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Irish Hospitals' Sweepstake

Index Irish Hospitals' Sweepstake

The Irish Hospitals' Sweepstake was a lottery established in the Irish Free State in 1930 as the Irish Free State Hospitals' Sweepstake to finance hospitals. [1]

66 relations: Adelaide Hospital (Dublin), Agatha Christie, An Post, Anglo-Irish people, Anne Sexton, Attorney General of Ireland, Ballsbridge, Black market, Bookmaker, Breaking Bad, Cabin in the Sky (film), Cambridgeshire Handicap, Constitution of Ireland, Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council, Death in the Clouds, Epsom Derby, Evelyn Waugh, Fanny Brice, Fantasy Island, Force of Evil, Fortune (magazine), Ginger Rogers, Glory Road, Grand National, Happy Days, Horse racing, Hume Cronyn, I Love Lucy, I've Got a Secret, Ingrid Bergman, Internal Revenue Service, Irish Free State, Irish pound, Jack Mercer, Joseph McGrath (Irish politician), Lucky Partners, Mansion House, Dublin, My Three Sons, National Lottery (Ireland), NCIS (TV series), NIVAL (National Irish Visual Arts Library), Parlay (gambling), Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, Rage in Heaven, Renault, RiffTrax, Robert A. Heinlein, Robert Montgomery (actor), Ronald Colman, Royal Dublin Society, ..., Royal Institute of British Architects, Saul Goodman, Scoop (novel), Sid Raymond, Stephen King, The Irish Times, The Man Who Sold the Moon, The Stand, The Winning Ticket, United States Congress, United States Postal Service, Walter White (Breaking Bad), Waterford Crystal, William Frawley, WKRP in Cincinnati, Ziegfeld Follies (film). Expand index (16 more) »

Adelaide Hospital (Dublin)

The Adelaide Hospital (named after Adelaide, wife of William IV) was a general and teaching hospital in Dublin, Ireland until it became part of the new Tallaght Hospital in 1998.

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Agatha Christie

Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, (born Miller; 15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976) was an English writer.

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An Post

An Post (English literal translation: "The Post") is the state-owned provider of postal services in the Republic of Ireland.

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Anglo-Irish people

Anglo-Irish is a term which was more commonly used in the 19th and early 20th centuries to identify a social class in Ireland, whose members are mostly the descendants and successors of the English Protestant Ascendancy.

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Anne Sexton

Anne Sexton (November 9, 1928 – October 4, 1974) was an American poet, known for her highly personal, confessional verse.

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Attorney General of Ireland

The Attorney General (An tArd-Aighne) is a constitutional officer who is the official adviser to the Government of Ireland in matters of law.

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Ballsbridge

Ballsbridge or Ball's Bridge is an affluent neighbourhood of the city of Dublin, the capital of the Republic of Ireland.

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Black market

A black market, underground economy, or shadow economy is a clandestine market or transaction that has some aspect of illegality or is characterized by some form of noncompliant behavior with an institutional set of rules.

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Bookmaker

A bookmaker, bookie, or turf accountant is an organization or a person that accepts and pays off bets on sporting and other events at agreed-upon odds.

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Breaking Bad

Breaking Bad is an American neo-Western crime drama television series created and produced by Vince Gilligan.

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Cabin in the Sky (film)

Cabin in the Sky is a 1943 American musical film based on the 1940 Broadway musical of the same name.

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Cambridgeshire Handicap

| The Cambridgeshire Handicap is a flat handicap horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older.

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Constitution of Ireland

The Constitution of Ireland (Bunreacht na hÉireann) is the fundamental law of the Republic of Ireland.

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Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council

Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council (Comhairle Contae Dhún Laoghaire-Ráth an Dúin) is the authority responsible for local government in the county of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland.

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Death in the Clouds

Death in the Clouds is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company on 10 March 1935 under the title of Death in the Air and in UK by the Collins Crime Club in the July of the same year under Christie's original title.

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Epsom Derby

The Derby Stakes, officially the Investec Derby, popularly known as the Derby, is a Group 1 flat horse race in England open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies.

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Evelyn Waugh

Arthur Evelyn St.

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Fanny Brice

Fania Borach (October 29, 1891 – May 29, 1951), known professionally as Fanny Brice, was an American illustrated song model, comedienne, singer, theater, and film actress who made many stage, radio, and film appearances and is known as the creator and star of the top-rated radio comedy series The Baby Snooks Show.

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Fantasy Island

Fantasy Island is an American television series that originally aired on the ABC network from 1977 to 1984.

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Force of Evil

Force of Evil is a 1948 American crime film noir directed by Abraham Polonsky who had already achieved a name for himself as a scriptwriter, most notably for the gritty boxing film Body and Soul (1947).

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Fortune (magazine)

Fortune is an American multinational business magazine headquartered in New York City, United States.

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Ginger Rogers

Virginia Katherine Rogers (née McMath; July 16, 1911 – April 25, 1995) was an American actress, dancer, and singer.

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Glory Road

Glory Road is a science fantasy novel by American writer Robert A. Heinlein, originally serialized in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (July – September 1963) and published in hardcover the same year.

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Grand National

The Grand National is a National Hunt horse race held annually at Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool, England.

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Happy Days

Happy Days is an American television sitcom that aired first-run from January 15, 1974, to September 24, 1984 on ABC, with a total of 255 half-hour episodes spanning eleven seasons.

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Horse racing

Horse racing is an equestrian performance sport, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition.

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Hume Cronyn

Hume Blake Cronyn, Jr., OC (July 18, 1911 – June 15, 2003) was a Canadian-American actor of stage and screen, who enjoyed a long career, often appearing professionally alongside Jessica Tandy, his wife of over fifty years.

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I Love Lucy

I Love Lucy is a landmark American television sitcom starring Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, and William Frawley.

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I've Got a Secret

I've Got a Secret is a panel game show produced by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman for CBS television.

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Ingrid Bergman

Ingrid Bergman (29 August 1915 – 29 August 1982) was a Swedish actress who starred in a variety of European and American films.

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Internal Revenue Service

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is the revenue service of the United States federal government.

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Irish Free State

The Irish Free State (Saorstát Éireann; 6 December 192229 December 1937) was a state established in 1922 under the Anglo-Irish Treaty of December 1921.

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Irish pound

The Irish pound (punt Éireannach) was the currency of Ireland until 2002.

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Jack Mercer

Jack Mercer (January 13, 1910 – December 4, 1984) was an American voice actor, animator and writer.

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Joseph McGrath (Irish politician)

Joseph McGrath (Seosamh Mac Craith; 12 August 1888 – 26 March 1966) was an Irish politician and businessman.

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Lucky Partners

Lucky Partners is a 1940 American comedy romance drama film directed by Lewis Milestone for RKO Radio Pictures.

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Mansion House, Dublin

The Mansion House (Teach an Ard-Mhéara) on Dawson Street, Dublin, has been the official residence of the Lord Mayor of Dublin since 1715.

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My Three Sons

My Three Sons is an American sitcom.

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National Lottery (Ireland)

The National Lottery (An Crannchur Náisiúnta) is the state lottery of Republic of Ireland.

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NCIS (TV series)

NCIS is an American action police procedural television series, revolving around a fictional team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, which investigates crimes involving the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps.

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NIVAL (National Irish Visual Arts Library)

NIVAL (National Irish Visual Arts Library) is a public research resource dedicated to the documentation of twentieth and twenty-first century Irish visual art and design.

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Parlay (gambling)

A parlay, accumulator, or combo bet is a single bet that links together two or more individual wagers and is dependent on all of those wagers winning together.

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Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy

The Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy (PRIA) is the journal of the Royal Irish Academy, founded in 1785 to promote the study of science, polite literature, and antiquities.

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Rage in Heaven

Rage in Heaven is a 1941 American psychological thriller film noir about the destructive power of jealousy.

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Renault

Groupe Renault is a French multinational automobile manufacturer established in 1899.

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RiffTrax

RiffTrax is an American company that produces scripted humorous audio commentary tracks intended to be played in unison with particular television programs and films, featuring comedians Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy, and Bill Corbett.

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Robert A. Heinlein

Robert Anson Heinlein (See also the biography at the end of For Us, the Living, 2004 edition, p. 261. July 7, 1907 – May 8, 1988) was an American science-fiction writer.

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Robert Montgomery (actor)

Robert Montgomery (born Henry Montgomery Jr.; May 21, 1904 – September 27, 1981) was an American film and television actor, director, and producer.

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Ronald Colman

Ronald Charles Colman (9 February 1891 – 19 May 1958) was an English-born actor, starting his career in theatre and silent film in his native country, before emigrating to the USA, and having a successful Hollywood film career, he was most popular during the 1920s, 1930's, and 1940's.

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Royal Dublin Society

The Royal Dublin Society (RDS) is the name given in 1820 to a philanthropic organisation which was founded as the 'Dublin Society' on 25 June 1731 to see Ireland thrive culturally and economically. The RDS is synonymous with its campus in Ballsbridge in Dublin, Ireland. This campus includes the "RDS Arena", "RDS Simmonscourt", "RDS Main Hall" and other venues which are used regularly for exhibitions, concerts and sporting events, including regular use by the Leinster Rugby team.

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Royal Institute of British Architects

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is a professional body for architects primarily in the United Kingdom, but also internationally, founded for the advancement of architecture under its charter granted in 1837 and Supplemental Charter granted in 1971.

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Saul Goodman

James Morgan "Jimmy" McGill, also known as Saul Goodman and Gene, is a fictional character who appears in the television series Breaking Bad and serves as the title character of its spin-off prequel series Better Call Saul.

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Scoop (novel)

Scoop is a 1938 novel by the English writer Evelyn Waugh.

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Sid Raymond

Sid Raymond (January 21, 1909 - December 1, 2006) was an American comedian and character actor.

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Stephen King

Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, science fiction, and fantasy.

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The Irish Times

The Irish Times is an Irish daily broadsheet newspaper launched on 29 March 1859.

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The Man Who Sold the Moon

"The Man Who Sold the Moon" is a science fiction novella by American author Robert A. Heinlein, written in 1949 and published in 1950.

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The Stand

The Stand is a post-apocalyptic horror/fantasy novel by American author Stephen King.

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The Winning Ticket

The Winning Ticket is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Charles Reisner.

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United States Congress

The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the Federal government of the United States.

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United States Postal Service

The United States Postal Service (USPS; also known as the Post Office, U.S. Mail, or Postal Service) is an independent agency of the United States federal government responsible for providing postal service in the United States, including its insular areas and associated states.

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Walter White (Breaking Bad)

Walter Hartwell White Sr., also known by his clandestine alias Heisenberg, is a fictional character and the main protagonist of Breaking Bad.

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Waterford Crystal

Waterford Crystal is a manufacturer of crystal, named after the city of Waterford, Ireland.

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William Frawley

William Clement Frawley (February 26, 1887 – March 3, 1966) was an American stage entertainer and screen and television actor best known for playing landlord Fred Mertz in the famous American television sitcom I Love Lucy and Bub in the television comedy series My Three Sons.

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WKRP in Cincinnati

WKRP in Cincinnati is an American sitcom that featured the misadventures of the staff of a struggling fictional radio station in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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Ziegfeld Follies (film)

Ziegfeld Follies is a 1945 American musical-comedy film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and directed by Lemuel Ayers, Roy Del Ruth, Robert Lewis, Vincente Minnelli, Merrill Pye, George Sidney, and Charles Walters.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Hospitals'_Sweepstake

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