McElroy, Gerry

Rooney, Maude (1902–1974), consumers' and women's rights activist, was born Mary Maude Mahony in Co. Armagh, one of six children (three boys and three girls) of a retired RIC district inspector (who was a catholic), and his wife Frances Charlotte. She was raised in Holywood, Co. Down…

Shearer, John (‘Jack’) (1926–2001), Church of Ireland clergyman, was born 30 December 1926 at 45 Hopewell Street in the Shankill Road area of Belfast, son of William Shearer, motor driver, and his wife, Isabelle, née Winne, both of Belfast. He attended Belfast technical school and…

Sherwin, Frank (1905–81), businessman and politician, was born 6 October 1905 in Dorset Street, Dublin, one of eleven children (six of whom died in childhood, and only two of whom lived into old age) of Christopher Sherwin, a labourer from Co. Dublin, and his wife Mary Jane (née…

Stewart, Alexander (1854–1926), trade unionist and political activist, was born in October 1854 in Glasgow, Scotland; no details of his parents are known. He appears to have been educated locally at what he described as ‘a private adventure school’ which was identified with the…

Stewart, Edith Helen Vane - Tempest (1879–1959), marchioness of Londonderry , public servant, and hostess, was born 3 December 1879 at Blankney, elder daughter and second among three children of Henry Chaplin , tory MP and cabinet minister, and Lady Florence Chaplin (née Leveson-Gower…

Thompson, Edward Charles (1851–1933), surgeon and politician, was born 1 April 1851 near Omagh, Co. Tyrone, second son of Henry Thompson, surgeon, and his wife Nannie, daughter of Edward Blake, DL, of Caslegrove, Co. Mayo. He was educated at…

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Tunney, James (‘Jim’) (1924–2002), politician, was born 25 December 1924 in Finglas, Co. Dublin, fourth child among three sons and five daughters of James Tunney, farmer, Labour Party TD 1943–4, and Labour senator, and M. Ellen Tunney (née Grimes), who both came from outside Westport,…

Tunney, Paddy (1921–2002), traditional singer, was born 28 January 1921 in Glasgow, Scotland, the third of the eight children, three boys and five girls, of Patrick Tunney, labourer, of Mulleek, Belleek, Co. Fermanagh, and Brigid Tunney (1887–1975), folk singer. Brigid was born 14 June…

Ward, Andrew (1925–99), civil servant, was born 11 August 1925 in Tourard, near Kanturk, Co. Cork, the fourth of the five surviving children (one girl and four boys) of Eugene Ward, county council employee of Tourard, and his wife, Mary, née Doherty, of Co. Tipperary. He was educated at…

Whitton, Eleanor Constance (1879–1956), campaigner for animal welfare, was born in Co. Longford, the daughter of the Rev. Alexander Beatty, Church of Ireland minister. She appears to have been educated locally. In 1902 she married Henry M. Whitton, registrar of the court of appeal…

Whyte, John Henry (1928–90), academic, was born 30 April 1928 in Penang, Malaya (Malaysia), son of William Henry Whyte, military officer, and Dorothy Gordon Whyte (née Hibbard), daughter of an American industrial metallurgist; he had one sibling, a younger sister. He was educated…