Ó Fiaich, Tomás (1923–90), cardinal archbishop of Armagh, was born 3 November 1923 at Anamar, Cullyhanna, Co. Armagh, as Thomas James Fee, second son of Patrick Fee (1882–1964) and Annie Fee (née Carragher; d. 1932). Both parents taught at Cregganduff public elementary school: his…
Murray, Raymond
O'Reilly, Edmund
O'Reilly, Edmund (1598–1669), catholic archbishop of Armagh, was born 2/3 January 1598 in the Dublin district. He may have belonged to one of the O'Reilly families of Breifne stock resident in Timothan and Saggart, Co. Dublin, in the seventeenth century. He appears as ‘Edmund…
Plunkett, St Oliver
Plunkett, St Oliver (1625–81), catholic archbishop of Armagh, was born 1 November 1625 at Loughcrew, near Oldcastle, Co. Meath, son of John Plunkett and Thomasina Plunkett (née Dillon). He had an elder brother, Edward, and three younger sisters, Catherine, Anne, and Mary. He was…