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McHugh, Roger Joseph

McHugh, Roger Joseph (1908–87), writer, academic, and republican, was born 24 July 1908 at Sunnyside, Sutton, Co. Dublin, son of Cornelius McHugh, tea taster, and Eveleen McHugh (née Burke). After early education in Athlone, Co. Westmeath, and Synge St.…

McKee, Eva Kathleen

McKee, Eva Kathleen (1890–1955), craftswoman, was born 28 July 1890 at 32 Lothair Avenue, Belfast, daughter of James Henry McKee, builder, of that address, and Jane McKee (née Grogan). While working during the 1910s in the Irish Decorative Art Association (IDAA) – a Belfast-based…

McKee, William Desmond (‘Des’)

McKee, William Desmond (‘Des’) (1926–82), sportsman and businessman, was born 17 September 1926 in Belfast, son of Frederick and Eleanor McKee. Educated at Mourne Grange School, Kilkeel, Co. Down, and St Columba's College, Co. Dublin, he was a versatile athlete who represented Ireland…

McKenna, Barney (Bernard Noël; 'Banjo Barney')

McKenna, Barney (Bernard Noël; 'Banjo Barney') (1939–2012), folk musician, was born on 16 December 1939 in the Coombe Lying-in Hospital, Dublin, eldest of two sons and two daughters of John ('Jack') McKenna, a labourer soon to become an army cook, from Trim, Co. Meath, residing at the…

McQuillan, John (‘Jack’)

McQuillan, John (‘Jack’) (1920–98), Gaelic footballer and politician, was born 30 August 1920 at Ballyforan, Co. Roscommon, eldest among seven children of Thomas Francis McQuillan, an RIC sergeant who was pensioned after the 1921 Anglo…

Merrigan, Matthew Paul (‘Matt’)

Merrigan, Matthew Paul (‘Matt’) (1921–2000), trade unionist and socialist, was born 25 June 1921 in a two-room cottage at 5 Thomas Place, Dolphin's Barn, Dublin, eighth of nine children of Matthew Merrigan (c.1884–1928), builder's labourer, and Anne (‘Nanny’) Merrigan (née…

Midgley, Henry Cassidy (‘Harry’)

Midgley, Henry Cassidy (‘Harry’) (1892–1957), trade unionist and politician, was born 8 September 1892 at 59 Seaview St., Belfast, third child and eldest son among two daughters and three sons of Alexander Midgley (1860–99), shipyard labourer, originally of Lurgan, Co. Armagh,…

Mitchell, James (‘Jim’)

Mitchell, James (‘Jim’) (1946–2002), politician, was born 19 October 1946 at 2 Goldenbridge Avenue, Inchicore, Dublin, seventh child among five sons and five daughters of Peter Mitchell, machinist, and Eileen Mitchell (née Whelan). Educated at James's St.…

Moloney, Helen

Moloney, Helen (1926–2011), artist in stained glass and other media, was born 2 January 1926 in Henry Street, Tipperary town; she and her twin sister Mary (O'Halpin) were the eldest among four daughters and one son of James Moloney (1896–1981) and his wife Katherine (Kathleen)…

Moloney, Katherine (Kathleen)

Moloney, Katherine (Kathleen) (1896–1969), republican and trade unionist, was born Catherine Agnes Barry on 19 October 1896 in the family home at 8 Fleet Street, Dublin, eldest child among five daughters and two sons of Thomas Barry (d. 1908), prosperous dairyman, and Mary Barry (…

Molony, Helena

Molony, Helena (1883–1967), actress, republican, trade unionist, and feminist, was born 15 January 1883 at 8 Coles Lane, off Henry St., Dublin, the younger of one daughter and one son of Michael Moloney, grocer, of that address, and Catherine Moloney (née McGrath). Orphaned at an early…

Monroe, Walter Stanley

Monroe, Walter Stanley (1871–1952), businessman and politician in Newfoundland, was born 14 May 1871 in the family home at 35 Fitzwilliam Sq., Dublin, eldest son of John Monroe (1839–99), barrister, and Elizabeth (‘Lizzie’) Monroe (née Moule), of Elmley Lovett, Worcestershire. His…

Montgomery, Niall (Thomas Neil)

Montgomery, Niall (Thomas Neil) (1915–87), architect, poet, literary critic, and artist, was born 24 June 1915 in a nursing home at 54 Upper Mount Street, Dublin, elder son among two sons and one daughter of James Montgomery (qv), an…

Mooney, John Joseph

Mooney, John Joseph (1920–2000), farmer and publisher, was born 8 March 1920 in a nursing home at 4 Upper Pembroke Street, Dublin, elder of two children of Patrick Mooney, farmer and cattle dealer, a native of Athy, Co. Kildare, who had inherited an uncle's farm at Kilmurry, Co.…

Moore, Butch (James Augustine)

Moore, Butch (James Augustine) (1938–2001), singer and musician, was born 10 January 1938 in Dublin, one of four sons and one daughter of Thomas Moore, of 538 North Circular Road, a parliamentary usher in Leinster House who rose to become head usher, and Nora Moore (née Fay). Educated…

Moore, Patrick (‘Paddy’)

Moore, Patrick (‘Paddy’) (1909–51), footballer, was born in Dublin; he was probably the Patrick Mathew Moore born 4 August 1909 at 7 Lower Buckingham St., son of Patrick Moore, a storeman, and Julia Moore (née Foley). Reared near Croke Park in Ballybough on Dublin's north side, he…

Morgan, Dermot

Morgan, Dermot (1952–98), comedian, was born 31 March 1952 in a nursing home at 7 Herbert Place, Dublin, third child and elder son among two sons and two daughters of Donnchadh Morgan (d. 1974, suddenly in his early 50s), a civil servant, native of Thurles, Co. Tipperary, and Hildegarde…

Morrissey, Daniel

Morrissey, Daniel (1895–1981), trade unionist, politician, and businessman, was born 28 November 1895 in Silver St., Nenagh, Co. Tipperary, one of three sons and one daughter of William Morrissey, carter-contractor, and Bridget Morrissey (née Gleeson). Educated at Nenagh…

Mullane, Anthony John ('Tony')

Mullane, Anthony John ('Tony') (1859–1944), baseball player, was born either 30 January or 7 February 1859 in Co. Cork, eldest among three sons and one daughter of Dennis Mullane, a labourer, and his wife Elizabeth (née Behan). His family emigrated to the USA in the early 1860s,…

Mullen, Patrick

Mullen, Patrick (1883–1972), labourer, trade unionist, and writer, was born 17 April 1883 in Kilronan, Inishmore, Aran Islands, Co. Galway, fourth among ten or eleven children of Johnny Mullen, smallholder, and Mary Mullen (née Costelloe). His father, self-styled ‘king of the island…

Mulvany, John

Mulvany, John (c.1844–1906), painter, was born to a farming family in Moynalty, Co. Meath. Details of his life until the latter 1860s are sketchy and often contradictory; some sources place his birth as early as 1839. Educated locally, he emigrated to the US – reputedly alone…

Murphy, John ('Jack')

Murphy, John ('Jack') (1920–84), trade unionist, republican, and activist for the unemployed, was born near Synge Street in Dublin, third son among four sons and five daughters of Denis Murphy, a carpenter; his mother's forename was probably Mary. His father, a founding member in…

Murray, Sean

Murray, Sean (1898–1961), communist, was born 15 June 1898 in either Laney or Ballybrack townland, Cushendall, Co. Antrim, youngest among three daughters and one son of Patrick Murray, small farmer, and Mary Ann Murray (née Gore). Raised a Roman Catholic, he was educated at Glenaan…

Neligan, David

Neligan, David (1899–1983), intelligence agent, police detective and superintendent, was born 14 October 1899 in Templeglantine, Abbeyfeale, Co. Limerick, youngest among four sons and four daughters of David Neligan, a Co. Kerry native, and Eliza Neligan (née Mullane), a native of…

Nicol, Erskine

Nicol, Erskine (1825–1904), painter, was born 25 July 1825 in South Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland, eldest child among five sons and one daughter of James Main Nicol, a cooper with a wine merchant, and Margaret Nicol (née Alexander). Apprenticed at an early age to a house painter, he was…