Biographies A-Z

Hogan, Jeremiah Joseph (1902–82), academic and president of UCD, was born 21 April 1902 at 23 Dame St., Dublin, son of Thomas J. Hogan, wine and spirit merchant, and Johanna Mary Hogan (née Hogan). He was educated at the Catholic University School, Leeson St., matriculated in 1919…

Hogan, Jim (1933–2015), athlete, was born James Joseph Cregan on 28 May 1933 in Croom hospital, Co. Limerick, the second eldest of nine children (seven girls and two boys) of Michael and Margaret Cregan of Coolboy, Athlacca, Co. Limerick, who owned a small farm. Educated locally, he…

Hogan, John (1800–58), sculptor, was born 14 October 1800 at Coolishal, near Tallow, Co. Waterford, third among six children, and elder of two sons of John Hogan, builder, of Tallow, and his wife Frances, of Dunmanway, daughter of Richard Cox, a first lieutenant in the Royal Navy…

Hogan, John Francis (1858–1918), priest, author, and president of St Patrick's College, Maynooth, was born in July 1858 in Coolreagh, Co. Clare, and baptised 6 August, son of Pat Hogan and Maria Hogan (née Duggan). He was educated at Ennis Diocesan College, Co. Clare, Saint-…

Hogan, John Joseph (Seán) (1900–68), revolutionary, was born 12 May 1900 in Donohill, Co. Tipperary, son of Matthew Hogan, farmer, of Donohill, and Margaret Hogan (maiden name unknown). He was educated locally at Garryshane primary school before starting work on the family farm at…

Hogan, Michael (1832–99), poet, popularly known as the ‘Bard of Thomond’, was born 1 November 1832 at Thomond Gate, Limerick, the son of Arthur Hogan, a wheelwright, cabinetmaker, and carpenter. Educated locally, as a young man he briefly worked as a wheelwright, but abandoned the…

Hogan, Michael (1896–1920), republican and Gaelic footballer, was born 27 October 1896 at Currasilla, Nine-Mile-House, Co. Tipperary, one of four sons and three daughters of Patrick Hogan, farmer, and Margaret Hogan (née Galvin). His family were staunch nationalists who had been…

Hogan, Patrick (1885–1969), Labour politician, was born 10 October 1885 in Culleen, Kilmaley, Ennis, Co. Clare, only son of Patrick Hogan, labourer, and his wife Bridget (née O'Connor). Educated locally, he worked as a postman; a fluent Irish speaker, he became active in Sinn Féin and…

Hogan, Patrick J. (‘Paddy’) (1891–1936), politician, farmer, and solicitor, was born 30 May 1891 at Cloonmain, Kilrickle, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway, one of four sons and five daughters of Michael J. Hogan (d. 1913), extensive farmer and chief inspector with the estates commission, and…

Hogg, Alexander Robert (1870–1939), photographer, was born 1 March 1870, elder son and eldest of the three children of David Hogg, farmer, and Mary Hogg (née Pool or Poole), of Tullywest townland, near Saintfield, Co. Down. Shortly after his birth the Hogg family moved to…

Hogg, Margaret Mary ('Peggy') (1919–94), camogie player, was born 7 July 1919 in Tralee, Co. Kerry, the only child of John Hogg, a commercial traveller, and Margaret Hogg (née McCarthy). The family moved to Cork city shortly afterwards and resided at Highfield West, College Road.…

Holcroft, Henry (fl. 1600–50), king's secretary for Irish affairs, was son of Sir William Holcroft and his wife Joan Roydon, who later married (c.1592) Sir Oliver St John (qv). Holcroft first came to Ireland in 1600 as…

Holden, Sir David Charles Beresford (1915–98), civil servant and soldier, was born in Wolverhampton, England, on 26 July 1915, son of Oswald Addenbrooke Holden, army chaplain, and Ella Mary Holden (née Beresford). His father was killed (1 December 1917) during the first world war…

Holland, Denis (1826–72), nationalist and journalist, was born in Cork city; details of his parents are not known. He had at least one brother, John Callanan Holland, a journalist; the family were related to J. J. Callanan (qv). As a…

Holland, John Philip (1841–1914), inventor of the submarine, was born 24 February 1841 at Castle Street, Liscannor, Co. Clare, son of John Holland, a coast guard officer, and his second wife, Mary (née Scanlon). He was educated at St Macreehy's national school, Liscannor, and by the…

Holland, Mary Philomena (1935–2004), journalist, was born 19 June 1935 in Dover, Kent, youngest of three children (two sons and one daughter) of Patrick Henry Holland, civil engineer and later civil servant, and his wife Margaret (née Callanan). Both sides of the family originated in…

Holloway, Joseph (1861–1944), theatre critic and diarist, was born 21 March 1861 at 71 Lower Camden St., Dublin, where his father ran a bakery. One of two children, he was educated at St Vincent's College, Castleknock, Co. Dublin. In January 1874 his father died, and for the next…

Hollywood, Donal (1959–2013), oncologist, was born 6 June 1959, at the Mourne Hospital, Kilkeel, Co. Down, one of five sons born to Patrick Hollywood, and accountant, and his wife Patricia (née Fearon), of Newry Road, Warrenpoint, Co. Down. He graduated from University College Dublin (…

Holmes, Augusta Mary Anne (1847–1903), composer, was born 16 December 1847 in Paris of Irish parents, Captain Dalkieth Holmes, who had settled in Paris in 1820, and his wife, Augusta, née Shearer (d. 1857). Her mother published two pieces of prose: The law of Rouen, a…

Holmes, Elizabeth (d. 1877), philanthropist, was probably a daughter of Richard Holmes (d. 1820) of Oakfield, Co. Sligo, and Anne Holmes (née Erskine). She had at least two brothers: one was Joseph (fl. 1845–68), a JP,…

Holmes, Finlay (1926–2008), presbyterian minister and historian, was born Robert Finlay Gregg Holmes in north Belfast on 19 July 1926, one of two sons of William Holmes and his wife Sophia Finlay (née Gregg). Both his parents were from the north Antrim district of Kilraughts. His mother…

Holmes (Homes), William (1663–1746), presbyterian minister, was born in Donaghmore, Co. Donegal, of a family well established in Donegal and Co. Tyrone and probably originating in the Salisbury area of Wiltshire. His father was probably Robert Holmes, who was an elder in Donaghmore…

Holmes, Hugh (1840–1916), judge and politician, was born 17 February 1840 in Dungannon, Co. Tyrone, son of William Holmes, esq., and Sarah Jane Holmes (née Maxwell). He was educated at the Royal School, Dungannon, and TCD, where he graduated…

Holmes, Mary Anne (Maryanne) (1773–1805), poet and writer, was born 10 October 1773 in Dublin, one of the four surviving children of Dr Robert Emmet (qv), state physician of Ireland, and Elizabeth (Mason) Emmet of Ballydowney, Co. Kerry.…

Holmes, Robert (1765–1859), lawyer, was born 8 November 1765 in Dublin, eldest son of Hugh Holmes, merchant, from Chapelizod, Co. Dublin (formerly a painter in Belfast), and Mary Holmes (née Smith). He entered TCD in 1782, was a scholar…