Booth, Sir Henry William Gore- (1843–1900), 5th baronet, landlord, and Arctic explorer, was born at Lissadell House, Co. Sligo, second son among two sons and three daughters of Sir Robert Gore-Booth, 4th baronet, landlord, and MP for Sligo, and his second wife, Caroline Susan (née…
Nugent, Frank
Bransfield, Edward
Bransfield, Edward (c.1785–1852), sailor and explorer, was born in Ballinacurra, Midleton, Co. Cork, about 1785; the date is calculated from his age at date of death, as recorded from his death certificate. He was the son of a sea captain who is thought to have been of…
Hamilton, Gerard Edwin Hamilton Barrett-
Hamilton, Gerard Edwin Hamilton Barrett- (1871–1913), zoologist, was born in India of an Irish father, Capt. Samuel Barrett of Dublin, and Laura Barrett (née Thomson) of York, England. The family returned to Ireland to live at Kilmanock, Co. Wexford, when he was aged three years. He…
Sabine, Sir Edward
Sabine, Sir Edward (1788–1883), soldier, polar explorer, and physicist, was born 14 October 1788 in Great Britain St. (Parnell St.), Dublin, youngest of five sons and four daughters of Joseph Sabine and his wife Sarah, daughter of Rowland Hunt of Shropshire. He was the great-…