Fennell, Gerald
Fennell, Gerald (d. c.1666), physician and confederate, was born in Co. Tipperary, where he owned Ballygriffin in the barony of Clanwilliam, and was recorded as taking a lease of Athassal in 1634. He married Ellen, daughter and heir of John O'Mahony of Cloonakeany, in the…...
Fergus, John
Fergus, John (c.1700–1761), doctor of medicine and collector of books and manuscripts, was born in Co. Mayo, where a branch of the Ó Fearghusa family was to be found. His father's name was Mac Raith, and hence Dr Fergus was sometimes referred to in Irish as Seán mac Mac Raíth Ó…...
Ferguson, Vincent
Ferguson, Vincent, (1931–2007), businessman and art collector, was born in the family home in Teeling Street, Sligo town, on 21 June 1931, the son of John Ferguson, printer, and his wife Mary (née McGarry). His mother died when he was five, leaving five boys and two girls. The family…...
Finn, William
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Fitzgerald, Edward
Fitzgerald, Edward (c.1770–1807), landed gentleman and insurgent leader, was born in Co. Wexford at his wealthy catholic family's country estate, Newpark, in the parish of Killisk, situated between Enniscorthy and Wexford town. Details of his early life are sketchy and…...
Fitzgerald (fitz Maurice), James
Fitzgerald (fitz Maurice), James (d. 1540), 13th de jure earl of Desmond , was the son of Maurice fitz Thomas, son of Thomas Fitzgerald (qv), 12th earl, and Joan, daughter of John FitzMaurice FitzGibbon, the White Knight. Sent to…...
Fitzgerald, Gerald
Fitzgerald, Gerald (1525–85), 11th earl of Kildare , was the son of Gerald FitzGerald (qv), 9th earl of Kildare, and his second wife, Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Grey, marquis of Dorset. He was born on…...
Fitzgerald, Gerald fitz James
Fitzgerald, Gerald fitz James (c.1530–1583), 15th earl of Desmond and reluctant rebel leader, was elder son of James fitz John Fitzgerald (qv) (d. 1558), 14th earl of Desmond, and his second wife, More, daughter of…...
Fitzgerald, James fitz John
Fitzgerald, James fitz John (d. 1558), 14th earl of Desmond , treasurer of Ireland, was the second but eldest surviving son of Sir John fitz Thomas Fitzgerald and More, daughter of Donogh O'Brien of Carrigogunnell in Co. Limerick, lord of Pobblebrien. He actively supported his…...
Fitzgerald, James fitz Thomas
Fitzgerald, James fitz Thomas (d. 1607), ‘sugán’ earl of Desmond , was eldest son of Sir Thomas fitz James Fitzgerald (‘Thomas Roe’). The identity of his mother is uncertain but she appears to have been a daughter of Theobald Butler, 3rd Baron Cahir. Sir Thomas was bastardised when his…...
Fitzgerald, John fitz Edmund
Fitzgerald, John fitz Edmund (d. 1589), landowner and rebel, was the son of Edmund fitz Maurice Fitzgerald, 6th seneschal of Imokilly, and Shylie, daughter of Mulroney O'Carroll, lord of O'Carroll Ely. He succeeded his father as seneschal, in which office he played a key role in…...
Fitzgerald, Maurice
Fitzgerald, Maurice (1590–1649), catholic landowner and soldier, was eldest son of Gerald fitz Philip Fitzgerald and his second wife, Joan Walsh of Shanganagh, Dublin. Born into a junior branch of the family of the earls of Kildare, he held an estate of 5,000 acres in the parish…...
FitzGerald, Oliver Patrick Noel
FitzGerald, Oliver Patrick Noel (1910–87), physician and physiologist, was born 23 December 1910, at Grangemore, Waterford, the son of Alexis FitzGerald, medical officer at the district asylum, and Lily FitzGerald (née O'Halloran), a relative of the great eighteenth-century…...
FitzGerald, Patrick Alexis Martin
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Fitzgerald, Séamus
Fitzgerald, Séamus (1896–1972), politician and businessman, was born 3 September 1896 at East Hill, Queenstown (Cobh), the third child of five sons of James Fitzgerald, sailor, merchant navy, and his wife, Alice Archdeacon, both from Cobh. He was educated at the local Presentation…...
Fitzgerald, Sir John fitz James
Fitzgerald, Sir John fitz James (d. 1582), nobleman and rebel leader, was second son of James fitz John Fitzgerald (qv), 14th earl of Desmond (d. 1558), and his second wife More, daughter of…...
FitzGerald, Thomas (‘Silken Thomas’)
FitzGerald, Thomas (‘Silken Thomas’) (1513–37), 10th earl of Kildare , magnate and rebel, was the only son of Gerald FitzGerald (qv) (1487–1534), 9th earl of Kildare, lord deputy of Ireland, and his first…...
Fitzgibbon, Denis (‘Din Joe’)
Fitzgibbon, Denis (‘Din Joe’) (1921–98), businessman and broadcaster, was born in Cork city. He was reared and educated locally in a traditional catholic environment, attending Presentation Brothers College, Cork. He was a noted rugby player for the Dolphin club and for Munster.…...
Fitzmaurice, Patrick
Fitzmaurice, Patrick (d. 1600), 17th baron of Lixnaw and Kerry , was eldest son of Thomas (qv), 16th baron, and his wife Margaret, second daughter of James fitz John Fitzgerald (qv), 14th earl of Desmond. He was probably born…...
Fitzmaurice, Thomas
Fitzmaurice, Thomas (d. 1590), 16th baron of Kerry and Lixnaw , landowner and rebel, was the fourth and youngest son of Edmund Fitzmaurice, 10th baron of Kerry and Lixnaw, and his wife Una, daughter of Teige MacMahon of Thomond. Having three older brothers, he left Ireland and was…...
FitzMaurice, Thomas
FitzMaurice, Thomas (1574–1630), 18th Lord Kerry and Baron Lixnaw , the eldest of the three sons and two daughters of Patrick FitzMaurice (qv) and his wife Joan, daughter of David, Lord Fermoy, followed his father into rebellion…...
Fitzpatrick, Patrick Vincent
Fitzpatrick, Patrick Vincent (1792–1865), political and financial manager to Daniel O'Connell (qv), was born 19 July 1792 at 2 Ormond Quay, Dublin, eldest son of Hugh Fitzpatrick (qv),…...
Fitzpatrick, Sir Jeremiah
Fitzpatrick, Sir Jeremiah (c.1740–1810), physician, inspector of prisons, and social reformer, was born at Kilbeggan, Co. Westmeath. Of his parents and education little is known, but it can be inferred from the elder Fitzpatricks’ burial in the Old Relic graveyard on the…...
Fitzsimons (Fitzsimmons), Thomas
Fitzsimons (Fitzsimmons), Thomas (1741–1811), merchant and politician in the USA, was born in Ireland, probably as a younger son, and seems to have had at least three brothers and a twin sister. Nothing is known of his parents, and his birthplace is variously given as Nobber, Co.…...
Fitzwilliam, Oliver
Fitzwilliam, Oliver (d. 1667), 2nd Viscount Merrion and earl of Tyrconnell , landowner and army officer, was the eldest son of Thomas Fitzwilliam, 1st Viscount Merrion, and his wife, Margaret, daughter of Oliver Plunkett, fourth Baron Louth. The Fitzwilliams were an important…...