Callaghan, Morley (Morley Edward Callaghan), 1903-90, Canadian novelist. During the 1920s he spent time in Paris, where he became friends with Ernest Hemingway, whose influence can be detected in Callaghan's spare literary style; he recalls these years in That Summer in Paris (1963). Callaghan's novels and short stories are marked by a concern with religion and Christianity, often focusing on individuals whose essential characteristic is a strong but often unexamined sense of self. After a burst of creativity that resulted in Strange Fugitive (1928), Native Argosy (1929), and Such Is My Beloved (1934), Callaghan published little between 1937 and 1950. The Loved and the Lost (1951) is considered by many to be his masterpiece. Callaghan's later works include The Many Colored Coat (1960), A Passion in Rome (1961), Stories (1967), A Fine and Private Place (1975), A Time for Judas (1983), and Our Lady of the Snows (1985).

(born Sept. 22, 1903, Toronto, Ont., Can.—died Aug. 25, 1990, Toronto) Canadian novelist and short-story writer. Callaghan received a law degree in 1928 but never practiced. He won acclaim for the short-story collection A Native Argosy (1929). His first novel, Strange Fugitive (1928), describes the destruction of a social misfit, a type that recurs in his fiction. Subsequent novels, including They Shall Inherit the Earth (1935) and The Loved and the Lost (1951, Governor General's Award), emphasize Christian love as an answer to social injustice. That Summer in Paris (1963) describes Callaghan's friendship with F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway. Later works include A Fine and Private Place (1975) and A Time for Judas (1983).

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Callaghan or O'Callaghan is an Irish surname,

Origin and Meaning

This surname means descendent of Ceallachán who was the King of Munster from AD 935 until 954. The personal name Ceallach means ‘bright-headed’. The principal sept of the name Callaghan were chiefs of Cineál Aodha in South Cork originally. This area is west of Mallow along the Blackwater river valley. The family were dispossessed of their ancestral home and 24000 acres by the Cromwellian Plantation and settled in East Clare. In 1994 Don Juan O'Callaghan of Tortosa was recognised by The Genealogical Office as the senior descendant in the male line of the last inaugurated O'Callaghan Chief.

People

• Aaron Callaghan - current assistant manager and former manager for the Irish (Republic) football (soccer) club Longford Town.
• James Callaghan - Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1976-79)
• J. Christopher Callaghan - 2006 Republican Candidate for NY State Comptroller
• Morley Callaghan - Canadian novelist, short story writer, playwright, TV and radio personality.
• Daniel Judson Callaghan - Rear Admiral - US Navy
• Sheila Callaghan - American playwright
• Steve Callaghan - Writer of Family Guy TV series
• William M. Callaghan - Admiral, US Navy; first commanding officer of the battleship USS Missouri
• Edmund Bailey O'Callaghan - doctor, journalist, leader in the patriotic movements of both Ireland and Quebec
• Barry O'Callaghan - CEO and controlling shareholder of Riverdeep Interactive Learning

Places

• O'Callaghans mills County Clare Ireland
• Callaghan, New South Wales, a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales and home of the University of Newcastle, Australia

Other

• USS Callaghan (DDG-994)
• Mount Callaghan

See also

• Chiefs of the Name
• Callahan
• Callihan

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