Morrissey, Thomas J.

Delany, William (1835–1924), Jesuit and president of UCD, was born 4 June 1835 at Leighlinbridge, Co. Carlow, second of ten children (of whom five survived) born to John Delany and Mary Delany (née Brennan). As with many Irish catholic families of farming stock, there was an…

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Finlay, Thomas Aloysius (1848–1940) and Peter (1851–1929), Jesuit priests, scholars, and teachers, were born at Lanesborough, Co. Roscommon, sons of William Finlay, engineer, and Maria Finlay (née Magan), who had four other children: three daughters, all of whom…

O'Dwyer, Edward Thomas (1842–1917), catholic bishop of Limerick, was born 25 January 1842 at Holy Cross, Co. Tipperary, into a family with antecedents that included landowners, army officers, and prominent clergymen. The sense of family fostered self-confidence in the young Edward…

O'Neill, Laurence (1864–1943), businessman and politician, was born Laurence Neil at 7 King's Inns Street, Dublin, on 4 March 1864, one of three children born to John Neil, a potato and corn factor at the above address, and his wife Mary (née Murphy). The family came from the…

Walsh, William Joseph (1841–1921), catholic archbishop of Dublin, was born 30 January 1841 at 11 Essex Quay, Dublin, the only child of Ralph Walsh, watchmaker and jeweller, and Mary Walsh (née Perce). Mary Walsh is reputed to have been a native of Galway, and her husband to have been…