Biographies A-Z

Mullins, Frederick William Beaufort (1804–54), MP and gentleman scientist, was born 29 June 1804, eldest of three sons of the Rev. Frederick Ferriter Mullins of Beaufort House, Killarney, and his wife Elizabeth, daughter and heiress of William Croker of Johnstown. His grandfather…

Mullins, George (d. 1775), painter, was a pupil of James Mannin (qv) at the Dublin Society school of landscape and ornament c.1756; nothing else is known of his early life. He later worked for…

Mullins, Michael Bernard (1808–71), civil engineer, was born 1 August 1808, probably in King's Co. (Offaly), eldest among two sons and three daughters of Bernard Mullins and his wife Bridget-Maria, daughter of Michael Hoey of Co. Westmeath. Bernard Mullins (1772–1851), civil…

Mullins, Patrick ('Paddy') (1919–2010), racehorse trainer, was born on 28 January 1919 in the townland of Old Grange, near Graiguenamanagh, Co. Kilkenny, the second eldest of seven children (four boys and three girls) of Willie Mullins, a prosperous farmer who later trained…

Mullins, Thomas Lincoln Joseph (1903–78), politician and Fianna Fáil general secretary, was born 12 February 1903 in New Rochelle, New York, USA, the only child of Martin and Catherine Mullins originally from Cork and Galway respectively. Born on Abraham Lincoln's birthday, he was…

Mullin, (Thomas) Hugh (1914–2006), presbyterian minister and historian, was born 22 September 1914 at Irish Green Street, Limavady, Co. Londonderry, second son in a family of four boys of John Barbour Mullin and his wife Effie (née Black). Both his parents were teachers. Hugh was…

Mullooly, Joseph (1812–80), Dominican priest and archaeologist, was born 19 March 1812 at Lanesborough, Co. Longford, the son of Gilbert Mullooly, farmer, and his wife Brigid (née Dowd). He went to Italy 1840, took the Dominican habit at La Quercia as a member of the Irish…

Mulready, William (1786–1863), painter, was born 1 April 1786 in Ennis, Co. Clare, the only son and only surviving child of Michael Mulready, maker of leather breeches. His mother's name remains unknown. In 1788 the family moved to Dublin, leaving soon afterwards for London, where…

Mulrooney (Carbonneau), Belinda (1872–1967), frontier entrepreneur, was born on 16 May 1872 (though her official birth certificate stated 10 June) in her maternal grandparents' 21-acre farm near Carns, Co. Sligo, the first child of one son and four daughters of John Mulrooney from Carra…

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Mulvany, Isabella Marion Jane (1854–1934), educator, was born on 4 September 1854 in 7 Clanbrassil Terrace, Dublin, the second daughter in a family of seven children of Christopher Mulvany (1818?–1895), an engineer, and his wife Isabella (née Fowler). An older sister and a younger…

Mulvany, John (c.1844–1906), painter, was born to a farming family in Moynalty, Co. Meath. Details of his life until the latter 1860s are sketchy and often contradictory; some sources place his birth as early as 1839. Educated locally, he emigrated to the US – reputedly alone…

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Mulvany, John Skipton (1813–70), architect, was probably born in Dublin, fourth son of Thomas James Mulvany (qv), painter, biographer, and founder member of the Royal Hibernian Academy, and his wife, Mary (1779–1865), daughter of Dr…

Mulvany, Thomas James (1779–1845), painter, was born in Dublin. He studied art under Francis R. West (qv) in the Dublin Society Schools, showing particular aptitude for figure drawing. He worked initially as a miniaturist, and in…

Mulvany, William Thomas (1806–85), engineer, public servant, and pioneer developer of deep mining in the Ruhr, was born in Sandymount, Dublin, eldest among seven children of Thomas James Mulvany (qv) (1779–1845) and his wife Mary (née…

Mulvey, Anthony (1873–1957), journalist and politician, was born in Ballynaglearagh, between Dowra and Drumshambo, Co. Leitrim, and educated locally. His journalistic career began on the Leitrim Observer (then owned by the Dunne family) in Carrick-on-Shannon, before…

Mura (Muru) (d. c.645), founder and first abbot of Othain (Fahan Mura, Co. Donegal) and a saint in the Irish tradition, belonged to Cenél nÉogain, a dynasty of the Uí Néill. According to the genealogies, Mura (whose original name is stated to have been Gnia) was a son of…

Murchad (d. 1070), son of Diarmait son of Donnchad Máel na mBó (qv) and king of Dublin, belonged to the south Leinster dynasty of Uí Chennselaig. His father Diarmait…

Murchad (d. 1042), son of Dúnlaing and overking of Leinster, belonged to the Uí Muiredaig lineage of the Uí Dúnlainge dynasty. His father, Dúnlaing (qv), died at Glendalough in 1014, having held the overkingship of Leinster for only a month.…

Murchad (d. 727), son of Bran (Bróen) Mút and overking of Leinster, belonged to the dynasty of Uí Dúnlainge. His father, Bran, was credited with overkingship of the province; according to the ‘Banshenchas’ (lore of women) his mother was Almaith of the Dál Riata. It appears that…

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Murchad Midi (‘of Meath’) (d. 715), son of Diarmait and king of the Uí Néill, was a member of the Clann Cholmáin dynasty. He is associated with the consolidation of Clann Cholmáin power in the midlands, achieved in part, it seems, through an alliance with the Uí Fhailge dynasty of…

Murdoch, (Jean) Iris (1919–99), novelist and philosopher, was born 15 July 1919 at 59 Blessington St., Dublin, only child of Wills John Hughes Murdoch (1890–1958) (only son of Wills John Murdoch of Hillhall, Co. Down), second lieutenant, 1st King Edward's Horse (1915–19), and a second-…

Murnaghan, Francis Dominic (1893–1976), mathematician, was born 4 August 1893 at Omagh, Co. Tyrone, the seventh child of nine born to George Murnaghan (qv), nationalist MP at Westminster for Mid-Tyrone, and Angela Murnaghan (née…