97db68b74b33868da3a23a94c048a518cc4425c1e5ff5e64801c5 | 445 | 114 |
On 18 August 2021, Doolin was named as manager of League of Ireland First Division club Athlone Town. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Doolin | 8266028 | 9 | e6be17f423318b4a91a12688c415ebb61c6b429c66dc259388eb89c8a3567737 | 101 | 29 |
In 2022 Doolin would make his return to football management with former club Portadown in Northern Ireland. However he resigned in October. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Doolin | 8266028 | 10 | 6e3a251298bd77419b144dee3203e893abf0acd032e8ae1aa08cf0937fd28826 | 139 | 32 |
Honours | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Doolin | 8266028 | 11 | 685804248a5502895ac8b010877763076bb19caf35cf810c74b07f2456f7c943 | 7 | 2 |
As a player | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Doolin | 8266028 | 12 | 29e015caf47b3103b1645bf83c045b0015f1a3ca01e9d5f8e56c05cb3357e6b4 | 11 | 3 |
League of Ireland : 4 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Doolin | 8266028 | 13 | ba71d39b2ff21059d57d28dfdd23896118d3434ca9504550314817aac1824dc1 | 21 | 6 |
Shamrock Rovers – 1985–86, 1986–87 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Doolin | 8266028 | 14 | 7d2561a9d16e27cef9f03487673fe525a6ec4c771eb3e71d0255f2330e9dd50e | 34 | 21 |
Derry City F.C. – 1988–89 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Doolin | 8266028 | 15 | 1d9617171cf1600fa0d9add7b60b4f8144abef466e2ea4750a1439c78881b8aa | 25 | 16 |
Shelbourne F.C. – 1999–2000 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Doolin | 8266028 | 16 | 9f14a00ac5b6bb502dc79b4b39b36221aeec3364167135fd7b4b015d2ea2e736 | 27 | 17 |
FAI Cup: 6 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Doolin | 8266028 | 17 | f7f6cc0913e6b234b5ce54b937a939646feef62c83e5466cab941451ef7eea1e | 10 | 5 |
Shamrock Rovers – 1986, 1987 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Doolin | 8266028 | 18 | 745c3a2a43f811638acf0e5862551a070a378c5af0e3d80300fb39898e6f52fe | 28 | 15 |
Derry City F.C. – 1989, 1995 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Doolin | 8266028 | 19 | 70ebd9b9a6d8914a0c88bf6d58b30025c3d62dbb0ce90f928c50d6081a9cf9ef | 28 | 19 |
Shelbourne F.C. – 1993, 2000 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Doolin | 8266028 | 20 | d798feee790fee90fde936c4cfeb305c7b0a9b783d790e3dfa3262e85c3a5de7 | 28 | 18 |
League of Ireland Cup: 1 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Doolin | 8266028 | 21 | 1ac2c4a87fe85627b3daf3e865cfc9ef6d06fe3079b63d7751f962e36513072f | 24 | 7 |
Derry City F.C. – 1988/89 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Doolin | 8266028 | 22 | 791db3930244f3c669fcea0dc171607882c88712cc8886c408cbc129e7348683 | 25 | 16 |
LFA President's Cup | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Doolin | 8266028 | 23 | d948c85106179005d7d2ba4c6dc3b27787d85c2e1649bda73848bc95718508ca | 19 | 6 |
Bohemians F.C. – 1997/98 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Doolin | 8266028 | 24 | 809dc61625969bbd48adf48094bef0f9167ead0dfed80c0356275aa8af0acaf8 | 24 | 16 |
Irish League | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Doolin | 8266028 | 25 | 2e78a84f78533738b676374cfead330d23bd784e1e4f933365f3e25a6fb3f51a | 12 | 2 |
Portadown F.C. – 1990/91 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Doolin | 8266028 | 26 | 994fdc37f137409fe9b0bef4a2b2494846a6693a9b87512eed36153753c5fc1b | 24 | 16 |
Irish Cup: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Doolin | 8266028 | 27 | 3c4cadd4c57c7bce954d15d5da70550e715b8a54d0a5dcf159eed4e8fb27bee1 | 10 | 3 |
Portadown 1990/91 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Doolin | 8266028 | 28 | 0a4bfc8807404431740e42aad180fc9fab0f9879580aa51c59508a3ea119a010 | 17 | 11 |
Ulster Cup: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Doolin | 8266028 | 29 | dba35100774f62e8273ad9900e456ec18bb02449d20f9f881395c39273c7a71c | 11 | 4 |
Portadown 1990/1991 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Doolin | 8266028 | 30 | 94bf7cc2eafb21cd3aa52c3c36f3227683b6a91c9a3c33e3900ee5eace084a53 | 19 | 13 |
PFAI Player of the Year : 2 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Doolin | 8266028 | 31 | f13829134d7ff71d17f8678ddd30affe6f3e767bd4837449e3d5ff02b727aa66 | 27 | 9 |
Shamrock Rovers – 1985/86 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Doolin | 8266028 | 32 | 1c5861fac4b4b43e757ed16e56a1731c6cef0b357e8c6ee893bc9cdd065925c4 | 25 | 12 |
Derry City F.C. – 1988/89 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Doolin | 8266028 | 33 | d7cc3e9b623a339852d293980348f030c4011fd77a20a508057908421a3141a8 | 25 | 16 |
As a manager | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Doolin | 8266028 | 34 | 99698ac43b271dfd359f78aac84326396078e4874b6759db90f003ec9196ac4a | 12 | 3 |
League of Ireland : | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Doolin | 8266028 | 35 | be8e01d81012753b6d603327d750f305a4da8224619eb1c9568f328523464455 | 19 | 4 |
Drogheda United – 2007 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Doolin | 8266028 | 36 | e00d52510804de88ec219986894246999a0b761d96846aaea481fd079f0e107c | 22 | 10 |
FAI Cup : 1 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Doolin | 8266028 | 37 | 1a4f805f0fc8d096b4f5d9591aaf9d6474b05a4154d97144ed0ab97958b74f3d | 11 | 5 |
Drogheda United – 2005 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Doolin | 8266028 | 38 | 210ae66249998817f706c4d3bca75fe8ee671b51cb000e9fe610d8c140068d0d | 22 | 10 |
Setanta Sports Cup : 2 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Doolin | 8266028 | 39 | 5d57bcba824dc4b410a42e16aa2079d7050f87b26d60852f7641b39e7daeacb9 | 22 | 7 |
Drogheda United – 2006, 2007 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Doolin | 8266028 | 40 | 137ab5d91c79ed016420c993fd38357cafa94c57bd3dad68ea0bfcfebd35cb43 | 28 | 16 |
SWAI Personality of the Year: 2 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Doolin | 8266028 | 41 | 6685ba7e121b18de3009931b3c4dbef71fac484a926300df83bad712ce4e927b | 31 | 9 |
University College Dublin F.C. – 2001/02 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Doolin | 8266028 | 42 | cbc7567b461baa496cd3f552c0aa82ac2c3d85959a1a75fc05d2844cab66cfe7 | 40 | 16 |
Drogheda United – 2007 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Doolin | 8266028 | 43 | ffb2bfdbe571edea7850506cb8a98574457fedf5bf4b8404746c4df1c03ab632 | 22 | 10 |
Sources | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Doolin | 8266028 | 44 | c642b100b6b8a9240390efaa3b6053535d34970319b9f9f809c70243fd4b0083 | 7 | 1 |
The Hoops by Paul Doolin and Robert Goggins () | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Doolin | 8266028 | 45 | 43c9c319e2b02eaaf2bd62626f7136aab41f08c11198e903eff98886210f549f | 46 | 14 |
The Four-in-a-Row Story by Robert Goggins | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Doolin | 8266028 | 46 | 7fede149274ac6baa697b5fc5185f147a6b7d35813944690861efb605f0b0bef | 41 | 14 |
References | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Doolin | 8266028 | 47 | c79366c27ec3682c66f6f0699096b18d235bea43898b8649b1a9752de7df3532 | 10 | 1 |
1963 births | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Doolin | 8266028 | 48 | 0fcfb96a57d1d17b3f38c7c80ad982ad3f1cd580b9cf7a4693751f9be4ccd1ac | 11 | 5 |
Living people | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Doolin | 8266028 | 49 | 4cd378d6d088f5d0f33e0647cc6d5116a12fd634f44951e0d0eb4417e1053833 | 13 | 2 |
Association footballers from County Dublin | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Doolin | 8266028 | 50 | fe80f8fcba6c4ebd91e4b8ca014f491bd278a69490db4fedf2ef3df9297c1861 | 42 | 5 |
Republic of Ireland men's association footballers | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Doolin | 8266028 | 51 | 264340f7ef40aba64f6492d3ed7bbc1209fef926ef5dea33e578d1404f765ec3 | 49 | 8 |
Men's association football midfielders | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Doolin | 8266028 | 52 | 0847cb6772a74ea5e6d9f3464eaeb03a2d62263a9769ade0e884c52603ee41b7 | 38 | 6 |
Republic of Ireland association football managers | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Doolin | 8266028 | 53 | bfbfe48d37f5ae4a01807e77c83389ced10e387cbbdd0410ecbb6c518cbfbff6 | 49 | 6 |
University College Dublin A.F.C. managers | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Doolin | 8266028 | 54 | 3c487671aa02fe76cfbf4c4118333fdc2eea16f7dc50f4eb0174086258cffc08 | 41 | 10 |
Drogheda United F.C. managers | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Doolin | 8266028 | 55 | 7977275c2cc0d9ae2147436221a99fa902112f451afa80b7fe14d5c9b9e5ad8a | 29 | 9 |
Cork City F.C. managers | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Doolin | 8266028 | 56 | 7eb6b388b4e76920a55f3d3fa8950b52a263cb14b8a4df03aa35d6369d13b888 | 23 | 7 |
Athlone Town A.F.C. managers | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Doolin | 8266028 | 57 | a44ed2452cf8a8ec910da936e89b6fbca0111c5dc1b39ac9dc4f8543ffdbfc13 | 28 | 10 |
League of Ireland managers | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Doolin | 8266028 | 58 | 0e66af3901a704c086e3b505044ad05df0a839ddbbb9387d173b797ca70facf7 | 26 | 4 |
Bohemian F.C. players | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Doolin | 8266028 | 59 | 2e85f017845385f5a82e0e31e9f99329fe5965d99b19f64acbfbaa87f8a5d51d | 21 | 7 |
Shamrock Rovers F.C. players | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Doolin | 8266028 | 60 | fa5677c1dd898bbfed363f296efb7191b3c8457fce341fe3db09b9b07b97ec6c | 28 | 8 |
Derry City F.C. players | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Doolin | 8266028 | 61 | afa92c4d64c06f5cb6fc49ddd70c8e3085a38a1d057ac4bb93127736f9df1fc2 | 23 | 8 |
Shelbourne F.C. players | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Doolin | 8266028 | 62 | 6b76b9a6043ae636b8ef167f52cc300b758f91e2754667b3028dcc1336cab5ee | 23 | 7 |
University College Dublin A.F.C. players | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Doolin | 8266028 | 63 | a3d092759409be2453ccc9914a8276a73e9979eb0b553e3ed409cb948943025b | 40 | 10 |
League of Ireland players | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Doolin | 8266028 | 64 | 412811709358baf106d33c58c34c39e221326615bc073a39af15c0a981c60bfc | 25 | 4 |
Portadown F.C. players | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Doolin | 8266028 | 65 | 44741745ba381c1c8b93c71f36b229a090f613150ce65e49d912e4416bc73469 | 22 | 8 |
Dundalk F.C. players | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Doolin | 8266028 | 66 | 614acfe62a9433617e26ebd1b6bcb165f208d8aea3c1289bf32173e5c5b7c2ac | 20 | 8 |
NIFL Premiership players | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Doolin | 8266028 | 67 | 6222f85add37b065e10c0fc2a5d7e885e804ad06c9ab3e966afb37686bb7af4c | 24 | 5 |
League of Ireland XI players | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Doolin | 8266028 | 68 | a30d0b9b8500af9a16342b8c68ea5c038d044b3c09799199d7366d859c8ea021 | 28 | 5 |
Portadown F.C. managers | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Doolin | 8266028 | 69 | cac57dba75a97c34ce0e60fa6befc7c8f4e175e4ccd1c58d121bd6a6ab69d364 | 23 | 8 |
Norman Collier (25 December 1925 – 14 March 2013) was a British comedian who achieved popularity following television appearances in the 1970s. He was best known for his 'faulty microphone' routine and for his chicken impressions. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman%20Collier | 8266032 | 1 | 470dcd87db3fdab961888c36bd0014b60457069aabbd0cff99bf15adcf8509b9 | 230 | 59 |
Career and reputation | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman%20Collier | 8266032 | 2 | 568c5ad50370a23568784df1b063bd4725f13bc9be7fe9fd594d21317086a806 | 21 | 3 |
Collier was born in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, into the working-class family of Thomas and Mary (née Dowling) Collier on Christmas Day, 1925, weighing 15 lb 4 oz. He grew up in the centre of Hull as the eldest of eight children. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman%20Collier | 8266032 | 3 | 2f5a44ca7aa2643e16047045d30f72cdeb09463bd8c12d028bb508b7ee8204cc | 242 | 68 |
At age 17, Collier joined the Royal Navy and served as a gunner towards the end of the Second World War. After being demobilised he found work as a labourer. In 1948, while he was visiting Hull's Perth Street West club, an act failed to turn up, and Collier volunteered to fill in. He felt natural on stage and started t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman%20Collier | 8266032 | 4 | 3bfa9ab81d67e1b2fa1cdfe22433181e7f640b8605211880a515a7eebd4918d2 | 701 | 165 |
He got his initial break at Hull's Perth Street club when a scheduled comedian failed to show, and Collier raised his hand when an audience volunteer was requested. After a positive experience he decided to seek a career in entertainment. He initially began working the local clubs around Hull and further inland in Gool... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman%20Collier | 8266032 | 5 | ab42437f29da93dba5bfc5f82b815af62280663534b148a9ca29b592f1ec7744 | 469 | 89 |
In 1970, he won a BBC series called Ace of Clubs, in which club entertainers were pitted against each other, performing their full routines in front of a panel of judges. Collier easily won the final by a unanimous decision of the panel. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman%20Collier | 8266032 | 6 | 6892e025a30fd87db063817af1ede5037cc4fb6a7a15828f9d4f75b675be1f33 | 237 | 52 |
He came to national media attention after a successful appearance at the Royal Variety Command Performance in 1971. Though occasionally appearing on television thereafter, he made his main reputation on the northern club circuit, and was highly regarded by many fellow comics (notably Frank Carson, Les Dawson, and Littl... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman%20Collier | 8266032 | 7 | 8da4a5c5a307e102778a8fba33e5b5dd10d1bcded06159aea0c9b0fdf19290fb | 416 | 81 |
To casual television viewers, he was best known for two routines: one in the guise of a northern club compere whose microphone is working intermittently; another adopting the noises, gestures and movements of a chicken, using his outturned jacket to suggest the fowl's wings. He was the originator of the 'club chairman'... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman%20Collier | 8266032 | 8 | 65a0d07ea72e39afa267f5e1dacb8f5e5c5d00bbf594e5038d271c355170813c | 707 | 157 |
Style | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman%20Collier | 8266032 | 9 | d3825b4e8b6250aaea88ac8953e30086ba909e2db5ad3ca6d34b3858e962a9b0 | 5 | 1 |
Collier's style was very much in the traditional northern-comic school, based on absurdist situational monologues rather than a 'series of jokes', and showed a notable influence of the 1950s star Al Read. Unlike some comedians of the 1970s, Collier's zany set-pieces often drew on northern working-class archetypes. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman%20Collier | 8266032 | 10 | 55c3807ade7f23f0c32195132729a5e4e2e8db42f3233effef2bc31fed58c664 | 315 | 78 |
Personal life and death | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman%20Collier | 8266032 | 11 | fce996263e44f5adc8b613f94a8c53bfd4e939ccb33ba4862a5ab7cb1462cba7 | 23 | 4 |
Collier lived in Welton, a village west of Hull. He was married to Lucy, and together they had three children, several grandchildren, and a growing number of great-grandchildren. His autobiography, entitled Just a Job, was published in 2009. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman%20Collier | 8266032 | 12 | 20347f3cf88f54fff05d852969beb9266b8b48e600894115fa5199cc8fa59ed5 | 241 | 55 |
He died on 14 March 2013, aged 87, after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. His funeral service took place on 27 March 2013 at St Helen's Church, Welton, East Riding of Yorkshire and was attended by many fellow comedians including Russ Abbot, Roy Hudd, Tommy Cannon and Bobby Ball. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman%20Collier | 8266032 | 13 | d1cb625fbd26045720f027d2772280a0e32bd8c3ea37a614425d8f882b1a7820 | 286 | 78 |
References | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman%20Collier | 8266032 | 14 | 28896b6076bd6e4c6a42e434b682d36634d42897b5fbbe87c8dffd1b5d022d1c | 10 | 1 |
External links | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman%20Collier | 8266032 | 15 | c8076134047b3015d46ca2ba8804068e19f54f5207e287309e4a588b1dfae89a | 14 | 2 |
1925 births | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman%20Collier | 8266032 | 16 | 5389a24c148deca574eb85c4d9c0ea65cf688097a9cee3b3130377455250f9ee | 11 | 5 |
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