Morley, Vincent

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Ó Súilleabháin, Tadhg ‘Gaelach’

Ó Súilleabháin, Tadhg ‘Gaelach’ (O'Sullivan, Timothy) (1715?–1795), poet, was probably born in the parish of Killeedy, about 8 km south of Newcastle West, Co. Limerick. Nothing is known about his immediate family or early life, but his Irish translations of prayers in the Latin breviary…

Ó Tuama, Seán ‘an Ghrinn’

Ó Tuama, Seán ‘an Ghrinn’ (1707/8–1775), poet, was born probably at or near the village of Croom, Co. Limerick. According to one account, his mother was a Walsh from Fantstown, near Kilmallock, and he may have attended school there. He had a good knowledge of English and Latin as well…

Reynolds, James

Reynolds, James (1710?–1778), catholic lobbyist, was eldest son of Thomas Reynolds and his wife Margaret Lacy. Reynolds's father, Thomas, was eldest son of Connor Reynolds of Rhynn Castle, Co. Leitrim, but, as a catholic, under the penal laws he was deprived of his inheritance when a…

Richardson, John

Richardson, John (c.1669–1747), clergyman, was born in Co. Tyrone, one of the five sons and four daughters of William Richardson, gentleman, possibly at his father's home at Tullyreavey, near Cookstown. His father's means were comparatively modest and Richardson trained for the…

Walsh, Peter

Walsh, Peter (c.1616–1688), Franciscan author, was born at Mooretown, Co. Kildare. His father, whose first name is not known, was a chandler at Naas, Co. Kildare, and a member of a local Old English family; his mother, named as ‘Goodie N.’ in one source, was an English…