Dolan, Anne

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MacSwiney, Muriel Frances

MacSwiney, Muriel Frances (1892–1982), republican, was born 8 June 1892 at Queenstown, Co. Cork, the youngest of the six children of Nicholas Murphy , owner and director of Cork Distilleries Co. Ltd, and his second wife, Mary Gertrude (née Purcell), daughter of Richard Purcell,…

McGeown, Patrick

McGeown, Patrick (1956–96), republican and Belfast city councillor, was born 1 September 1956 in west Belfast, second among five children (he had three younger brothers and an older sister) of Joseph McGeown and Clare McGeown (née Finnegan). Educated at St Mary's Grammar School…

McGlinchey, Dominic

McGlinchey, Dominic (1954–94), republican paramilitary, was born in 1954, at Bellaghy, Co. Derry. Educated locally, he became involved in the civil rights movement in 1969 and, following a brief apprenticeship at his father's garage, was interned without trial in August 1971.…

O'Connell, Kathleen

O'Connell, Kathleen (1888–1956), personal secretary to Éamon de Valera (qv), was born Catherine O'Connell on 5 October 1888 at Caherdaniel, Co. Kerry, one of the eleven children of John O'Connell, farmer, and Mary Ann O'Connell (née…

Ó Máille, Pádraig

Ó Máille, Pádraig (1876/78–1946) politician, was born at Muintir Eoin, Maam Valley, Co. Galway, one of the nine surviving children of Micheál Ó Máille, farmer, and his wife, Sorcha (née Joyce, d. 1916). Ó Máille was educated locally and a keen Gaelic scholar; he joined the Gaelic League…

Ó Móráin, Micheál

Ó Móráin, Micheál (1911–83), politician, was born 24 December 1911 at Ross, Castlebar, Co. Mayo, one of the five children of Bryan Moran, farmer, and Ellen Moran (née Rowland). Educated at St Gerard's College, Castlebar, he then studied law at

Ormonde, John Michael (Seán, Jackie

Ormonde, John Michael (Seán, Jackie ) (1905–81), politician, was born 15 September 1905 at Lismore, Co. Waterford, the son of John Ormonde, shopkeeper, and his wife, Ann Ormonde (née O'Brien). Educated at the Lismore CBS, he was…

Ó Súilleabháin, Muiris

Ó Súilleabháin, Muiris (1904–50), author, was born 19 February 1904 on the Great Blasket Island, youngest of the five children of Seán ‘Lis’ Ó Súilleabháin, fisherman and farmer, and Cáit Ó Súilleabháin (née Ní Ghuithín), niece of the author…

O'Sullivan, Maureen Paula

O'Sullivan, Maureen Paula (1911–98), actress, was born 17 May 1911 at Boyle, Co. Roscommon, one of the five children of Major Charles Joseph O'Sullivan of the Connaught Rangers, and his wife, Mary Lovatt (née Fraser). Educated briefly at a convent in Dublin, she also attended the…

Pearse (Brady), Margaret

Pearse (Brady), Margaret (1857–1932), nationalist and dáil deputy, was born in Dublin, the daughter of Patrick Brady, coal merchant, and his wife, Brigid Brady (née Savage) of Oldtown, Co. Dublin. Educated by the Sisters of St Vincent de Paul, she worked in a stationer's shop…

Pearse, Margaret

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Pearse, Mary Brigid

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Purcell, Noel

Purcell, Noel (1900–85), actor, was born Patrick Joseph Noel Purcell on 23 December 1900 at 11a Lower Mercer Street, Dublin, the elder of the two children of Pierce Purcell, auctioneer, and his second wife, Catherine Purcell (née Hoban), antique dealer. Educated at the Synge…

Richards, Shelah

Richards, Shelah (1903–85), actress and director, was born 23 May 1903 in Dublin, the daughter of John William Richards, solicitor, and Adelaide Richards (née Roper), a once militant suffragette. Educated at Alexandra College, Dublin, and a convent in Paris, she was introduced to…

Rochfort, Sir Cecil Charles Boyd-

Rochfort, Sir Cecil Charles Boyd- (1887–1983), racehorse trainer, was born 16 April 1887 in the family home, Middleton Park, Co. Westmeath, seventh of eight children of Major Rochfort Hamilton Boyd (who assumed the additional name of Rochfort 1888) of the 15th Hussars, high sheriff…