Taaffe, Theobald
Taaffe, Theobald (c.1603–1677), 1st earl of Carlingford , soldier, was son and heir of Sir John Taaffe (d. 1642) and his wife Anne, daughter of Theobald, 1st Viscount Dillon (qv) of Costello-Gallen. Sir John, a catholic and ‘…...
Talbot, Richard
Talbot, Richard (1630–91), earl and duke of Tyrconnell, army officer and lord deputy of Ireland, was the eighth son among eight sons and eight daughters of Sir William Talbot (qv), lawyer and politician, of Carton, Co. Kildare, and his…...
Talbot, Richard Francis
Talbot, Richard Francis (1710–52), titular earl of Tyrconnell, soldier, and diplomat, was baptised 26 December 1710 at Saint-Germain, France, son of Richard Talbot (d. 1716), who styled himself Lord Talbot from 1691 and had married his cousin Charlotte Talbot (1676?–1721), only…...
Teeling, Bartholomew John (Bartle)
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Teeling, Charles George
Teeling, Charles George (1806–75), soldier and inspector in the Irish constabulary, was born 1 March 1806, second surviving son of Charles Hamilton Teeling (qv) of Lisburn and Belfast, United Irishman, writer, and newspaper…...
Tindal (-Carill-Worsley), Nicolas Henry Joseph ('Nick')
Tindal (-Carill-Worsley), Nicolas Henry Joseph ('Nick') (1911–2006), RAF pilot and farmer, was born 7 March 1911, the only son of Ralph Tindal-Carill-Worsley (1881–1966), an officer in the Royal Navy, and his wife Kathleen (née Mangan) (d. 1961), the third daughter of Simon Mangan,…...
Tobin, Liam
Tobin, Liam (1895–1963), republican, soldier, businessman, and civil servant, was born 15 November 1895 at 13 North Great George's St., Cork, son of David Tobin of Clolefin (Cloughleafin, near Mitchelstown, north Co. Cork), furniture salesman at Clery's department store, Dublin, and…...
Trant, Thomas
Trant, Thomas (c.1762–1794), soldier and chevalier of France, was born at Mallow, Co. Cork, third son among six sons and at least two daughters of Thomas Trant, a successful catholic merchant, and his wife, Elizabeth (née Trant). Educated locally, he decided to join the…...
Troy, Dermot
Troy, Dermot (1927–62), tenor, was born 31 July 1927 in Tinahely, Co. Wicklow, son of Richard and Maureen Troy. Later his family moved to Dublin, where he attended school at Synge St. Leaving school at fourteen, he spent three years in the RAF…...
Tuchet, James
Tuchet, James (c.1617–1684), Lord Audley and 3rd earl of Castlehaven , soldier, was eldest son of Mervyn Tuchet, Lord Audley and 2nd earl of Castlehaven, and Elizabeth, daughter of Benedict Barnham, alderman of London. The Tuchets, an English catholic family, had acquired…...
Verling, James Roche
Verling, James Roche (1787–1858), army surgeon, was born at Cove, Co. Cork, on 27 February 1787, second son in the family of five sons and two daughters of John Verling and his wife, Eleanor (née Roche), of Cove. The Verlings were a wealthy and influential catholic family long…...
Walsh, Thomas Joseph
Walsh, Thomas Joseph (1911–88), physician, founder and artistic director of the Wexford Opera Festival, and writer, was born on 20 November 1911 at 6 Upper George St., Wexford, eldest son of John Joseph Walsh, commercial traveller, and Margaret Walsh (née Hayden) of…...
Warren, Richard Augustus
Warren, Richard Augustus (1705–75), Jacobite and French army officer, was born at Corduff near Castleknock, Co. Dublin, son of John Warren and Mary Warren (née Jones). Two of his brothers became officers in the Irish brigade in the service of France, while a third became a…...
Warren, Sir Peter
Warren, Sir Peter (1703–52), admiral in the British navy, was born 10 March 1703 at Warrenstown, Co. Meath, third son among three sons and two daughters of Michael Warren, Roman catholic landowner, and Catherine Warren (née Aylmer). Educated locally, he entered the Royal Navy in…...
White, Harry
White, Harry (1916–89), IRA activist, was born in Blackwater Street off the Grosvenor Road in west Belfast, one of ten children (five sons and five daughters) of Billy White, water technician with Belfast Corporation, and his wife Kathleen (née McKane). White's paternal grandfather and…...
Young, Peter
Young, Peter (1950–99), soldier and archivist, was born 16 June 1950 at Holles St. maternity hospital, Dublin, second son of Peter Young, army commandant (originally of Cork) and Mary Young (née Condon), living at 29 Skreen Road, off Navan Road, near McKee Barracks, Dublin. He had…...