Gibney, Frank
Gibney, Frank (1905–78), architect and town planner, was born 20 April 1905, son of Joseph Francis Gibney, architect, and his wife Eleanor (née Bassett). Aged 18 he went to work for his father (who had been apprenticed to the office of William Kaye Parry), and five years later moved…...
Gibney, (John) Arthur
Gibney, (John) Arthur (1931–2006), architect, was born 6 August 1931 in the Rotunda hospital, Dublin, the only child of John Gibney, a dentist, of 8 Orchard Road, off Clonliffe Road, Dublin, and his wife Margaret (née Green). After attending St Joseph's…...
Gilbert, Sir John Thomas
Gilbert, Sir John Thomas (1829–98), merchant, historian, archivist, and librarian, was born 23 January 1829 at 23 Jervis St., Dublin, second son and fifth child of John Gilbert (1791–1833), wine and cider importer and Portuguese consul, and Mary Anne Gilbert (née Costello), both…...
Gobbán (Mo-Gobbóc)
Gobbán (Mo-Gobbóc) (7th cent.) of the moccu Láime, alleged founder of Leighlin and saint in the Irish tradition, belonged (as his tribal designation indicates) to a minor population group, the Lámraige. His tribe was probably of Munster origin, but was also found as an …...
Gobna(i)t
Gobna(i)t , saint, although best known for her connection with the church of Ballyvourney (Bairnech/ Búirnech), west Co. Cork, was patron of many other churches. These included Kilgobnet (Cill Ghobnait/ Ghobnatan) in the parishes of Clondrohid, Kilshannig, and Magourney in Co. Cork…...
Goldie, George
Goldie, George (1828–81), architect, was born in York, England, on 8 June 1828, the son of a medical doctor, George Goldie, and his wife Mary Anne, the second daughter of Joseph Bonomi the younger, an architect and Egyptologist. His great-grandfather was the Italian architect Joseph…...
Grant, Jasper
Grant, Jasper (1762–1812), army officer in Canada and collector of ethnographical material, was second son of Thomas Grant, gentleman, of Kilmurry, Co. Cork, and his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Campion of Co. Leitrim. His elder brother, Thomas Grant, inherited the family estate;…...
Gray, Eileen
Gray, Eileen (1878–1976), furniture designer and architect, was born 9 August 1878 at the family home, Brownswood House near Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford, youngest child and third daughter of James McLaren Smith , son of Richard Smith of Hazelgreen and his wife Eveleen, only child of…...
Guinness, Mariga
Guinness, Mariga (1932–89), architectural conservationist and socialite, was born Hermione Maria-Gabrielle von Urach on 21 September 1932 in London, the only daughter of Albrecht von Urach (d. 1969), a member of the royal house of Wurtemberg from Schloss-Liechtenstein in southern…...
Hague, William
Hague, William (1836?–99), architect, was born probably in February 1836 at Cavan, the eldest of the five sons of William Hague (1806?–88), a builder and building materials merchant, and his wife Catherine. After schooling, probably at Kilmore Academy, Co. Cavan, he became an architect…...
Haliday, Charles
Haliday, Charles (1789?–1866), banker, bibliophile, and antiquary, was the second of four sons of William Halliday (1754?–1830), who was a native of Carrick-on-Suir, Co. Tipperary, and an apothecary in Arran Quay, Dublin. The eldest son was…...
Hanly, Dáithi
Hanly, Dáithi (1917–2003), architect and preservationist, was born David Patrick Hanly on 11 March 1917 at Glenview, Cavan town, one of at least five children (three sons and two daughters) of (Francis) Joseph Hanly (c.1880–1960), an instructor in the Department of…...
Hardiman, James
Hardiman, James (1782–1855), historian and librarian, was born in February 1782 at Westport, Co. Mayo, only son of Tomás (or Richard) Ó hArgadáin or Hartigan, a small estate owner, originally from Co. Meath, and his wife Marcella or Margery (née Hall). Hardiman, according to his friend…...
Harrison, Letitia Dunbar- (Crawford, Aileen)
Harrison, Letitia Dunbar- (Crawford, Aileen) (1906–94), librarian and methodist activist, was born Letitia Elizabeth Eileen Dunbar in Dundrum, Co. Dublin, on 4 February 1906, the youngest of at least four children of Arthur Dunbar, a commercial traveller, and his wife Margaret (née…...
Harte, Francis ('Frank')
Harte, Francis ('Frank') (1933–2005), architect, lecturer, singer, and collector of traditional songs, was born 14 May 1933 in Dublin. His father, Peter Harte (d. 1977), was originally from a farm in Co. Sligo, but moved to Dublin and bought a pub, The Tap, in Chapelizod, then still…...
Hayes, Michael
Hayes, Michael (d. 1803), builder, was originally from Co. Tipperary but his background is otherwise obscure. He was already a master bricklayer when he was retained around 1782 by Robert Brooke (qv) for the new industrial settlement…...
Hayes, Richard James
Hayes, Richard James (1902–76), librarian, was born 26 June 1902 in Abbeyfeale, Co. Limerick, son of Richard James Hayes, bank manager, and Katherine Hayes (née Whelan). His early childhood and youth were spent in Claremorris, Co. Mayo. He was a student at Clongowes Wood College,…...
Hayes, Samuel
Hayes, Samuel (1743–95), politician, improving landlord, and amateur architect, was the eldest son of John Hayes of Hayesville, Co. Wicklow. He studied under a Mr Ford, before entering TCD on 8 January 1759. He registered at London's…...
Hickey, Patrick
Hickey, Patrick (1927–98), printmaker, painter, and architect, was born 27 April 1927 in India (in what later formed part of Pakistan), son of Lt-col. H. W. Hickey. The family subsequently returned to England, living in Bedford. He was educated at Ampleforth College, Yorkshire (1939–45…...
Hickey, Ted (Edward Vincent)
Hickey, Ted (Edward Vincent) (1940–2005), arts administrator and traditional music enthusiast, was born 4 March 1940 in Wicklow town. He was educated at the Institute for Science and Technology in Kevin Street, Dublin; the London School of Film Technique; and…...
Hicks, Frederick George
Hicks, Frederick George (1870–1965), architect, was born 16 May 1870 in Banbury, Oxfordshire, one of seven children (five brothers and two sisters). Educated at Taunton School, he attended the Architectural Association school, London, and studied building construction at Finsbury…...
Hill, Arthur
Hill, Arthur (1846–1921), architect, was born 8 June 1846 in Cork city, into a family long associated with buildings in the south of Ireland, son of Henry Hill, well known architect, and Margaret McNaughton Hill (née Sayers). He was educated at a private school and at the Cork…...
Hill, Henry Houghton
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Hitchcock, Richard
Hitchcock, Richard (1824–56), antiquarian and librarian, was born 6 April 1824 (however, in 1891 his wife reportedly stated he was born in March 1825) at Annagh near Blennerville, Tralee, Co. Kerry, one of three children of Rodney Hitchcock, originally of Spring Vale, Co. Cork.…...
Hoban, James
Hoban, James (c.1762–1831), architect, was born in Callan, Co. Kilkenny, son of Edward Hoban and Martha Hoban (née Bayne). From 1779 he was educated at the Dublin Society’s School of Drawing in Architecture where he studied under…...