Cogan, William Henry Forde
Cogan, William Henry Forde (1821–94), landowner and politician, was the only son of Bryan Cogan (1767–1830) of Dublin and Athgarret, Co. Kildare. His mother, Bryan's wife, Eliza or Elizabeth, was a daughter of a Dublin silk manufacturer, Edward Madden (1739?–1830), a granddaughter…...
Coghlan (Coughlan), Terence
Coghlan (Coughlan), Terence (d. 1653), politician and founder of the Coghlan family of Kilcolgan, Co. Offaly, was the third son of James Oge MacCoghlan, who received crown pardons in 1583 and 1602, and a crown grant of the castle, town, and lands of Kincorr in 1623. Terence…...
Coile, Bernard
Coile, Bernard (1771?–1829), linen manufacturer and catholic activist, was born near Magherafelt, Co. Londonderry, on, by his own account, 14 May 1771 (though a gravestone inscription suggests 1766). His father's family were from Co. Donegal and related to the catholic bishop of…...
Colohan, John Fallon Sydney
Colohan, John Fallon Sydney (1862–1932), physician and pioneering motorist, was born in Dublin, son of James Colohan, bank manager; nothing is known of his mother. He studied at the Edinburgh Medical School, and was admitted…...
Connolly, Joseph
Connolly, Joseph (1885–1961), politician, businessman and civil servant, was born 19 January 1885 at 41 Alexander St. West, Belfast, one of fourteen children (five of whom died in infancy) of John Connolly, master baker, and Margaret Connolly (née MacNeill) of Cushendall, Co.…...
Coppinger, William
Coppinger, William (d. 1696), merchant and ancestor of the Coppingers of Bordeaux, was second son of Stephen Coppinger (d. 1681) of Ballyvolane, Co. Cork, and his wife Ellice (d. 1688), daughter of Henry Gould of Cork, alderman. According to a local tradition his father's…...
Corrigan, Sir Dominic John
Corrigan, Sir Dominic John (1802–80), physician, was born 1 December 1802 in Thomas St., Dublin, where an Augustinian church now stands, second of five children of John Corrigan, dealer in agricultural implements, and his wife Celia O'Connor. Educated at the lay college at…...
Costello, Thomas Bodkin
Costello, Thomas Bodkin (1864–1956), medical doctor and antiquary, was born 4 February 1864 in Tuam, Co. Galway, son of Michael Costello, a shopkeeper, and his wife, Sarah Bodkin. His mother was a descendent of the Kilcloony branch of the Bodkin family, one of the original…...
Cotter, James
Cotter, James (1689–1720), prominent member of the catholic gentry and Jacobite, was born 14 August 1689 at Ballinsperry, Carrigtohill, Co. Cork, eldest son of Sir James Cotter (qv) and his second wife, Eleanor. Cotter was educated…...
Coughlan, Stephen
Coughlan, Stephen (1910–94), dáil deputy, bookmaker and publican, was born 26 December 1910 in Limerick, the third child of three sons and three daughters of Timothy Coughlan, accountant, and his wife, Annie Liddy, both of Limerick. He was educated at the Presentation Sisters’…...
Courtney, Aloysius Daniel Joseph (A. D.)
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Courtney, Anthony William (Tony)
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Courtney, Thaddeus Cornelius (‘Ted’)
Courtney, Thaddeus Cornelius (‘Ted’) (1895–1961), engineer, army officer, and businessman, was born at Cork on 13 December 1895, the elder son of Timothy Courtney of Co. Kerry, pensioner of the RIC, and Ellen Courtney (née Shea) of…...
Coveney, Hugh
Coveney, Hugh (1935–98), businessman and politician, was born 20 July 1935 at Cork, the son of Patrick Coveney, builder and quantity surveyor. He was educated at Christ the King primary school and the Christian Brothers’ College at Cork, Clongowes Wood College, and the College of Estate…...
Cowell, John Saint Patrick
Cowell, John Saint Patrick (1912–2008), medical administrator and writer, was born 13 March 1912 in Audenshaw, Lancashire, the only son of Dr William J. Cowell and his wife Adeline (née Kelly) (d. 1956). Drawn home by the abundant shooting and fishing, William Cowell returned to his…...
Cox, Michael Francis
Cox, Michael Francis (1852–1926), physician, was born 20 September 1852 in Kilmore, Drumsna, Co. Roscommon, younger of at least two sons of Hugh Cox, farmer, and Anne Cox (née Kelly). Educated at St Mel's College, Longford, he subsequently graduated Bachelor of Arts (BA) (1875) from the…...
Crean, Thomas Joseph
Crean, Thomas Joseph (1873–1923), rugby player, military doctor, and VC holder, was born 19 April 1873 in Morrison's Hotel, Dawson Street, Dublin, the second son and fifth of the eight children of Michael Theobald Crean, barrister of the Irish land commission, and his wife, Emma,…...
Crosbie, Thomas
Crosbie, Thomas (1817?–1899), newspaper editor and proprietor, was born in Ardfert, Co. Kerry. Educated at Clongowes Wood College, Co. Kildare, in 1842 he joined the Cork Examiner of John Francis Maguire (qv) soon after…...
Crowley, Michael
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Crowley, Niall
Crowley, Niall (1926–98), businessman, was born in Upper Fitzwilliam Street, Dublin, on 18 September 1926, the eldest son of Vincent Crowley (qv), accountant, of Donnybrook, Dublin, and his wife Eileen (née Gunning). After an education in…...
Crowley, Vincent
Crowley, Vincent (1890–1965), businessman, was born 12 May 1890 in Farnham Street, Cavan town, the youngest of three sons of Patrick Crowley, a teacher hailing from Ballymore, Co. Cork, and his wife Bridget (née Halpin), who was from Co. Armagh. His father taught English at St Patrick…...
Cruise, Sir Francis Richard
Cruise, Sir Francis Richard (1834–1912), doctor, was born 3 December 1834 in Dublin, son of Francis Cruise (d. 1834), solicitor, and an English mother, Eleanor Mary Cruise (née Brittain). He was educated at Belvedere College, Dublin (1845–8), and Clongowes Wood College, Co.…...
Cuffe, Charles Richard
Cuffe, Charles Richard (1914–72), solicitor and employers’ leader, was born 5 August 1914 in Dublin, the son of Laurence Cuffe, livestock sales master, and Catherine Johanna Cuffe (née Hague), of Peafield Terrace, Blackrock, Co. Dublin. He attended St Gerard's school, Bray, Co.…...
Cuming, James
Cuming, James (1833–99), medical professor in QCB, was born in Markethill, Co. Armagh, son of Edward Cuming, a prosperous catholic merchant in coal, spirits, and foodstuffs, who had at least two other children, a daughter and another son, who became a barrister. James's mother's name is…...
Cunningham, John Francis
Cunningham, John Francis (1895–1982), obstetrician and gynaecologist, was born 4 October 1895 at Monread House near Naas, Co. Kildare, third son of Patrick Cunningham, baker, and Alice Cunningham (née Maher). He was educated (1907–13) at Blackrock College, Dublin, before entering…...