Cathal
Cathal (d. 1010), son of Conchobar and overking of Connacht, belonged, like his earlier namesake Cathal (qv) (d. 925), to the Síl Muiredaig lineage of Uí Briúin Aí. Indeed, repetitive name-patterns in the pedigree of this dynasty have, in the…...
Cathal Cú Cen Máthair
Cathal Cú Cen Máthair (d. 665/6), son of Cathal and king of Munster, belonged to the dynasty of Éoganacht Glendamnach (Rawl. B. 502, 148b 1, 32; LL, 320bb 56). A misplaced notice of his death at 604 (AU 603; AFM 600) led both…...
Causantín (Cusantín, Constantine)
Causantín (Cusantín, Constantine) (d. 820), son of Fergus and king of the Scots and Picts, is traced to the dynasty of Dál Riata. He was king of the Picts from 789 and held a joint kingship of the Scots and Picts from c.811, one of only three rulers to achieve that…...
Cellach
Cellach
Cellach (d. 776), son of Dúnchad and overking of Leinster, belonged to the dynasty of Uí Dúnlainge. His father Dúnchad (qv) (d. 728), ancestor of the lineage of Uí Dúnchada, briefly enjoyed the overkingship of Leinster, but Cellach's…...
Cellach
Cellach (d. 705), son of Rogallach and overking of Connacht, belonged to the dynasty of Uí Briúin Aí. He is called Cellach ‘of Loch Cime’ (Lough Hacket, near Headford, Co. Galway), perhaps the location of a family residence. His father Rogallach, who earlier reigned as overking, was…...
Cellachán Caisil
Cellachán Caisil (‘of Cashel’) (d. 954), son of Buadachán and overking of Munster, was the last notable overking of the dynastic federation of the Éoganachta. Although Cellachán's lineage, Clann Donngaile of Éoganacht Chaisil, had provided several previous kings, his immediate…...
Cellach Cualann
Cellach Cualann (d. 715), son of Gerthide and overking of Leinster, was the last and arguably the most colourful representative of the Uí Máil dynasty to hold that dignity. His sobriquet associates him with Cualu, the Bray area in north Wicklow. While Cellach's father Gerthide…...
Cennétig
Cennétig (d. 903), son of Gáethíne and king of Loíches, was probably the most distinguished representative of Síl Mescill, the ruling lineage of Loíches Cúile ocus Réta. From their caput at Ráith Baccáin in Mag Réta (Morret Heath near Port Laoise), the forebears of…...
Cennétig
Cennétig (d. 951), son of Lorcán and overking of north Munster, was the first representative of the Dál Cais dynasty to achieve prominence at national level. He belonged to the lineage of Uí Thairdelbaig, which in the early tenth century was contesting the kingship of Dál Cais (…...
Cenn-Fáelad
Cenn-Fáelad (d. 675), son of Blathmac and king of Tara, was an early representative of Síl nÁedo Sláine, a dynasty of the Uí Néill confederation. A decade earlier, his father Blathmac (qv) (d. 665) and uncle…...
Cerball
Cerball (d. 888), son of Dúngal and king of Osraige, was certainly among the most distinguished representatives of the dynasty of Dál mBirn. As in the case of his nephew Cennétig (qv) son of Gáethíne, the most detailed account of Cerball's…...
Cerball
Cerball (d. 909), son of Muirecán and overking of Leinster, the last noteworthy ruler of the Uí Dúnlainge dynasty before the battle of Clontarf, belonged to the lineage of Uí Fháeláin. His father Muirecán, king of Nás and Airther Liphi (Naas and the eastern Liffey plain), was…...
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, 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…...
Cian
Cian (d. 1015), son of Máel-muad and king of South Munster, belonged to Uí Echach Muman, a dynasty of the Éoganachta. His father, who heads the pedigree of Cenél nÁedo, a lineage of Uí Echach, was his predecessor in the kingship. Cian had at least two brothers, Cathal and…...
Cináed
Cináed (d. 851), son of Conaing and king of Cianachta and north Brega, belonged to the Uí Chonaing lineage of Síl nÁedo Sláine, an Uí Néill dynasty based at Cnogba (Knowth), Co. Meath. His father, Conaing, died (849) as king of Brega. Cináed had at least two brothers; Dúnchad, the…...
Cináed Cáech
Cináed Cáech (d. 728), son of Írgalach and king of Tara, belonged to the Uí Chonaing lineage of the Uí Néill dynasty of Síl nÁedo Sláine. His father Írgalach (qv), ruler of Brega, was slain in 702; his mother was Muirenn, a daughter of…...
Cináed Kenneth MacAlpin
Cináed Kenneth MacAlpin (d. 858), son of Alpín and king of the Scots and Picts, is assigned to the Cenél nGabráin lineage of Dál Riata, although the authenticity of his lineage has been questioned by some modern historians. It seems that Cináed (‘Kenneth’) attained the kingship of…...
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…...