Peter McCarthy

Peter McCarthy is a film producer, director, screenwriter, and actor.

His directorial credits include:

His production credits include:

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Peter McCarthy (industrialist)

Peter McCarthy (24 November 1845 – 29 May 1919) was an American manufacturer, businessman and philanthropist from Troy, New York.

Biography

Early life

Peter McCarthy was born in Troy, New York on November 24, 1845, to Roman Catholic Irish immigrants Florence McCarthy and Mary Crowley. McCarthy grew up poor. He was educated in Troy's public school system. After graduating Troy High School in 1863, he worked in the sash and bind business in Troy. In 1864 McCarthy traveled west to Clinton, Iowa and lived there for two years. He then moved to Durham, Pennsylvania and was employed by the safe manufacturer Lewis P. Lillie. When he returned to Troy, New York, Peter and his brother Charles McCarthy founded C. & P. McCarthy and began trading in waste, rags, wool and cotton. C. & P. McCarthy was located on Riverstreet.

Marriage and personal life

On April 22, 1879, McCarthy married Julia F. Haley of Troy. They had ten children. McCarthy was also a member of the Catholic Club of New York and gave to Catholic Charities.

Big Tom and The Mainliners

Big Tom and The Mainliners are a Country and Irish Showband from the Castleblayney area of County Monaghan, Ireland.

Timeline

1966-1975

Originally named as "The Mighty Mainliners Showband", the band achieved fame after appearing on RTÉ Television's Showband Show broadcast on 21 May 1966 performing Gentle Mother which subsequently reached number 7 in the pop charts of Ireland. In the early 1970s, the band changed their name to "The Mainliners", however soon afterwards they adopted the name "Big Tom and the Mainliners" in line with other Irish Showbands where a single man was used to take centre stage.

Original line up 1966

Irish Top Ten Songs

1975-1998

In May 1975, lead vocalist Tom McBride (known as "Big Tom") left the band and formed a new band "Big Tom and the Travellers" under the management of Top Rank Entertainment (owned by country music tycoon Tony Loughman). The band subsequently used other lead vocalists, including John Glenn, Tom Allen and Jan Lynch, and occasionally performed without a front man. Big Tom would rejoin the band in 1989 and they continued to play and record regularly until 1998.