Cunnane
Proper noun
Meaning
Cunnane (plural Cunnanes)
A surname.
Examples
Cunnane cruised in the Northabout in Canada for two years before returning to Ireland in 2005 via the Northeast Passage ; he completed the first east-to-west circumnavigation of the pole by a single sailboat.
On September 1, 2001, Northabout, an convert aluminium sailboat with diesel engine, citation built and captained by Jarlath Cunnane, completed the Northwest Passage east-to-west from Ireland to the Bering Strait.
Cunnane and his friends liked to gather at Simply Ray's, a bar on Damen not far from where he and Pascual lived.
On January 18, 2006, the Cruising Club of America awarded Jarlath Cunnane their Blue Water Medal, an award for "meritorious seamanship and adventure upon the sea displayed by amateur sailors of all nationalities."
Pictured with Bryan is the President of Limerick Institute of Technology Professor Vincent Cunnane and Pobalscoil Engineering Teacher Mr Tim Corcoran who organised the class trip.