Devine, Ruth

McGoldrick, Hubert Vincent (1897–1967), stained-glass artist, was born in Rathgar, Dublin, youngest son of James McGoldrick, commercial traveller, and Margaret Letitia McGoldrick (née Mullen), and was educated at the CBS, Synge St.,…

Metcalfe, Percy (1895–1970), sculptor and medallist, was born 14 January 1895 at Wakefield, Yorkshire, second son of John and Hannah Metcalfe. He began his education in art at the Leeds School of Art (1910–14) where he undertook a general course. Having achieved a royal exhibition (…

Morris, Frank (1928–70), sculptor, was born 8 November 1928 in Arklow, Co. Wicklow, son of Edward Morris, convert to catholicism and draughtsman with the civil service, and Catherine Morris (née Collins). The family moved to Dublin in the mid 1930s and lived at 93 Ranelagh Road…

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Morrow, George (1869–1955), cartoonist and illustrator, was born in Belfast on 5 September 1869, one of the eight sons of George Morrow, painter and decorator, of Hanover House, Clifton Street, Belfast. He was educated at the Model School and attended the Government School of Art,…

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O'Connor, Patrick (1909–97), artist, curator, and sportsman, was born 7 May 1909 in the Clamart district of Paris, youngest of four sons of Andrew O'Connor (qv), sculptor, and his wife Jessie Phoebe (née Brown), a model for much of her…

O'Hagan, Harriet (née Osborne) (1830–1921), portrait painter, was born in Dublin and studied drawing with George Sharp RHA (1802–77). As Harriet Osborne, aged nineteen, she exhibited, for the first time with the RHA, a lithograph of Mrs Hone…

O'Meara, Frank (1853–88), landscape painter, was born in Carlow on 30 March 1853, the youngest of the seven children of Thomas O'Meara, a medical doctor, and his wife, Sarah (née Isbourne). His grandfather Dr Barry Edward O'Meara…

Ó Monacháin, Ailbhe (1889–1967), illustrator and Irish-language activist, was born 26 January 1889 in Belfast and christened Alfred Monahan, youngest of four sons and two daughters of Wexford-born Robert Joseph Monahan, sawyer, and Johanna Monahan (née Nolan). He was educated in Belfast…

Phillips, Thomas (c.1635–1693), military engineer and topographical watercolourist, came to Ireland from England in the autumn of 1684 during the reign of James II (qv), with instructions from the master of the king's ordnance,…

Pilkington, Ellice (1869–1936), women's activist and artist, was born 1 September 1869 as Louisa Ellice Esmonde , second daughter of Sir John Esmonde, MP and lieutenant-colonel of Waterford artillery militia, of Ballynastragh, Gorey, Co. Wexford, and Louisa Esmonde (née Grattan),…

Place, Francis (1647–1728), artist, was the fifth son of Rowland Place of Dinsdale, Co. Durham, an attorney, and his wife, Catherine, daughter of Charles Wise of Copgrove, Yorkshire. His father wished him to enter the legal profession, and he was articled to an attorney at Gray's…

Redmond, Mary (1863–1930), sculptor, was born in Nenagh, Co. Tipperary, daughter of a quarry worker, and moved at a young age with her family to Ardclough, near Straffan, Co. Meath, where her father was employed in the local limestone quarries, the chief source of wealth in the…

Reily, James (c.1735–p.1780), miniature-painter, was born in Dublin into modest family circumstances; it is possible his father was a painter. He was educated at the Blue Coat School, Oxmantown, Dublin (1745–8), and attended drawing classes at…

Rhind, Ethel (1877–1952), mosaic and stained-glass artist, was born 1 December 1877 in Arrah, Bihar, India, daughter of Robert Hunter Rhind, an Edinburgh-born civil engineer in the Indian civil service, and Hannah Rhind (née Tate), a native of Whiteabbey, Co. Antrim, and a relative…

Robertson, Charles (c. 1760–1821), miniature painter, was born in Dublin into a family of jewellers and miniaturists on Ormond Quay; perhaps that of Alexander Robertson, who died at Ormond Quay in July 1768. He lived and possibly trained with his elder brother Walter, who was…

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Robinson, Anne Marjorie (1858–1924), miniature portrait painter, was born 15 August 1858 in Belfast. She showed a considerable talent in art from an early age and expressed herself by decorating her exercise books at school. Through the influence of…

Rothwell, Richard (1800–68), portrait and subject painter, was born 20 November 1800 in Dublin. His father has generally been stated to be James Rothwell (possibly a soldier) of Lisdaly, near Cloghen, King's Co. (Offaly), though primary source evidence suggests that he was the son of…

Scott, William George (1913–89), painter, was born 15 February 1913 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, the eldest son of Irish-born William John Scott, house decorator and sign-painter, and Agnes Scott of Scottish descent. His early childhood was spent in Scotland but in 1924 the…

Sleator, James Samuel (Sinton) (1885–1950), portrait- and still-life painter, was born 27 June 1885 at Derrycarne, Portadown, Co. Armagh, one of five children of William Slator and Margaret Slator (née Thompson), both teachers. Sleator changed the spelling of his surname and used…