Biographies A-Z

Mulcahy, Neillí (1925–2012), fashion designer, was born in Dublin on 27 February 1925, the second youngest of six chidren (three girls and three boys) of Gen. Richard Mulcahy (qv), IRA chief of staff and politician, and …

Mulcahy, Patrick Anthony (1897–1987), soldier, was born 4 November 1897 at 70 Manor St., Waterford city, third youngest child among two sons and five daughters of Patrick Mulcahy, post office official, and his wife, Elizabeth, daughter of Patrick and Maria Slattery, also of…

Mulcahy, Richard (1886–1971), revolutionary and politician, was born 10 May 1886 at 70 Manor Street, Waterford, eldest son and second eldest among eight children of Patrick Mulcahy, post office clerk (d. 1923), and Elizabeth Mulcahy (née Slattery), both of Waterford. He was educated by…

Mulchinock, John (1781?–1863), merchant and benefactor, was the son of Nicholas and Christiana Mulchinock, and was baptised into the Church of Ireland in Tralee, Co. Kerry, on 2 March 1781. Nothing is known for certain of his early life but, as a young man, he may have been at sea…

This is a co-subject for the entry on Mulchinock, John. View the original entry.

Mulchrone, Kathleen (‘Kate’) (Ó Maolchroín, Ní Maolchroín, Caitlín) (1895–1973), Celticist, was born 22 November 1895 in Kilbeggan, Co. Westmeath, youngest among four daughters of Patrick Mulchrone, RIC sergeant, originally from Co.…

Muldoon, John (1865–1938), lawyer and politician, was born in Dromore, Co. Tyrone, third son of James Muldoon, a prosperous catholic landowner; nothing is known of his mother. Educated locally, during the mid 1880s he worked as a journalist with the Galway Vindicator before…

Mulhall, Michael George (1836–1900) writer and newspaper proprietor and editor, was born at 100 St Stephen's Green, Dublin, the sixth of the ten children (six boys and four girls) of Thomas Mulhall and Catherine Flood. His father, his uncle John B. Mulhall, and his elder brother…

Mulholland, Andrew (1792–1866), textile manufacturer, was born 15 March 1792, probably in Belfast. His father, Thomas Mulholland, is believed to have been of humble origins and probably illiterate; he started as a dealer, and then invested in property. In 1784 he married Anne Doe…

Mulholland, Charles Edward Henry John (1933–93), 4th Baron Dunleath , businessman and politician, was born 23 June 1933 in London, the only son of Charles Henry George Mulholland, 3rd Baron Dunleath, and his second wife, Henrietta Grace, daughter of…

Mulholland, Roger (1740–1818), architect and property developer, was born in the diocese of Derry. Nothing is known of his background, but on 31 January 1770 he married Jane Russell in Belfast; she was probably related to a John Russell, whose name appears along with Mulholland's…

Mulholland, Rosa (Lady Gilbert) (1841–1921), novelist, was born in Belfast, daughter of Dr Joseph Stevenson Mulholland. She was educated privately and spent some time travelling in the west of Ireland, being subsequently credited in higher social circles with having an authentic…

Mulholland, Sir Henry George Hill (‘Harry’) (1888–1971), 1st baronet, MP and company director, was born 20 December 1888 at Ballywalter, Co. Down, second surviving son of Henry Lyle Mulholland, 2nd Baron Dunleath, MP, and Norah Louisa Fanny Mulholland (née Somerset Ward). He was…

Mulholland, William (1855–1935), engineer, was born 11 September 1855 in Belfast, second child among four sons and two daughters (both of whom died in infancy) of Hugh Mulholland, mail guard, and Ellen Mulholland (née Deakers; d. 1862). In 1865 Hugh married Jane Smith, with whom…

Mullane, Anthony John ('Tony') (1859–1944), baseball player, was born either 30 January or 7 February 1859 in Co. Cork, eldest among three sons and one daughter of Dennis Mullane, a labourer, and his wife Elizabeth (née Behan). His family emigrated to the USA in the early 1860s,…

This is a co-subject for the entry on Hope, James (‘Jemmy’). View the original entry.

Mullen, (Daniel) Karl (1926–2009), rugby player and gynaecologist, was born on 26 November 1926 in Courtown Harbour, Co. Wexford, one of three sons and seven daughters of Daniel Mullen, an officer of the customs and excise, and his wife Annie (née Hargrove). Daniel had known and greatly…

Mullen, Madeleine ffrench- (1880–1944), nationalist and social advocate, was born 30 December 1880 in Malta, eldest child among two daughters and one son of St Laurence ffrench-Mullen, a Royal Navy surgeon. While she was a child, her father moved the family back to Ireland and they…

Mullen, Michael (1919–82), trade unionist, republican, and politician, was born 1 February 1919 at 10 New St., Church St., Dublin, son of John Mullen, glassblower, and Martha Mullen (née Smith). Educated at St Michan's, Halston St., Dublin, he was forced to leave school at 14 to…

Mullen (Molines), Allen (c.1653–1690), physician and anatomist, was born in the north of Ireland, son of Patrick Mullen of Ballyculter, Co. Down. He entered TCD in 1672, aged eighteen, and graduated…

Mullen, Patrick (1883–1972), labourer, trade unionist, and writer, was born 17 April 1883 in Kilronan, Inishmore, Aran Islands, Co. Galway, fourth among ten or eleven children of Johnny Mullen, smallholder, and Mary Mullen (née Costelloe). His father, self-styled ‘king of the island…

Mullen, Teresa Lucy Margaret (‘Terry’) (1938–89), paralympic athlete, was born 27 April 1938 in Dublin, daughter of James Kelly and Lily Kelly (née Boles) of Ellenfield Road, Whitehall, Dublin. After attending school locally and working as a machinist for a time, she married (1961)…

Mulligan, Andrew Armstrong (‘Andy’) (1936–2001), rugby player, journalist, and businessman, was born 4 February 1936 in Kasauli, India, one of two sons and a daughter of Irish parents, Col Hugh Waddell Mulligan, medical doctor and specialist in tropical diseases, and Rita Aimee…

Mullin (Mullan), James (1846–1919), political activist, was born in Cookstown, Co. Tyrone, where his parents rented a quarter-acre of land on the Young estate; he was baptised on 23 February 1846. His father died soon after his birth, leaving his mother Bridget (née Hagan; 1804–74)…

This is a co-subject for the entry on Mullins, Michael Bernard. View the original entry.