Carey, William Paulet
Carey, William Paulet (1759–1839), journalist, art critic, engraver, and United Irishman, was born in Dublin, third of five sons of Christopher Carey of Redmond's Hill, a catholic baker who had prospered supplying the Royal Navy during the American war. Stung by the disabilities…...
Carmichael, Richard
Carmichael, Richard (1779–1849), surgeon, medical reformer, and benefactor, was born 6 February 1779 in Dublin, fourth son of Hugh Carmichael, solicitor, and Sarah Carmichael (née Rogers), and was educated privately by the Rev. John Fea. Apprenticed to Robert Moore Peile (1763?–…...
Carney, Sir Richard
Carney, Sir Richard (d. 1692?), herald and painter, is said by Strickland to have been the son of Edward Carney, a Dublin tailor, and to have been appointed a herald in 1652 and principal herald of arms in Ireland in 1655. He was certainly the Richard Carney who was appointed…...
Carr, James Celestine
Carr, James Celestine (1933–2006), radiologist, was born 6 April 1933 in a nursing home at 12 Leeson Street, Dublin, to Christopher Carr, accountant, and his wife Margaret (née Groome), of Griffith Avenue, Drumcondra, Dublin. He attended Belvedere College, Dublin, before studying…...
Carroll, William
Carroll, William (1835–1926), nationalist and physician, was born 24 February 1835 in Rathmullan, Co. Donegal, first of eight children of Thomas Carroll, weaver, shoemaker, and small farmer, and Eliza Carroll (née McClure), also from Rathmullan. In 1838 the family emigrated to…...
Carr, Thomas James (‘Tom’)
Carr, Thomas James (‘Tom’) (1909–99), landscape and figure painter, was born 21 September 1909 in Belfast, second son among three sons and a daughter of Thomas James Carr, stockbroker, and Mary Carr (née Workman), whose family also had stockbroking connections. An early interest…...
Carver, Robert
Carver, Robert (d. 1791), landscape and scene painter, was born in Dublin, the son of Richard Carver (d. 1754), a Waterford-born history and landscape painter, who practised mainly in Dublin and was known for an altarpiece executed at Waterford. Robert received his early training…...
Cary (Tanfield), Elizabeth
Cary (Tanfield), Elizabeth (1585–1639), Viscountess Falkland , writer and translator, was born at Burford Priory, Oxfordshire, the only child and heir of Lawrence Tanfield (c.1551–1625), a wealthy lawyer, later appointed chief baron of the exchequer, and his wife,…...
Casey, Juanita
Casey, Juanita (Joy Barlow) (1925–2012), novelist, poet, artist and expert horse breeder, was born on 10 October 1925 and adopted soon after. In the 1980s she tracked down her birth certificate, which revealed that she had been named Lorna and born within London’s outer suburbs at Elm…...
Chance, Arthur Joseph
Chance, Arthur Joseph (1889–1980), orthopaedic surgeon, was born 15 November 1889 in Dublin into a medical family, third among four sons and one daughter of Sir Arthur Chance (qv), surgeon, and Martha Chance (née Rooney). He…...
Chance, Sir Arthur Gerald
Chance, Sir Arthur Gerald (1859–1928), surgeon, was born 15 June 1859 in Dublin, one of at least two sons of Albert Chance, engineer, a Londoner, and Elizabeth Mary Chance (née Fleming) of Dublin. He was educated at the Catholic University medical school, Dublin, and was admitted…...
Charles, John James
Charles, John James (1845–1912), physiologist, was born 13 December 1845, probably at Loy House, Cookstown, Co. Tyrone, eldest among seven sons of David H. Charles, doctor and JP at Cookstown, and Annie E. Charles (née Allen). He attended…...
Charles, Robert Henry
Charles, Robert Henry (1855–1931), Biblical scholar, was born 6 August 1855 at Cookstown, Co. Tyrone, probably in Loy House, fifth of the seven sons of Dr David H. Charles and Annie E. Charles (née Allen). He attended Belfast Academy and won a scholarship to…...
Charles, Sir (Richard) Havelock
Charles, Sir (Richard) Havelock (1858–1934), 1st baronet, anatomist, was born 10 March 1858, sixth among seven sons of Dr David H. Charles and Annie E. Charles (née Allen), of Loy House, Cookstown, Co. Tyrone. He adopted his father's profession, and was trained at…...
Cheyne, John
Cheyne, John (1777–1836), physician, was born 3 February 1777 in Leith, Scotland, into a family of sixteen children; his father, ‘a man of great cheerfulness, benevolence, good sense, and singleness of mind’, practised medicine, and his mother was a daughter of William Edmonton,…...
Churchill, Fleetwood
Churchill, Fleetwood (1808–78), obstetrician and medical writer, was born 21 February 1808 in Nottingham, England, third among four sons (the first two of whom died in infancy) and one daughter of Fleetwood Churchill (1772–1811), mercer, and Hannah Churchill (née Page). He was…...
Clanny, William Reid
Clanny, William Reid (1776–1850), doctor and inventor of a safety lamp, was born in 1776 at Bangor, Co. Down, of a presbyterian family. He joined the Royal Navy as an assistant surgeon and was present at the battle of Copenhagen (1801); on leaving the navy, he completed his training…...
Clare, Anthony Ward
Clare, Anthony Ward (1942–2007), psychiatrist and media personality, was born 24 December 1942 in Dublin, the youngest of three children (two girls and a boy) of Bernard Clare, state solicitor with the land registry, and his wife Agnes (née Dunne). Clare recalled his father as a gentle…...
Clarke, Adam
Clarke, Adam (1760/62–1832), methodist minister and scholar, was born at Moybeg, near Maghera, Co. Londonderry, son of John Clarke (fl. 1762), schoolmaster, whose early marriage to a Miss McLean prevented him from completing a degree in…...
Clarke (Crilly), Margaret
Clarke (Crilly), Margaret (1881–1961), artist and teacher, was born 29 July 1881 in Newry, Co. Down, the daughter of Patrick Crilley and his wife Mary. After working as a baller in a rope factory she initially trained, with her sister Jane, at Newry technical school, and, in 1905,…...
Clarke, Harry (Henry Patrick)
Clarke, Harry (Henry Patrick) (1889–1931), stained-glass and graphic artist, and illustrator, was born 17 March 1889 in Dublin, third child and younger son among two sons and two daughters of Joshua Clarke (1858–1921), an English-born church decorator, and Brigid Clarke (née…...
Clarke, Joseph
Clarke, Joseph (1758–1834), physician, was born 8 April 1758 at Tamnadoey in the parish of Desertlin, Co. Londonderry, second son of James Clarke, well-to-do farmer; his mother may have been a Maconchy. He attended local schools and was taught Latin by a clergyman; his mother's…...
Clayton, Eleanor (‘Ellen’) Creathorne
Clayton, Eleanor (‘Ellen’) Creathorne (1834–1900), illustrator and writer, was born 15 February 1834 in Gloucester Terrace, Dublin, the eldest child and only daughter of Benjamin Clayton III (1809–83), a member of a long-established family of Dublin engravers, and his wife Mary (née…...
Cleghorn, George
Cleghorn, George (1716–89), doctor, was born 18 December 1716 at Granton, near Edinburgh, Scotland, youngest of five children; his father (possibly also named George), a farmer, died when Cleghorn was three years old. He attended Cramond Grammar School and went to Edinburgh…...
Clemens Scottus
Clemens Scottus (‘the Irishman’) (fl. c.800), scholar, was teacher at the palace school at Aachen under Charlemagne (d. 814) and his son Louis the Pious. A letter from Alcuin to Charlemagne, dated 797, refers to the presence of Irish scholars at the palace court, one of…...