Biographies A-Z

Tighe, Mary (1772–1810), poet, was born 9 October 1772 in Dublin, the second child after John (1771–1817) of the Rev. William Blachford (1730–73) and Theodosia Blachford (qv) (née Tighe) (1744–1817), married in 1770. A wealthy landowner…

Tighe, Richard (d. 1673), Dublin alderman and MP, was son of William Tighe of Market Deeping, Lincolnshire, England, and his wife Mary, daughter of Tobias Houghton of Kelthorpe, Rutland, England. Tighe probably started his career as a merchant in London, but by the early 1640s he…

Tighe, Richard (1678–1736), MP and privy councillor, was born in Dublin, only son of William Tighe (d. 1679) and his wife Anne, eldest daughter of Sir Christopher Lovett. His father died shortly after his birth; his mother later married Thomas Coote, judge of the king's bench.…

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Tighe, William (1766–1816), politician, topographer, and landowner, was born 5 May 1766, the eldest son of William Tighe (1738–82), landowner of Rossanagh, Co. Wicklow, and MP for Athboy, Co. Meath (1761–76), and his wife, Sarah (née Fownes) of Woodstock, Co. Kilkenny. William…

Tillie, William (1822–1904), shirt manufacturer, was born in October 1822 in Crookston Mains, in the parish of Stow, Midlothian, Scotland, son of John Tillie and his wife Jannet Tillie (née Brown), who were substantial farmers; he had at least two brothers and a sister. Until Tillie…

Timoney, Séamus Gearóid (1926–91), engineer and university professor, was born 13 September 1926 in Galway, eldest among seven sons and three daughters of Lieutenant-colonel Séamus Timoney and Agnes (Nancy) Timoney (née Fullerton). He belonged to a devout catholic family, of whom two…

Tindal (-Carill-Worsley), Nicolas Henry Joseph ('Nick') (1911–2006), RAF pilot and farmer, was born 7 March 1911, the only son of Ralph Tindal-Carill-Worsley (1881–1966), an officer in the Royal Navy, and his wife Kathleen (née Mangan) (d. 1961), the third daughter of Simon Mangan,…

Tinney, Mary Catherine (1924–2006), diplomat, was born on 15 February 1924 in Scotland, where her parents were living briefly. When her father, Eamonn Tinney, an income tax official, was posted to Letterkenny, they returned to his home county, Donegal; her mother, Winifred Tinney (née…

Tinney, Sheila Christina (née Power) (1918–2010), mathematical physicist, was born on 15 January 1918 in Galway city, fourth daughter of Michael Power (1885–1974), professor of mathematics in UCG (1912–55), and Christina Power (née…

Tiptoft, John (1427–70), earl of Worcester , lieutenant and chancellor of Ireland, was eldest son of John, Lord Tiptoft, and Joyce, daughter and coheir of John, Lord Cherleton of Powis, and stands out as one of the most educated magnates of his generation. He had rooms in the…

Tírechán (fl. late 7th cent.), bishop of the church of Ardbraccan (Co. Meath), was descended from Conall, son of Énnae and grandson of Amolngid, and was therefore a native of Tír Amalgado (Tirawley, Co. Mayo). He was the author of a collection of materials on St…

Tirry, William (1573–1646), catholic bishop of Cork, was the son of Edmund Tirry, twice mayor of Cork; nothing is known of his mother. After receiving a classical education in Cork, he went to the University of Louvain to study philosophy and theology, and had completed his thesis…

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Tisdall, Margaret (Dell, Peggy) (1906–79), pianist and bandleader, was born 8 January 1906 in the Rotunda Hospital, Dublin, daughter of William Tisdall, musician, and Margaret Tisdall (née Gibbons). She was raised on the North Circular Road and educated locally. Known from childhood…

Tisdall, Philip (1703–77), politician, was born in March 1703 at Spa (then in the Spanish Netherlands), eldest son of Richard Tisdall (c. 1678–1742), lawyer and MP, and his wife Mary, daughter of Richard Boyle, MP. Tisdall was educated at the school of Dr…

Tisdall, Robert Morton Newburgh (Bob) (1907–2004), Olympic gold medallist, was born on 16 May 1907 at a nursing home in Hatton, a small town in up‑country Ceylon (latterly Sri Lanka), the only son and younger child of William Newburgh Tisdall, originally from Donemark, Bantry, Co. Cork…

Tisdall, William (1669–1735), clergyman and author, was born in Dublin, the eldest of four sons of William Tisdall (1641–1702) and his, wife Anne; the couple also had two daughters. His father, who was sheriff of Carrickfergus, 1690–94, was the youngest son of Michael Tisdall of…

Toal, Maureen (1930–2012), actress, was born Mary Toal on 7 September 1930 in a nursing home on the North Circular Road, Dublin, one of five children (two boys and three girls) of Thomas Toal, a clerk in Irish Shell, and his wife Mary (née Bates). The family lived in Kincora Park,…

Tobin, Daniel Joseph (1872–1955), trade union leader, was born 2 April 1872 in Miltown Malbay, Co. Clare, son of John Tobin, shopkeeper, and Bridget Tobin (née Kennelly). He attended national school locally before emigrating with a brother to the United States, settling in Cambridge…

Tobin, Liam (1895–1963), republican, soldier, businessman, and civil servant, was born 15 November 1895 at 13 North Great George's St., Cork, son of David Tobin of Clolefin (Cloughleafin, near Mitchelstown, north Co. Cork), furniture salesman at Clery's department store, Dublin, and…

Tobin, Sir Thomas (1807–81), gunpowder factory owner and public figure in Cork, was born in Liverpool, eldest son among six sons and six daughters of Thomas Tobin (1775–1863), businessman, and Esther Tobin (née Watson). The family was of Irish origin, descended from a periwig maker…

Todd, Charles Hawkes (1782–1826), surgeon, was born 6 November 1782 in Sligo, son of Andrew Todd, a surgeon apothecary, and Alicia Todd (née Hawkes). He was educated in Dublin and subsequently indentured (1797) to James Henthorn (1744–1832), the much esteemed surgeon of the House…

Todd, James Eadie (1885–1949), professor of history at QUB, was born on 2 September 1885 in Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland, son of the Rev. James Todd and Isabella Todd. He was educated at George Watson's College, Edinburgh, the University of Edinburgh (MA…

Todd, James Henthorn (1805–69), librarian and scholar, was born 23 April 1805 at Kildare St., Dublin, eldest son among fifteen children of Charles Hawkes Todd (qv), professor of surgery,…