Eddery, Patrick (Pat) James John (1952–2015), flat racing jockey and racehorse trainer, was born on 18 March 1952 in Newbridge, Co. Kildare, near the Curragh Racecourse. He was the fifth of twelve children of Jimmy Eddery, a jockey who was Irish Flat Champion in 1954 and 1955, and who…
McKenna, P. Gerry
Mullins, Patrick ('Paddy')
Mullins, Patrick ('Paddy') (1919–2010), racehorse trainer, was born on 28 January 1919 in the townland of Old Grange, near Graiguenamanagh, Co. Kilkenny, the second eldest of seven children (four boys and three girls) of Willie Mullins, a prosperous farmer who later trained…
O'Brien, (Michael) Vincent ('M. V. ')
O'Brien, (Michael) Vincent ('M. V. ') (1917–2009), racehorse trainer, was born 9 April 1917 at Clashganiff House near Churchtown, Co. Cork. His father, Dan O'Brien, a fox-hunting farmer who trained a few horses under a permit, lost his first wife, Helena, in childbirth while she was…