Birrell, Augustine (1850–1933), chief secretary for Ireland, was born 19 January 1850 near Liverpool, England, son of Charles Birrell, baptist minister, and Harriet Jane Birrell (née Grey), of Edinburgh. A legacy enabled him to study law at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, graduating…
O'Halpin, Eunan
Bryan, Daniel (‘Dan’)
Bryan, Daniel (‘Dan’) (1900–85), soldier and intelligence officer, was born at Dunbell, Co. Kilkenny, on 9 May 1900, the eldest of the twelve children of John Bryan, farmer, of Dunbell, and his wife, Margaret Mary (née Lanagan), of Maddoxstown, Co. Kilkenny. Educated at the…
Cosgrave, William Thomas
Cosgrave, William Thomas (1880–1965), revolutionary and politician, was born 5 June 1880 at 174 James's St., Dublin, second son among three surviving children of Thomas Cosgrave and his wife Bridget (née Nixon). He had a stepbrother and sister from his mother's second marriage to Thomas…
Greenwood, Sir Hamar
Greenwood, Sir Hamar (1870–1948), last chief secretary for Ireland, was born 7 February 1870 in Whitby, Ontario, Canada, elder son among two sons and six daughters of John Hamar Greenwood, barrister, originally from Llanbister, mid Wales, and his wife Charlotte Churchill Hubbard. He…
Price, Ivon Henry
Price, Ivon Henry (1866–1931), policeman and army intelligence officer, was born 18 March 1866 in Lucan, Co. Dublin, the son of James Price, a chartered engineer, and his wife Fanny (née Peebles); the family were Church of Ireland. He was educated at St Columba's College,…