Whitton, Eleanor Constance
(1879–1956), campaigner for animal welfare, was born in Co. Longford, the daughter of the Rev. Alexander Beatty, Church of Ireland minister. She appears to have been educated locally. In 1902 she married Henry M. Whitton, registrar of the court of appeal…...
Woodlock, Ellen
(1811–84), philanthropist and social worker, was born 27 January 1811, second daughter among seven sons and four daughters of Martin Mahony (1764–1834) of Cork, woollen manufacturer, and his second wife, Maria (née Reynolds), of Roscreg. The Rev.…...
Young, Mary ('Jenny Diver') (c.1704–41), notorious pickpocket and
head of a criminal gang, was born c.1704 in the north of Ireland. There are no extant records relating to Young's early life so
most accounts rely on the text published by James Guthrie, The…...