Traynor, James Desmond (‘Des’)
Traynor, James Desmond (‘Des’) (1931–94), accountant, banker, and financier, was born 3 June 1931, son of John Joseph Traynor of 39 Grand Canal St. Dublin, motor driver, and Kathleen Traynor (née O'Connor). Educated at the CBS,…...
Tunney, Hugh Thomas
Tunney, Hugh Thomas (1927–2011), businessman, was born on 15 December 1927 in Trillick, Co. Tyrone, the eldest of ten children of James Tunney, a cattle dealer of Trillick, and his wife Mary Anne (née Gallagher). Born into a line of butchers and cattle dealers, he had a troubled…...
Turner, William
Turner, William (1871–1936), catholic bishop and professor of philosophy in the USA, was born 8 April 1871 in Ardkilmartin, near Kilmallock, Co. Limerick, in a farming family, son of Patrick Turner and Bridget Turner (née Carey). He was one of five sons and five daughters; three…...
Tynan, Thomas
Tynan, Thomas (1871–1953), merchant, farmer, greyhound breeder, and politician, was born 17 March 1871 in Jamestown, Ballybrittas, Queen's Co. (Laois), son of Thomas Tynan, farmer, and Mary Tynan (née Connell). Educated locally, in early manhood he entered business as publican and…...
Usher, James
Usher, James (c.1720–1772), philosopher and schoolmaster, was born in Co. Dublin, son of a gentleman farmer; nothing else is known of his parents. He was probably a descendant of James (qv) and…...
Waldron, Laurence Ambrose
Waldron, Laurence Ambrose (1858–1923), stockbroker, patron of the arts, and MP, was born on 14 November 1858 at Ballybrack, Co. Dublin, fourth son of Laurence Waldron (1811–75), JP, DL, and MP for Co.…...
Walls, Arthur J.
Walls, Arthur J. (1926–2000), company director, was born 25 May 1926 in Dublin, second child among four sons and one daughter of Arthur Walls, civil servant with the revenue commissioners, and Marie Walls (née Murray). He was educated at O'Connell Schools, Dublin, and graduated…...
Walsh, Joseph (‘Joe’)
Walsh, Joseph (‘Joe’) (1931–95), travel agent and tour operator, was born in Bangor, Co. Down, and educated at St Patrick's College, Armagh. On leaving school he worked for the Ulster Transport Authority and later moved to London, where he worked for the travel agency firm Thomas…...
Whelan, Michael
Whelan, Michael (1932–2007), businessman, was born on 1 May 1932 in Beaumont nursing home, Co. Galway, the eldest son of Michael Whelan of Bridge Street, Athenry, Co. Galway, and his wife Mary (née Hynes). His father was a wealthy footwear merchant, and Whelan boarded in Castleknock…...
Williams, (Daniel) Edmund
Williams, (Daniel) Edmund (1928–2007), businessman, was born in Upper Fitzwilliam Street, Dublin, on 3 April 1928, the youngest son among three sons and two daughters of John ('Jack') Williams of Tullamore, Co. Offaly, and his wife Sheila ('Julia') (née Moorhead). The Williamses…...
Wisdom, John Oulton (J. O.)
Wisdom, John Oulton (J. O.) (1908–93), philosopher and psychoanalyst, was born in Dublin on 29 December 1908, only child of Thomas Hume Wisdom, brewery clerk, and his English-born wife Jane, daughter of Dr Henry Oulton of St Stephen's Green. The Cambridge language philosopher Arthur…...
Wynne, Thomas Joseph
Wynne, Thomas Joseph (1838–93), photographer and shopkeeper, was born probably in the United States, where it is believed he grew up. His mother was third daughter of Richard MacEvilly, postmaster at Ballyglass, Claremorris, Co. Mayo; the identity of his father is not known. In…...
Wyse, Thomas
Wyse, Thomas (1701?–70), industrialist and co-founder of the Catholic Committee, was the son of Francis Wyse (d. 1717) of the Manor of St John, Waterford, and his wife Mary, daughter of Thomas Masterson of Castletown and Moneyseed, Co. Wexford. Wyses had held property in County…...
Young, Charles
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Young, Charles
Young, Charles (1746–1825), merchant, was born in St John's parish, Limerick, probably early in March 1746, a son of William Young, a prominent merchant, and his wife, Mary (née Cahill). Another son, John Young (1746?–1813), was parish priest of Bruff, Co. Limerick, and later…...