Barnes, William (1801-86), poet and philologist, was born at Bagber Common in the Blackmore Vale, Dorset, England, and baptised on 20 March 1801, son of John Barnes, tenant farmer, and Grace Barnes (née Scott). After a variety of occupations, including the making of woodcuts, he…
Dolan, T. P.
FitzRalph, Richard
FitzRalph, Richard (c.1300–1360), archbishop, theologian, and scholar, was born about 1300 in Dundalk (Co. Louth), possibly a little earlier. Details of his family background and early education are obscure. He was born into the Anglo-Norman Rauf family, which was related…
Poole, Jacob
Poole, Jacob (1774–1827), philologist and antiquarian, who was descended from an old-established quaker family, was born 11 February 1774 in Growtown, Co. Wexford, son of Josiah Poole and his wife Sarah, daughter of Jacob Martin of Aghfad, Co. Wexford. The Pooles, originally from…