Clavin, Terry

Terry Clavin joined the Dictionary of Irish Biography project in 2006 and researches, writes and edits DIB entries, primarily on twentieth century and early modern figures. He has published hundreds of entries in the DIB, latterly with an emphasis on business, sport and journalism, and also helps select DIB entries for inclusion. Terry is co-editor of Irish Sporting Lives (RIA, 2022) with Turlough O'Riordan.

 

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King, Paul (David)

King, Paul (David) (c.1610–1655), Franciscan friar, was born in Co. Kilkenny, the son of Cornelius King, secretary to the Baron of Upper Ossory. During his youth, he was captured by Moorish pirates, but was released thanks to the efforts of the Franciscan friar…

King, Sir John

King, Sir John (d. 1676), 1st Baron Kingston , army officer and landowner, was the eldest son of Sir Robert King (qv) (d. 1657) of Boyle Abbey, Co. Roscommon, and his first wife Frances (d. 1638), daughter of Henry Folliott, Baron…

King, William Donald Aelian ('Bill')

King, William Donald Aelian ('Bill') (1910–2012), submarine captain and yachtsman, was born on 23 June 1910 in Church Avenue, Farnborough, Hampshire, the only son of four children of William King, army officer, originally from Co. Galway, and his wife Georgina Marie (née Mackenzie…

Kinsella, Sean

Kinsella, Sean (1931–2013), chef, was born on 24 June 1931 in Drimna, near Kilrush, Co. Clare, the son of Myles Kinsella, a labourer of William Street, Dublin, and his wife Bridget (née McMahon). He spent the first two years of his life with his mother's family in Cooraclare, Co. Clare…

Kirker, James

Kirker, James (1793–1852/3), scalp-hunter and frontiersman, was born on 2 December 1793 in Kilcross, Co. Antrim, the son of Gilbert Kirker, a grocer of Carnaghlis, Co. Antrim, and his wife Rose (née Anderson). His paternal ancestors had fled Scotland for Antrim in the 1680s to escape…

Kirwan, Francis

Kirwan, Francis (1589–1661), catholic bishop of Killala, was the son of Matthew Kirwan and his wife, Juliana Lynch, both of Galway city. He was taught at Galway by his maternal uncle, Arthur Lynch, who was a priest, and subsequently studied at Lisbon. In 1614 he was ordained a…

Lambart, Charles

Lambart, Charles (1600–60), 1st earl of Cavan , landowner, military commander and politician, was born in Ireland about May 1600, the eldest son of Sir Oliver Lambart (qv), 1st Baron Lambart of Cavan, and his wife, Hester,…

Lambert, Bob Robert James

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Lambert, (Charles) Gordon

Lambert, (Charles) Gordon (1919–2005), businessman and art collector, was born 9 April 1919 in the family home at Highfield Road, Rathmines, Dublin, the youngest of four sons of Bob (Robert James Hamilton) Lambert (qv), veterinarian and renowned cricketer, and his…

Lambert, Ham (Noel Hamilton)

Lambert, Ham (Noel Hamilton) (1910–2006), sportsman and veterinary surgeon, was born 10 June 1910 in Dublin, the eldest son of Robert James Hamilton (Bob) Lambert (see below), veterinary surgeon and cricketer, of Rathmines, Dublin, and his wife Nora (née Mitchell). He was educated in…

Lambert, Thomas Drummond

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Lamport, William

Lamport, William (1611?–1659), adventurer, was baptised in Wexford town, Co. Wexford, soon after his birth, which was probably on 25 February 1611, though he later claimed it occurred up to four years later. He was the youngest of four children of Richard Lamport, a ship's pilot of…

Lancaster, Thomas

Lancaster, Thomas (d. 1583), protestant archbishop of Armagh, was born in England, possibly in Cumberland, and by 1536 had graduated B.Th., probably from Oxford. Around 1550 he penned and published a statement of his doctrinal beliefs…

Lane, George

Lane, George (c.1620–83), 1st Viscount Lanesborough , politician and administrator, was born near Elphin, Co. Roscommon, eldest son of Sir Richard Lane of Tulsk, Co. Roscommon, and his second wife, Mabel, daughter and heir to Gerald Fitzgerald. His English grandfather…

Lane, Patrick ('Paddy')

Lane, Patrick ('Paddy') (1934–2012), farm leader and politician, was born on 7 September 1934 in the family home at Parteen, Co. Clare, the only son among three children of Thomas Lane, farmer, and his wife Gertrude (née McCormack). A sports enthusiast, Paddy was a four-time Munster…

Lawrence, Richard

Lawrence, Richard (fl. 1643–1684), army officer, author, and entrepreneur, first came to public attention during the English civil wars, serving with parliament as commissary of provisions in Lord Manchester's army (September 1643–April 1645). Little is known of his…

Lehane, Con

Lehane, Con (1912–83), republican, politician, solicitor and actor, was born in Belfast on 7 May 1912, the only surviving child of Denis Lehane (Donncadh Ó Liatháinn), an excise officer originally from Co. Cork, and his wife Mary (née Connolly), a native of the Falls Road in Belfast…

Leverous, Thomas

Leverous, Thomas (1485×1490–1577), catholic bishop of Kildare, was probably born in Co. Kildare during the late 1480s. In 1540 he was described as being at least 50, while his role as foster-brother to the future 9th earl of Kildare,…

Ley, James

Ley, James (c.1552–1629), 1st earl of Marlborough, judge , was baptised at Barford, Wiltshire, the fourth son of Henry Ley of Teffont Evias, Wiltshire, and Dyonsia Seymour. After graduating BA from Brasenose College, Oxford, on 3 February 1574…

Linnane, Joe

Linnane, Joe (1910–81), broadcaster and actor, was born 19 April 1910 in Marlborough Street, Dublin, the son of Thomas Linnane, who owned and ran a drapery in Marlborough Street, and his wife Johanna (Josephine) (née Lambe). The family subsequently moved to Sandymount Avenue, Dublin,…

Loftus, Adam

Loftus, Adam (1568?–1643), 1st Viscount Loftus of Ely, lord chancellor of Ireland, was the second, but eldest surviving, son of Robert Loftus of Swineside in the parish of Coverham, Yorkshire. Adam matriculated at Jesus College, Cambridge, graduating BA…

Long, John

Long, John (d. 1589), Church of Ireland archbishop of Armagh, was born in London c.1547–8 and educated at Eton. He wrote four epigrams in Latin that were presented, along with other verses from Eton scholars, to Queen Elizabeth at Windsor castle in 1563. He was admitted…

Lowther, Sir Gerrard (Gerard)

Lowther, Sir Gerrard (Gerard) (1590–1660), lawyer and judge, was probably the natural son of Christopher Lowther of Penrith, Cumberland. He matriculated at Queen's College, Oxford, on 7 June 1605. He entered Gray's Inn in 1608 and was called to the bar in 1614. He was in Dublin as…

Lucey, Michael

Lucey, Michael (1921–2000), businessman, was born 24 February 1921 in Cabragh, Co. Cork, the son of Michael Lucey, farmer, of Cabragh, and his wife Johanna (née Riordan). A native Irish-speaker, he mastered Latin during his education at the Christian Brothers' College, Cork city.…

Lynch, Andrew

Lynch, Andrew (1596?–1681), catholic bishop of Kilfenora, was born a member of a merchant family in Galway city. He was educated first in Galway and then in Paris, where he studied philosophy and theology and eventually received a doctorate in civil law. By 1632 he was vicar…