Moore, Joe
Moore, Joe (1908–89), businessman, was born in Mountrath, Co. Laois, on 16 November 1908, the son of Edward Moore, farmer, of Mountrath, and his wife Elizabeth (née Dunne). Bad eyesight precluded him from playing his favourite sport of hurling, so he organised teams instead. Attending…...
Moore, Michael
Moore, Michael (c.1639–1726), priest, philosopher and educationist, was born in Bridge St., Dublin, son of Andrew Moore and Mary Moore (née Dowdall) of Mountown (Monktown, Co. Meath). In the 1650s Moore travelled to Nantes, where he received an education in the humanities…...
Moriarty, John Stephen
Moriarty, John Stephen (1938–2007), philosopher and shaman, was born 2 February 1938 at Moyvane, near Listowel, Co. Kerry, fourth of six children (two sons and four daughters) of James Moriarty, smallholder and native speaker of Irish (with eleven cows and 'thirty-two acres of bad,…...
Morrissey, Daniel
Morrissey, Daniel (1895–1981), trade unionist, politician, and businessman, was born 28 November 1895 in Silver St., Nenagh, Co. Tipperary, one of three sons and one daughter of William Morrissey, carter-contractor, and Bridget Morrissey (née Gleeson). Educated at Nenagh…...
Moynihan, Maurice Gerard
Moynihan, Maurice Gerard (1902–99), civil servant and governor of the Central Bank, was born 19 December 1902 in Tralee, Co. Kerry, fourth child and third son of Maurice Moynihan and Mary Moynihan (née Power), and had four brothers and an elder sister. The Moynihans and the Powers were…...
Mulally, Teresa
Mulally, Teresa (1728–1803), educationist, businesswoman, and philanthropist, was born in October 1728, in Pill Lane, near Chancery Street, Dublin, the only child of Daniel and Elizabeth Mulally. While she was young, her father, a provisions dealer, retired from his business and…...
Mulcahy, John Augustine (‘Jack’)
Mulcahy, John Augustine (‘Jack’) (1906–94), industrialist, businessman, and philanthropist, was born 26 August 1906 at Dungarvan, Co. Waterford, fifth among twelve children of Patrick Mulcahy, town clerk of Waterford , and Mary Mulcahy (née O'Shea). He was educated locally in the…...
Mulchinock, John
Mulchinock, John (1781?–1863), merchant and benefactor, was the son of Nicholas and Christiana Mulchinock, and was baptised into the Church of Ireland in Tralee, Co. Kerry, on 2 March 1781. Nothing is known for certain of his early life but, as a young man, he may have been at sea…...
Mulrooney (Carbonneau), Belinda
Mulrooney (Carbonneau), Belinda (1872–1967), frontier entrepreneur, was born on 16 May 1872 (though her official birth certificate stated 10 June) in her maternal grandparents' 21-acre farm near Carns, Co. Sligo, the first child of one son and four daughters of John Mulrooney from Carra…...
Murnaghan, George
Murnaghan, George (1847–1929), businessman, farmer, and politician, was born 4 July 1847 in Greenan, Loughbrickland, Co. Down, the fourth of nine children of James Murnaghan, a local farmer, and his wife Rose (née Mulligan). He attended the Royal School, Armagh, from 1864 to 1866,…...
Murphy, Charles Russell
Murphy, Charles Russell (1924–84), accountant and patron of the arts, was born 14 July 1924 at 93 Lower Baggot St., son of Henry Maguinness Murphy, accountant, of 38 North Circular Road, Dublin, and Maria Elena Murphy (née Scott). He was educated at St Mary's College, Rathmines, and at…...
Murphy, John
Murphy, John (1913–2009), businessman, is believed to have been born James Murphy on 5 October 1913 in Oghermong, near Cahirciveen, Co. Kerry, one of four sons and one daughter of John Murphy, farmer, and his wife Bridget (née Sullivan). A fluent Irish speaker, he received a…...
Murphy, Joseph
Murphy, Joseph (1923–2001), founder of Tayto crisps, was born 15 May 1923 beside the Liberties in Dublin, one of four sons and one daughter of Thomas Murphy, builder, and Molly Murphy (née Sweeney), who owned a wallpaper and paint shop on Thomas St. He was educated at Synge St.…...
Murphy, William
Murphy, William (1771–1849), businessman and political adviser, was listed as a salesmaster (cattledealer) at 48 Smithfield, Dublin, from 1795. According to Miles Byrne (qv), who later knew him well, he was so trusted by the United Irish…...
Murphy, William Lombard
Murphy, William Lombard (1876–1943), surgeon and newspaper proprietor, was born 1 October 1876 in Rathmines, Dublin, eldest of nine children of William Martin Murphy (qv), architect, politician, and founder of Independent…...
Murphy, William Martin
Murphy, William Martin (1845–1919), businessman, was born on 6 January 1845 at Derrymihan, near Castletownbere, Co. Cork, the only son of two children of Denis William Murphy, building contractor, and his wife, Mary Anne (née Martin). His solitary and austere personality was influenced…...
Murray, Charles Henry
Murray, Charles Henry (1917–2008), civil servant and governor of the Central Bank of Ireland, was born 29 January 1917 in Dublin to Charles Murray and his wife Teresa (née Duke). Educated at Synge Street CBS, Dublin, he reluctantly…...
Nolan, Thomas (‘Tom’)
Nolan, Thomas (‘Tom’) (1921–92), politician and businessman, was born 27 July 1921 in Cappawater, Myshall, Co. Carlow, son of Matthew Nolan, farmer, and Bridget Nolan (née Murphy). Educated at Myshall national school and De La Salle College, Bagenalstown, after completing his…...
Nugent, John Dillon
Nugent, John Dillon (1869–1940), politician and insurance manager, was born 22 December 1869 in Keady, Co. Armagh, the son of John Nugent, auctioneer and publican, and his wife Sarah (née Dillon). He moved to Dublin in 1890. Employed as assistant superintendent with the Prudential…...
Nugent, Sir Walter Richard
Nugent, Sir Walter Richard (1865–1955), politician, businessman, and 4th baronet, of Donore, Co. Westmeath, was born 12 December 1865 in St John's, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, third son among six sons and four daughters of Sir Walter George Nugent, 2nd baronet, and Maria Anne, only…...
O'Beirne, Seamas (Ó Beirn, Séamus; Byrne, James Fahy
O'Beirne, Seamas (Ó Beirn, Séamus; Byrne, James Fahy ) (1881–1935), medical doctor, dramatist, and businessman, was born 18 July 1881 on Tawin island, Co. Galway, the eldest son among at least three sons and two daughters of Patrick Byrne, farmer, and Mary Byrne (née Fahy), of Kinvara…...
O'Brien, Charlotte Grace
O'Brien, Charlotte Grace (1845–1909), social reformer and writer, was born 23 November 1845 at Cahirmoyle, Co. Limerick, younger daughter of the Young Ireland leader, William Smith O’Brien (qv), and his wife Lucy Caroline, daughter of…...
O'Brien, Denis Thomas
O'Brien, Denis Thomas (1736?–1814), merchant, catholic politician, and benefactor, was the younger son of Thomas O'Brien (d. 1756) of Fairfield, near Ahascragh, Co. Galway, and his wife Mary (1710?–83), a daughter of Christopher French of Tyrone, Co. Galway. Thomas was in business as a…...
O'Brien, Desmond Joseph ('Des')
O'Brien, Desmond Joseph ('Des') (1919–2005), rugby player and business executive, was born 22 May 1919 in Dublin, the son of Tim O'Brien and his wife Mary (née Molloy). Educated at Belvedere College (1930–36), he joined Old Belvedere RFC in 1938, playing as flanker on the first two (…...
O'Brien, John Joseph (Jack)
O'Brien, John Joseph (Jack) (1910–83), businessman, was born 31 January 1910, second son of Henry Joseph O'Brien, hotel proprietor and house agent of Waterloo Rd, Dublin, and his wife Mary Josephine (née Byrne). Educated at Belvedere College, Dublin, he took a keen interest in…...