Kieron Moore (born Ciarán Ã" hAnnracháin, anglicised as Kieron
O'Hanrahan) (5 October 1924 â€" 15 July 2007) was an Irish film and
television actor whose career was at its peak in the 1950s and 1960s.
He may be best remembered for his role as Count Vronsky in the film
adaptation of Anna Karenina (1948) with Vivien Leigh.Moore was raised
in County Cork in an Irish-speaking household. His father, Peadar Ã"
hAnnracháin (born 1873) (also known as Peter/Peadar Hourihane and
Peadar O'Hourihane) was a writer and poet, and a staunch supporter of
the Irish language. Peadar, a son of Seaghan Ã" hAnnracháin (born
1834) and Máire Nà Dhonabháin (also born 1834) and who was one of
the first organisers for Conradh na Gaeilge (Gaelic League), was twice
imprisoned by the British during the Irish Civil War. Peadar lived
with his parents and his sister, à ine Nà Annracháin (born 1885),
and his niece, MáirÃn Nà Dhiomasaig (born 1903), at 14 Poundlick,
Skibbereen, County Cork in 1911. He also wrote for the Southern Star
newspaper for many years and had been its editor.His mother, Máire
NÃ Dheasmhumhnaigh (born 1888), also known as Mary Desmond, was the
daughter of Dónal Ã" Deasmhumhnaigh (born 1851) and Nóra Nà Bhriain
of Kinsale. Several members of Kieron's family pursued careers in the
arts. His sister Neasa Nà Annracháin was a stalwart of the Raidió
Éireann Players, while his brother, Fachtna, was director of music at
the station, and a second sister, BláithÃn Nà Annracháin, played
the harp with the National Symphony Orchestra. Following his family's
move to Dublin, Moore attended Coláiste Mhuire, an Irish-language
school.
O'Hanrahan) (5 October 1924 â€" 15 July 2007) was an Irish film and
television actor whose career was at its peak in the 1950s and 1960s.
He may be best remembered for his role as Count Vronsky in the film
adaptation of Anna Karenina (1948) with Vivien Leigh.Moore was raised
in County Cork in an Irish-speaking household. His father, Peadar Ã"
hAnnracháin (born 1873) (also known as Peter/Peadar Hourihane and
Peadar O'Hourihane) was a writer and poet, and a staunch supporter of
the Irish language. Peadar, a son of Seaghan Ã" hAnnracháin (born
1834) and Máire Nà Dhonabháin (also born 1834) and who was one of
the first organisers for Conradh na Gaeilge (Gaelic League), was twice
imprisoned by the British during the Irish Civil War. Peadar lived
with his parents and his sister, à ine Nà Annracháin (born 1885),
and his niece, MáirÃn Nà Dhiomasaig (born 1903), at 14 Poundlick,
Skibbereen, County Cork in 1911. He also wrote for the Southern Star
newspaper for many years and had been its editor.His mother, Máire
NÃ Dheasmhumhnaigh (born 1888), also known as Mary Desmond, was the
daughter of Dónal Ã" Deasmhumhnaigh (born 1851) and Nóra Nà Bhriain
of Kinsale. Several members of Kieron's family pursued careers in the
arts. His sister Neasa Nà Annracháin was a stalwart of the Raidió
Éireann Players, while his brother, Fachtna, was director of music at
the station, and a second sister, BláithÃn Nà Annracháin, played
the harp with the National Symphony Orchestra. Following his family's
move to Dublin, Moore attended Coláiste Mhuire, an Irish-language
school.
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