Foy, Nathaniel
Foy, Nathaniel (1646–1707), Church of Ireland bishop, was baptised in All Saints Pavement in York, England, on 20 October 1646. His surname is also found as de Foix, and the family may have been of huguenot origin. Nothing is known of his mother, but he had at least two sisters.…...
Francis, John
Francis, John (c.1661–1724), Church of Ireland clergyman, was born in Chester, son of John Francis, a citizen of the town. He was admitted to Magdalene College, Cambridge, in 1678, taking his BA in 1681 and…...
Galbraith, Joseph Allen
Galbraith, Joseph Allen (1818–90), professor of experimental philosophy and proponent of home rule, was born November 1818 in Dublin, the son of Richard Galbraith, a merchant and Scottish presbyterian, and his wife Rebecca. His father died in the 1820s, after which he largely…...
Garvey, John
Garvey, John (c.1515–1595), Church of Ireland archbishop of Armagh, was the eldest son of John Garvey (or O'Garvey) of Murrisk, Co. Mayo, and his wife, Fionnghuala, daughter of ‘Le Botiller’ (that is, Butler), of Burrishoole, Co. Mayo. He was said to have been educated at…...
Gibson, Norman James
Gibson, Norman James (1931–2014), economist and university administrator, was born on 13 December 1931 in Lisnaskea, Co. Fermanagh, the younger of two children of Frederick Gibson, a shopkeeper and small farmer, and Hilda Gibson (née Smith). Frederick Gibson (1888–1975) was born in…...
Gilbert, Claudius
Gilbert, Claudius (d. c.1696), clergyman and pamphleteer, may have been related to a Claudius Gilbert who applied for naturalisation in England in 1656, and who may have been French. Alexander Gilbert, a commonwealth minister in the diocese of Connor in 1655, could have…...
Gilbert, Claudius
Gilbert, Claudius (1669/70–1743), clergyman and university benefactor, was born in Belfast, the only son and heir of Claudius Gilbert (qv), a nonconformist clergyman and prolific pamphleteer who appears to have conformed to the…...
Godkin, James
Godkin, James (1806–79), Congregational minister, writer, and journalist, was born at Gorey, Co. Wexford, possibly to William and Hester Godkin, whose sons Edward and William were baptised in Christ Church (Church of Ireland), Gorey, in 1809 and 1812. His family was comfortably…...
Goodacre, Hugh
Goodacre, Hugh (d. 1553), Church of Ireland archbishop of Armagh, graduated BA (1529), MA (1532), and B.Th. (1552), from Oxford University, where he was recorded as…...
Goodman, James (Séamus Gudman)
Goodman, James (Séamus Gudman) (1828–96), clergyman, Irish-language scholar, and music collector, was born 22 September 1828 at Ballyameen near Dingle, Co. Kerry, second son among five sons and four daughters of Thomas Chute Goodman, clergyman, and Mary Goodman (née Gorham). Brought up…...
Gordon, James Bentley
Gordon, James Bentley (1750–1819), clergyman and historian, was son of the Rev. James Gordon of Neeve Hall, Co. Londonderry, and his wife, a daughter of Thomas Neeve. He entered TCD in 1768, graduating BA…...
Gracey, (Samuel) Harold
Gracey, (Samuel) Harold (1935–2004), Orangeman, was born in Portadown, Co. Armagh, on 30 June 1935, son of Samuel Gracey, deliveryman and Orangeman, and his wife Lizzy, a member of the Women's Orange Order; he had two sisters and a brother. He was educated at Edenderry elementary…...
Graham, John
Graham, John (1775/6–1844), clergyman and writer, was born in Co. Fermanagh or Co. Longford, son of James Graham, gentleman. John, most likely a younger son, was educated by a Mr Robinson, and entered TCD in 1794, graduating…...
Grainger, John
Grainger, John (1830–1891), clergyman and antiquarian, was born 19 March 1830 in Queen St., Belfast the eldest of six children (four boys and two girls) of David Grainger, a wealthy shipowner, and Maria (or Mary) Belinda Grainger (née Parke) of Whiteabbey, near Belfast. He…...
Graves, Alfred Perceval
Graves, Alfred Perceval (1846–1931), writer, folklorist, and schools inspector, was born 22 July 1846 at 12 Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin, the second son of nine children of Charles Graves (qv), clergyman and mathematician, and Selina…...
Graves, Arnold Felix
Graves, Arnold Felix (1847–1930), early promoter of technical education in Ireland, was born 17 November 1847 in Dublin, third son of Dr Charles Graves (qv), FTCD, later bishop of…...
Graves, Charles
Graves, Charles (1812–99), clergyman, mathematician, and antiquarian, was born 6 November 1812 at 12 Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin, youngest child among four sons and one daughter of John Crosbie Graves, chief police magistrate of Dublin, and his wife Helena, daughter of the Rev. Charles…...
Graves, James
Graves, James (1815–86), clergyman, archaeologist, and historian, was born 11 October 1815 in Kilkenny town, son of Rev. Richard Graves (1785–1857), rector of Coolcullen, Co. Kilkenny, and vicar choral (1817–26) of St Canice's cathedral, Kilkenny, and Joanna Graves (née Anderson…...
Graves, Robert James
Graves, Robert James (1796–1853), physician and teacher, was born 28 March 1796 in Dublin, youngest of three sons and seventh among ten children of Richard Graves (1763–1829), author, professor of divinity at TCD, and dean of Ardagh, and his…...
Graydon, George
Graydon, George (c.1753–1803), cleric, geologist, and social reformer, was probably born at Killashee, Co. Kildare, one of four sons and a daughter of George Graydon, gentleman, and Jane Graydon (neé Maxwell). The eldest son, Robert (c.1744–1800), represented…...
Gregg, John
Gregg, John (1798–1878), Church of Ireland bishop, was born 4 August 1798 at Cappa, near Ennis, Co. Clare, fifth son and twelfth and youngest surviving child of Richard Gregg (1742–1808), country gentleman, and Barbara Gregg (née Fitzgerald), a catholic and sister of…...
Gregg, John Allen Fitzgerald
Gregg, John Allen Fitzgerald (1873–1961), Church of Ireland archbishop of Armagh, was born 4 July 1873 at North Cerney, Gloucestershire, England, into a distinguished family, youngest and only son among four children of the Rev. John Robert Gregg (1831–82), vicar of Deptford, Kent…...
Gregg, Robert Samuel
Gregg, Robert Samuel (1834–96), Church of Ireland primate, was born 3 May 1834 at Kilsallaghan, Co. Dublin, second son among three sons and three daughters of John Gregg (qv), bishop of Cork, and Elizabeth Nicola Gregg (née Law). Entering…...
Gregg, Tresham Dames
Gregg, Tresham Dames (1800–81), clergyman and controversialist, was born 11 August 1800 in Dublin, son of Hugh Gregg (c.1775–1805), originally of Dublin but later of Kilkenny, and Martha Gregg (née Dames; 1781–1874). He was a grandson of Tresham Gregg (1751–1809), gaoler…...
Groves, Edward Kelly
Groves, Edward Kelly (1776/7–c.1854), clergyman, writer, and political activist, was born in Dublin, son of James Groves, attorney, and Grace Groves (née Kelly). Educated initially by private tutor, he entered TCD (January 1790…...