Crawford, Robert (1831–1914), civil engineer, was born 2 June 1831 at Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal, the fourth child of Samuel Crawford, a solicitor, and his wife, Margaret, daughter of John Duncan of Dublin. He had two brothers and one sister. Crawford was educated at the Rev. Robert Wray…
Byrne, John
Macneill, Sir John Benjamin
Macneill, Sir John Benjamin (1793–1880), civil engineer, was born 5 May 1793 at Mount Pleasant, Ballymascanlan, Dundalk, Co. Louth, the only son of Torquil Parks Macneill, a captain in the Louth militia, and his wife, Suzanna Macneill (née Thomson) of Ravensdale. He had two sisters…