The Deaths in 2013 lists under August 31st:
William John Brennan, 75, Australian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Wagga WaggaAnd then on August 29th:
Because the first excerpt above reveals William John Brennan's middle name "John", then he along with Jack Beal and Joan Krajewski, are recent additions to the "John/Jack/Jane/Joan/Jones..." patter-cluster, making it a total of 54 notable deaths in this category since August 1st (see my posts re: John/Jane Doe's RIIP and Joan L. Krajewski RIIP (UPDATE 2)).
- Joan L. Krajewski, 79, American politician, Member of the Philadelphia City Council (1980–2012), complications from COPD.[28]
This is nott the first time that the name Brennan has cropped up on the Deaths in 2013 site this month, note my post entitled: Eileen Brennan RIIP: Justice Bryson and Beeing Frank).
Note the etymology re http://surnames.behindthename.com/name/brennan:
Brennan: From the Irish surname Ó Braonáin which means "descendent of Braonán". Braonán is a given name meaning "sorrow". It is comprised of braon "tear drop" and a diminutive suffixThe place name mentioned above re "Wagga Wagga" certainly has an inner twin feel to it, note the following from the town of Waga Waga Wiki page re http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wagga_Wagga:
The original Aboriginal inhabitants of the Wagga Wagga region were the Wiradjuripeople and the term "Wagga" and derivatives of that word in the Wiradjuri aboriginal language is thought to mean crow. To create the plural, the Wiradjuri repeat a word, thus 'Wagga Wagga' translates to 'the place of many crows'.[19] This has been recognised in the Latin name of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wagga Wagga asDioecesis Corvopolitana. ("corvus" being the Latin word for crow).[20]Note the following from the crows wiki page re http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crow:
The collective name for a group of crows is a flock or a murder.[1]Note the following from http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090814145739AAlfO3V:
"A group of crows is called a murder, muster or storytelling of crows. The most widely used term is "murder."
This is based on the (fallacious) folk tale that crows form tribunals to judge and punish the bad behavior of a member of the flock. If the verdict goes against the defendant, that bird is killed (murdered) by the flock. The basis in fact is probably that occasionally crows will kill a dying crow who doesn't belong in their territory or much more commonly feed on carcasses of dead crows. Also, both crows and ravens are associated with battlefields, medieval hospitals, execution sites and cemeteries (because they scavenged on human remains). In England, a tombstone is sometimes called a ravenstone. "It's Murder, butt who really is doing the murdering, the inner twin world, or the ones who turn a blind eye to it all?!
Source(s):
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_a_grou…
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