Music
Selection
Amhran
na bhFiann
(Irish
National Anthem)
Anglers
B Hendricks
Blackberry
Blossom
Beverly
Hillbillies
Cripple
Creek
Clare
Polka
Dueling
Banjos
Drowsy
Maggie / Sleepy Maggie / Tie the Bonnet
Flower
of Scotland
The
Frieze Britches
Golden
Eagle
My
Irish Molly-Oh
Orange
Blossom Special
Riverdance
Rootbeer
Rag
Salamanca
Reel
Sally
Gardens /
Music
in the Glen
Shaskeen
/ Mason's Apron / Peter Street
Shuckin
the Corn
The
Weather
Eddie
Geoghegan's Web World
Fáilte
Isteach (Welcome): This
website is an information centre for the various services I offer
and also includes a number of areas covering topics of personal
interest to me.
A little history:
I was born in Malahide, Co. Dublin, Ireland in 1951. I attended
national school there, then went to Chanel College, Coolock and
finally graduated from University College Dublin in 1973 with an
honours B.Sc. Following a short spell as a chemist with Linson Ltd.
(a subsidiary of E.R. Squibb), in 1974 I moved to Athlone, Co.
Westmeath, where I still live, to work for what would become Elan
Corporation plc. After twenty three years service I took early
retirement (not entirely voluntarily) and now offer the skills and
experience I gathered over my working life as part of my consultancy service.
Services
Offered: Over
a quarter of a century of working, one picks up many skills and
interests. In my case these include,
Computers and Internet: I lived and worked through the PC revolution. I have always had an interest in the area and have been a computerphile for as long as I can remember. I have applied this interest specifically in the areas of small business networking (mainly for companies who need a network but lack the internal resources to develop one), website design and execution (see my links for a list of sites I have designed), education and training (basic good practices for operators), programming (I am a competant Visual Basic programmer) and a whole series of other areas (if you need assistance in any area, ask me - I may be able to help).
Quality Management: I was the first person to be granted a fellowship of the Irish Quality Association with the right to the letters F.I.Q.A. and I have also been a "qualified person" under European Union pharmaceutical legislation. Most of my working life has been involved with Quality Management and I held the post of Group Vice President, Quality Control at Elan. I also ran product development and manufacturing departments, so I have seen quality management from both sides of the fence. By the way, I am a listed inventor on several patents for products developed during my R&D days, the best known of which is probably the Nicotine transdermal patch. The concept of Quality Management has moved way beyond the pharmaceutical industry and many firms are now opting for ISO 9000 certification.
Heraldic Graphics and Research: Some people play golf, others drive fast cars. For some reason that I don't quite understand, my major hobby has become heraldry and coats of arms. It started in the 1980s when I became fascinated with combining the ancient "science" of heraldry with the modern power of the computer. I started to create computer graphics of various coats of arms and this eventually led to a website to display them. You can now purchase various products featuring my creations at www.araltas.com. You may also commission research at the same site.
Further
Information: If
you are interested in my services under any of the above headings (except
heraldry and coats of arms) please feel free to email: eddie@geoghegan.org (please
do not
send coats of arms requests to this email address. All such requests
are handled through the Araltas site).
My other major
interest is in the family history of the (Mac)Geoghegans and you can
read all about that here
