Murphy, Delia
Murphy, Delia (1902–71), ballad singer, was born 16 February 1902 at Ardroe, Claremorris, Co. Mayo, second of eight daughters of John (‘Jack’) Patrick Murphy of Mayo and Anna Agnes Murphy (née Fanning) from Tipperary. Her father worked in the gold mines in Klondike, where he met and…...
Murray, Laurence Patrick, ('Larry'), (Ó Muireadhaigh, Lorcán)
Murray, Laurence Patrick, ('Larry'), (Ó Muireadhaigh, Lorcán) (1883–1941), priest, historian and Irish-language activist, was born 8 June 1883 in Newry Street, Carlingford, Co. Louth, the eldest of seven surviving children (four sons and three daughters) of James Murray, a member of the…...
Nachstern, Arthur
Nachstern, Arthur (1911–99), violinist, was born 16 June (29 June NS) 1911 in Odessa, Ukraine, only child of Arthur Nachstern (1881–1951), lawyer, and Janina-Alina Nachstern (née Januszewska; 1889–1966), both of whom were Polish. He himself wrote that his early years – before the…...
Ní Annagáin, Máighréad
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Ní Ghuairim, Máire
Ní Ghuairim, Máire (1896–1964), teacher, author and sean-nós singer, was born 6 July 1896 in Roisín na Manach, Carna, Co. Galway, eldest daughter of farmer Máirtín Gorham and his wife, Catherine Burke. She received her earliest education in the Convent of Mercy school in Roisín na…...
Nowlan, James
Nowlan, James (1854?–1924), sports official, nationalist, and politician, was born in Kilkenny city; he was probably the James Nowlan baptised 14 July 1854 in St Canice's church, son of Michael Nowlan and Catherine Nowlan (née Tully), of Green's Hill, Kilkenny. A cooper by trade,…...
O'Brien, Brendan
O'Brien, Brendan (1941–2008), showband singer, was born 23 July 1941 in the family home of 5 Montpellier Terrace, Wellington Road, Cork city, the youngest of five children of Edward O'Brien, engineer, and his wife Ellen (née Crowley). The O'Briens soon moved outside Cork city to…...
O'Brien, Dermot
O'Brien, Dermot (1932–2007), musician and Gaelic footballer, was born 23 October 1932 in Ardee, Co. Louth, the son of Paddy O'Brien, labourer and bandmaster of the Ardee Brass and Reed Band, of Dolan Terrace, Ardee, and his wife Nancy (née Dowdall). He attended Ardee's De La Salle…...
O'Brien, Desmond Joseph ('Des')
O'Brien, Desmond Joseph ('Des') (1919–2005), rugby player and business executive, was born 22 May 1919 in Dublin, the son of Tim O'Brien and his wife Mary (née Molloy). Educated at Belvedere College (1930–36), he joined Old Belvedere RFC in 1938, playing as flanker on the first two (…...
O'Brien, John Thomond
O'Brien, John Thomond (1786–1861), bullfighter and military officer in Argentina, was born 24 June 1786 at Baltinglass, Co. Wicklow, son of Martin O'Brien, a wealthy farmer, and Honoria O'Brien (née O'Connor). In 1811 he emigrated to South America, settling first in Brazil. His…...
O'Brien, (Michael) Vincent ('M. V. ')
O'Brien, (Michael) Vincent ('M. V. ') (1917–2009), racehorse trainer, was born 9 April 1917 at Clashganiff House near Churchtown, Co. Cork. His father, Dan O'Brien, a fox-hunting farmer who trained a few horses under a permit, lost his first wife, Helena, in childbirth while she was…...
O'Brien, Oliver
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O'Brien, Sir Timothy Carew
O'Brien, Sir Timothy Carew (1861–1948), 3rd baronet, international cricketer for England and Ireland, was born 5 November 1861 in Dublin, eldest son among three sons and a daughter of Timothy O'Brien and Mary O'Brien (née Carew O'Dwyer) of Dublin. His grandfather, Sir Timothy O'…...
O'Brien, Vincent
O'Brien, Vincent (1870–1948), conductor, music teacher, and répétiteur, was born in May 1870 in Dublin (where he lived all his life), son of Richard V. O'Brien and his wife, Elizabeth O'Brien (née Halton). The family's musical lineage was strong: the father was an…...
O'Callaghan, Lucius
O'Callaghan, Lucius (1877–1954), architect, was born 18 August 1877 at 31 Harcourt St., Dublin, the second eldest of six sons and two daughters of John Joseph O'Callaghan (qv), architect, and his wife Eva. He was educated at the…...
Ó Caoimh, Pádraig (Paddy O'Keeffe)
Ó Caoimh, Pádraig (Paddy O'Keeffe) (1897–1964), revolutionary and sports administrator, was born 9 December 1897 in Bellanagare, Co. Roscommon, son of Michael O'Keeffe, RIC sergeant, and Mary O'Keeffe (née O'Malley). Raised in East View…...
O Ceallacháin, Seán Óg
O Ceallacháin, Seán Óg (1923–2013), sports broadcaster and hurler, was born on 12 May 1923 in Newcastle West, Co. Limerick, one of four children (three sons and a daughter) of John O’Callaghan (Seán O Ceallacháin), a commercial traveller of Newcastle West, originally from near…...
O'Connor (Glasgow), Terry
O'Connor (Glasgow), Terry (1897–1983), musician and music teacher, was born Mary Teresa O'Connor on 14 October 1897 in Johnstown, Waterford city, the second among at least four daughters of James O'Connor, grocer and vintner, and Brigid O'Connor (née Keirsey). Educated at the…...
O'Connor, Thomas (‘Gega’)
O'Connor, Thomas (‘Gega’) (1918–97), Gaelic footballer, was born 3 November 1918 in Upper Main St. (or ‘Goat St.’), Dingle, Co. Kerry, one of a large family of James (‘Jimmy’) O'Connor, a publican and farmer known as ‘Tom Dick’, from Dingle, and Mary O'Connor (née McCarthy).…...
O'Donnell, John ('Kerry')
O'Donnell, John ('Kerry') (1899–1994), businessman and GAA administrator, was born on 15 November 1899 in Gleann na nGealt, Castlegregory, near Camp, Co. Kerry, the eldest child of Michael O'Donnell, a local farmer, and his wife Johanna (née O'Connor). At age 19 he emigrated to…...
O'Donnell, Nicholas (‘Nick’)
O'Donnell, Nicholas (‘Nick’) (1925–88), hurler, was born 4 September 1925 in Killeen, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny, son of Nicholas O'Donnell, farmer, and Anne O'Donnell (née White). A member of the Éire Óg hurling club in Kilkenny city, he was a non-playing member of the Kilkenny…...
O'Dowda, Brendan Joseph
O'Dowda, Brendan Joseph (1925–2002), singer, was born 1 October 1925 in Dundalk, Co. Louth, the youngest of a family of seven boys and three girls of Francis Joseph O'Dowda (d. 1955) from Cork, who worked in the engineering department of the post office, and his wife Josephine (née…...
O'Dowd, Ignatius (‘Nace’)
O'Dowd, Ignatius (‘Nace’) (1931–87), Gaelic footballer and hotelier, was born 1 August 1931 in Rinbane, Ballinacarrow, Co. Sligo, where he attended the Carrowrile national school before progressing to Tubbercurry vocational school. He was one of five boys and three girls in his…...
O'Dwyer, John Gerard (‘Ged’)
O'Dwyer, John Gerard (‘Ged’) (1899–1996), Irish Volunteer, army officer, and showjumper, was born 12 April 1899 at Rahen, near Grange, Bruff, Co. Limerick, the second son of John O'Dwyer, farmer, and his wife Bridget, eldest daughter of John Hayes of Co. Limerick. Educated at…...
O'Ferrall, Roderic Charles Francis (‘Roddy’) More
O'Ferrall, Roderic Charles Francis (‘Roddy’) More (1903–90), horse breeder, trainer, and arboriculturist, was born in Kingstown (Dún Laoghaire), Co. Dublin, on 25 July 1903, eldest among three sons and a daughter of Dominic More O'Ferrall of Kildangan, Co. Kildare, landowner and…...