A month later, the Rockies named Dan O ' Dowd as his replacement.

After hiring Buddy Bell as the club's third manager, O ' Dowd proceeded to make a series of offseason deals that would change the face of the franchise.

Although previous big-name pitchers, including Bill Swift, Bret Saberhagen, and Darryl Kile, had struggled in Colorado, following the 2000 season O ' Dowd made two very splashy signings in the free-agent market, signing Denny Neagle to a five-year contract worth $ 51 million, followed five days later by signing Mike Hampton to an eight-year, $ 121 million contract.

" We're nervous, to be honest with you ," Rockies general manager Dan O ' Dowd says.

: General Manager: Dan O ' Dowd

* George O ' Dowd, pop singer, also known as Boy George

* 1976 – The Reavey and O ' Dowd killings take place ( part of The Troubles in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom )

* 1979 – Chris O ' Dowd, Irish actor and former Gaelic footballer

* Chris O ' Dowd ( born 1980 )-an Irish actor born in Boyle, County Roscommon.

* Boy George, George O ' Dowd, attended Eltham Green School

* Chris O ' Dowd

* Dan O ' Dowd, General Manager of the Colorado Rockies.

The south of the county is particularly noted with such musical luminaries as James Morrison, Michael Coleman, Paddy Killoran, Fred Finn, Peter Horan, Joe O ' Dowd, Jim Donoghue, Martin Wynne, Oisín Mac Diarmada ( of Téada ), tin-whistle player Carmel Gunning and the band Dervish.

* Chris O ' Dowd – actor.

According to U. S. Army analyst Edward C. O ' Dowd, the technical definition of a human wave attack tactic is a frontal assault by densely concentrated infantry formations against an enemy line, without any attempts to shield or to mask the attacker's movement.

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Stephen Holden, music critic for The New York Times, said in his article Rock: British Culture Club, that the popular quartet, " Culture Club blends soul, rock, funk, reggae and salsa into a music that programmatically reconciles white, black and Latin styles ", adding that, " Mr. O ' Dowd made the group's best songs – the Motown-flavoured Do You Really Want to Hurt Me and the Latin-inflected dance tune I'll Tumble 4 Ya – shine like jewels ".

* World Middleweight Championship – Mike O ' Dowd

They include The Fortunes of Glencore ( 1857 ), Tony Butler ( 1865 ), Luthell of Arran ( 1865 ), Sir Brooke Fosbrooke ( 1866 ), Lord Kilgobbin ( 1872 ) and the table-talk of Cornelius O ' Dowd, originally contributed to Blackwood.

A February 1918 newspaper loss to Mike O ' Dowd, who would go on to win the Middleweight title during the year, didn't help in his effort.

On the following day it was revealed that nine members of the Fine Gael frontbench did not have confidence in Kenny to lead their party-composed of Simon Coveney, Denis Naughten, Olwyn Enright, Olivia Mitchell, Fergus O ' Dowd, Michael Creed, Billy Timmins, Leo Varadkar and Brian Hayes.

He announced a major reshuffle of his party's front bench on 1 July 2010, re-appointing Bruton, Coveney, O ' Dowd and Varadkar.

Coogan is set to co-star in Moone Boy, along with Johnny Vegas and Chris O ' Dowd, who also wrote the show.

Before Bruton's sacking, Fergus O ' Dowd from County Louth came out as a supporter of Bruton and he was the first person to do so.

* Mike O ' Dowd as Michael Sullivan

Many of the counties of Ulster roughly correspond to the territories controlled by the principal clan in that particular area such as the O Donnells of Tír Conaill whose political power was concentrated in what would become the County of Donegal.

* Black Monday, Dublin ,– when a group of 500 recently arrived settlers from Bristol were massacred by warriors of the Gaelic O ' Byrne clan.

* Gillchreest MacCathmhaoil, Irish Head Chieftain of Cineal Fereadaidh, clan Aongus, clan Dubhinreacht, clan Fogarty O ' Ceannfhoda, and clan Colla.

Grace O ' Malley ( c. 1530 – c. 1603 ; also Gráinne O ' Malley, ) was Queen of Umaill, chieftain of the Ó Máille clan and a pirate in 16th century Ireland.

Dónal an-Chogaidh O ' Flaherty had taken a fortress in the Lough Corrib from the Joyce clan.

Donegal Castle, former seat of the O ' Donnell dynasty | O ' Donnell clan.

The O ' Donnells were Ulster's second most powerful clan or ruling-family from the early 13th-century through to the start of the 17th-century.

Close ties initially existed with East Breifne, now County Cavan, and the O ' Reilly clan seated there.

These may be a simple first name such as " Wilhelm ", a patronymic such as " Andersen ", a matronymic such as " Beaton ", or a clan name such as " O ' Brien ".

* The descendants of Brian were known as the Ui Briain ( O ' Brien ) clan, hence the surnames Ó Briain, O ' Brien, O ' Brian etc.

During the Nine Years War, Kerry was again the scene of conflict, as the O ' Sullivan Beare clan joined the rebellion.

Between the 12th and 17th centuries the area was ruled by the O ' Cahan clan.

The town declined, however, and by the 15th century the land was controlled by the O ' Neill clan, with the town virtually abandoned.

Towards the end of the twelfth century, the power of the O ' Fogarty clan began to wane and by the early part of the thirteenth century, the Norman family of Butler came to be the most powerful.

It is derived from the family or clan name Mac Giolla Mochuda ( anglicised MacGillycuddy ) who are a sept of the O ' Sullivan's.

The dispute was between members of the O ' Connor clan ( i. e., sept ) in King's county ( modern County Offaly ), who were persuaded by two judges ( referred to in the account below ) to bring the matter before the Irish privy council for resolution.

MacDonnell is best known for establishing the MacDonnell clan in Antrim and resisting the campaign of Shane O ' Neill and the English crown to expel the clan from Ireland.