Hourican, Bridget

Herbert, Henry Howard Molyneux (1831–90), 4th earl of Carnarvon , lord lieutenant of Ireland (1885–6), was born 24 June 1831 in London, eldest son of Henry John George Herbert (1800–49), 3rd earl and writer on Iberian history, and his wife Henrietta Anne, daughter of Lord Henry…

Heron, Denis Caulfield (1824–81), lawyer and politician, was born 16 February 1824 in Dublin, eldest son of William Heron, esq., of Newry, Co. Down, and his wife Mary, daughter of Thomas Maguire, merchant, of Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh. He was educated at Downside School, near…

Higgins, Matthew James (1810–68), journalist, was born 4 December 1810 in Westmeath, youngest child and only son of Matthew Higgins of Benown Castle, Co. Westmeath, and his wife Janette, daughter of James Baillie of Dochfour, Inverness-shire, Scotland. His father died soon after…

Hill, (Arthur) Derek (1916–2000), artist, was born 6 December 1916 in Bassett, Southampton, youngest of the three sons of A. J. L. Hill, businessman and captain of the Hampshire county cricket team, and his wife (née Mercer). The family was prosperous; in addition to running a shipping…

Hill, Joseph (d. 1806), printer, was a cousin of Edward Hill, MD, professor of botany in TCD, and through this connection was appointed printer to the university press in 1779; nothing else is known…

Hill, Lord George (1801–79), landlord, was born 9 December 1801, fifth son of Arthur Hill (qv) 2nd marquess of Downshire, and his wife, Mary, daughter of Col. Martin Sandys (1729–68), brother of the baron of Ombersley. He was born three months…

Hobson, Valerie (1917–98), actress, was born 14 April 1917 at Larne, Co. Antrim, daughter of Commander Robert Gordon Hobson (1877–1940), naval officer, and Violette Hobson (née Hamilton-Willoughby). Educated at St Augustine's Priory, London, she was stage-struck from a young age.…

Holmes, Hugh (1840–1916), judge and politician, was born 17 February 1840 in Dungannon, Co. Tyrone, son of William Holmes, esq., and Sarah Jane Holmes (née Maxwell). He was educated at the Royal School, Dungannon, and TCD, where he graduated…

Holmes, William (1779–1851), politician, was born in Sligo, fifth son of Thomas Holmes, brewer of Farmhill, Co. Sligo, and his wife Anne, daughter of Harlow Phibbs of Co. Sligo. He was educated at TCD, where he matriculated (6 April…

Home, Robert (1752–1834), artist, was born 6 August 1752 in Hull, England, one of eight children of Robert Boyne Home, army surgeon, and his wife Mary, daughter of Col. Hutchinson, governor of St Helena. His parents intended him to study medicine but Robert prevented this by running…

Hone, Nathaniel (1831–1917), painter, was born 26 October 1831 at Fitzwilliam Place, Dublin, one of the large family of Brindley Hone, lawyer and company director. The Hones had emigrated to Ireland from Holland in the early eighteenth century and produced a lord mayor of Dublin…

Honner, Maria (1808–70), actress, was born Maria Macarthy on 21 December 1808 in Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh, daughter of Eugene Macarthy (1788–1866), actor and manager. Educated in Cork, she lost her mother (name unknown) at a young age and made an early debut, at the age of 15, on…

Hooker, Helen O'Malley Roelefs (1905–93), sculptor, was born 1 January 1905 in Connecticut, USA, third among four daughters of Elon Huntingdon Hooker (1869–1938), chemical engineer and businessman, and his wife Blanche (1871–1956), daughter of Dexter Mason Ferry, a wealthy Detroit…

Horgan, John Joseph (1881–1967), solicitor, author, and election agent, was born 26 April 1881 in Cork city, eldest among six sons of Michael Joseph Horgan, solicitor and Cork city coroner, and his wife Mary, daughter of George Philip Bowring. His mother was a Jerseywoman, so he…

Hughes, Henry George (1810–72), lawyer and politician, was born (according to his tombstone) 10 August 1810 in Capel St., Dublin, eldest son of James Hughes, solicitor, and his wife, Margaret, daughter of Trevor Stannus Morton, a Dublin solicitor. A catholic, he was educated at a…

Hutchinson, Francis Hely- (1759–1827), politician, was born 26 October 1759, third son of John Hely-Hutchinson (qv), lawyer and MP, and his wife Christiana (d. 1788), daughter of Abraham Nickson, of Munny, Co. Wicklow. Francis…

Hutchinson, Richard Hely- (1756–1825), 1st earl of Donoghmore , politician, was born 20 January 1756, eldest son of John Hely-Hutchinson (qv), lawyer and MP, and his wife, Christiana (d. 1788), daughter of Abraham Nickson of…

Hutchinson, Sir Walter Francis Hely - (1849–1913), colonial governor, was born 22 August 1849 in Dublin, second son of Sir Richard John Hely-Hutchinson (1823–56), 4th earl of Donoghmore and his wife, Thomasine, heiress of Walter Steele of Moynalty, Co. Monaghan. He was educated at…

Inglis, Anthony Vivian (‘Tony’) (1911–97), film art director, was born 14 April 1911 in Dublin, son of John J. Inglis, civil engineer, and Annie Inglis (née O'Reilly). During the 1916 rising the family house in Mount St. was occupied by British soldiers. Tony had a brief vocation…

Iremonger, Valentin (1918–91), poet and diplomat, was born 14 February 1918 at 96 Sandymount Road, Dublin, eldest among four children of John Iremonger (1887–1947), sculptor of monuments, and his wife Annie Murphy (1887–1950), shopkeeper. Christened Valentine, he dropped the last ‘e’…

Irwin, Sir Samuel Thompson (1877–1961), surgeon, rugby player, and politician, was born 3 July 1877 in Limavady, Co. Londonderry, son of John Irwin of Limavady. He was educated at Foyle College, Derry, and QCB, where he graduated…

Jackman, Isaac (c.1740–1831), newspaper editor and playwright, was born in Dublin, son of a clerk in the office of the lord mayor; nothing more is known of his family. He qualified as an attorney at King's Inns in 1762 and practised in Dublin for some years before departing…

Jackson, Thomas (1807–90), architect, was born in Waterford city, eldest son of Anthony Jackson, a quaker and freeman of the city, who was descended from Anthony Jackson, a quaker who left Lancashire in 1649 and settled in Meath. Thomas was articled to the architect George Dymond in…

Jacob, Rosamond (1888–1960), suffragist, republican, and writer, was born 13 October 1888 in Waterford city, third child of Louis Jacob (1841–1907) and Henrietta Jacob (née Harvey; 1849–1919). Louis Jacob worked in his father-in-law's house-agent and stockbroking firm in Waterford. Both…

Jocelyn, Robert (1788–1870), 3rd earl of Roden , landowner and politician, was born 27 October 1788 at Brockley Park, Queen's Co. (Laois), eldest son of Robert Jocelyn (qv), 2nd earl of Roden, and his first wife, Frances Theodosia (d.…