Frankau, Julia (‘Frank Danby’) (1859–1916), art historian and novelist, was born 30 July 1859 in Dublin, into an English Jewish family, seventh among nine children of Hyman Davis (d. 1871), dentist and later artist/photographer, and his wife Isabella. Her parents arrived in Dublin in…...
Goldin, Paul (1927–2008), entertainer and clinical psychologist, was born
Ronald Paul Gold in London on 15 April 1927, the son of Charles Gold and his wife Minnie
(née Elbury). The Golds were a Jewish family living in London's East End, and Paul's
father may have been a psychiatrist…...
Norcott, William
(1773?–1820), barrister, satirist, and bon vivant, was eldest son of William Norcott of Charleville, Co. Cork, and Mary Norcott (née Knight). He entered TCD in July 1790, graduating BA…...