Barry, William Maol
Barry, William Maol (c.1293–1373), landholder and dynast, son of David Barry (d. 1347), sheriff of Cork, was the founder of the line of Barry Roe; his sobriquet means ‘the bald’. With his father, he attempted to withstand the MacCarthy pressure upon the Barry lands in west…...
Beamish, William
Beamish, William (1760–1828), merchant and landowner, was born 10 May 1760, third son of William Beamish (d. 1772), captain RN, of Willsgrove, Co. Cork, and Alice Beamish (née Bernard; d. 1792) of Castle Bernard, Co. Cork. He entered the navy like…...
Beaufort, Daniel Augustus
Beaufort, Daniel Augustus (1739–1821), clergyman, architect, and cartographer, was born 1 October 1739 in London, son of Daniel Cornelius Beaufort and Esther Beaufort (née Gougeon), members of the huguenot community. The family moved to Ireland when Daniel's father became chaplain…...
Beckett, George Francis
Beckett, George Francis (1877–1961), architect, was born 15 April 1877 in Dublin, one of several sons in a family of five children of James Beckett , builder (founder and president of the Dublin Master Builders' Association), and his second wife, Frances (née Horner). He was…...
Bellew, Christopher Dillon
Bellew, Christopher Dillon (1763–1826), catholic gentleman and activist, was the eldest son of Michael Bellew of Mount Bellew, Co. Galway, and his wife Jane, daughter of Henry Dillon. Born into a wealthy catholic family, one of the few that had prospered during the penal era, he…...
Bellew, Sir John
Bellew, Sir John (d. 1693), 1st Baron Bellew of Duleek , Jacobite colonel, was son of Sir Christopher Bellew of Bellewstown and his wife Frances, daughter of Matthew Plunkett, Lord Louth. His father was made governor of Louth (30 October 1641) with the object of suppressing…...
Bellew, Sir Patrick
Bellew, Sir Patrick (1726?–95), 5th baronet and catholic activist, was second son among five children (four sons and a daughter) of Sir Edward Bellew (d. 1741), 3rd baronet (1734–41), of Barmeath Castle, Dunleer, Co. Louth, and Eleanor Bellew (née Moore) of Drogheda. After the…...
Bellingham, Henry
Bellingham, Henry (d. 1676), army officer and landowner, was the younger son, of the two sons and one daughter, of Robert Bellingham, attorney in the court of exchequer, and his wife, Margaret, née Whyte, of Clongill, Co. Meath. His elder brother was Sir…...
Bellingham, Sir Daniel
Bellingham, Sir Daniel (c.1620–1672), 1st baronet, government official, was the elder son, of the two sons and one daughter, of Robert Bellingham, attorney in the court of exchequer, and his wife, Margaret, née Whyte, of Clongill, Co. Meath;…...
Bellingham, Thomas
Bellingham, Thomas (1644/5–1721), army officer and landowner, was the son of Henry Bellingham (qv) (d. 1676) and his wife, Lucy, daughter of another Louth gentleman, William Sibthorpe of Dunany. Henry Bellingham was a cornet in the…...
Bell, John
Bell, John (c.1793–1861), antiquary, collector, and landscape painter, was the second son of John Bell, gentleman landowner, of Camelon, near Falkirk, Scotland. It is unclear when he settled in Ireland, but he was contributing articles to local newspapers in Newry, Co. Down…...
Belrieu, Jacques de
Belrieu, Jacques de (c.1630–1719), Seigneur de St Laurans, Baron de Virazel , huguenot colonist, was born at Bordeaux, France, and married (1651) Marie de Gaumont, with whom he had at least three children: Daniel, Charles, and Marie Ann. Virazel became a lawyer and…...
Benson, Sir John
Benson, Sir John (1812–74), architect and engineer, was the only son of John Benson of Collooney, Co. Sligo. He probably trained at the Dublin Society school of architectural drawing, and won premiums in 1832. His commissions in Co. Sligo included restoration work on Markree Castle…...
Beresford, Tristram
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Beresford, Tristram
Beresford, Tristram (1574–1647/9), planter, was third of seven sons of Michael Beresford and Rose Beresford (née Kevitt) of Kent, who also had four daughters. John Clotworthy (qv) was a relation. In 1610 Beresford was sent by the…...
Beresford, William
Beresford, William (1743–1819), 1st Baron Decies, Church of Ireland archbishop of Tuam, was born 16 April 1743, an illegitimate son of Marcus Beresford, first earl of Tyrone (1694–1763). He entered Trinity College Dublin on 18 December 1759, and there graduated Bachelor of Arts in 1763…...
Bermingham, John
Bermingham, John (d. 1329), earl of Louth and justiciar of Ireland, was eldest son of Peter Bermingham (qv), lord of Tethmoy, and Ela, daughter of William de Oddingeseles, justiciar of Ireland 1294–5. After his father's death his…...
Bermingham, Peter
Bermingham, Peter (d. 1308), lord of Tethmoy and Dunmore, was a son of James de Bermingham and the grandson of Peter de Bermingham (qv) (d. 1254). This second Peter, who features in the record from 1283, when he…...
Bermingham, Peter (Piers, Feoras) de
Bermingham, Peter (Piers, Feoras) de (d. 1254), lord of Tethmoy, Dunmore, and Tireragh, was perhaps a son of Robert de Bermingham, who about 1172 was granted lands in Offaly by Strongbow (qv) (Richard fitz…...
Bermingham, Peter (Piers) of Athenry
Bermingham, Peter (Piers) of Athenry (d. 1309?), Anglo-Irish baron, was the son of Meiler de Bermingham and a member of the important Bermingham family originally settled at Tethmoy, Offaly; he has often been confused with Peter…...
Bermingham, Walter
Bermingham, Walter (d. 1350), lord of Carbury and justiciar of Ireland, was eldest son of William de Bermingham (qv), lord of Carbury, by his first wife. He took part in the campaign against…...
Bermingham, William de
Bermingham, William de (d. 1332), lord of Carbury and deputy justiciar, was second son of Peter de Bermingham (qv), lord of Tethmoy. Much of his early career was closely tied to that of his brother…...
Bernard, Francis
Bernard, Francis (1755–1830), 1st earl of Bandon and MP, was born 26 November 1755, the only son and eldest among six children of James Bernard (1729–1790) of Castle Bernard, near Bandon, Co. Cork, landowner, MP for Co. Cork (1781–90), and partner in the bank of Warren, Bernard & Co…...
Bernard, James Francis
Bernard, James Francis (1850–1924), 4th earl of Bandon, landowner and kidnapping victim, was born 12 September 1850, the son of Francis Bernard (b. 1810), 3rd earl of Bandon, and Catherine Mary (née Whitmore), daughter of Thomas Whitmore, of Apley Park, Shropshire. The Bernard family…...
Best, Richard Irvine
Best, Richard Irvine (1872–1959), Celticist and librarian, was born 17 January 1872 at 3 Bishop Street, Derry, son of Henry Best, excise officer, and his wife Margaret Jane (née Irvine), and educated locally at Foyle College. He did not attend university but worked briefly in banking…...