Butler, Edward
Butler, Edward (d. 1653), 1st Viscount Galmoy , confederate, was the eldest son of three sons and three daughters of Piers Butler of Duiske abbey, Co. Kilkenny – the illegitimate son of Thomas Butler (qv), 10th earl of Ormond – and his…...
Butler, Edward Joseph Aloysius (Dom Cuthbert
Butler, Edward Joseph Aloysius (Dom Cuthbert ) (1858–1934), Benedictine abbot and author, was born 6 May 1858 in Dublin, only child of Edward Butler (fl. 1854–96), barrister and professor of mathematics at the Catholic University of Ireland, and Mary Butler (née Cruise),…...
Butler, James
Butler, James (a. 1488–1538), 10th lord of Dunboyne, was son of James Butler, 9th lord, and either Elinor, daughter of Sir Laurence Taaffe, or Catherine, daughter of Finghin MacCarthy Reagh. He became the head of the Dunboyne Butlers on his father's death (1508), and received…...
Butler, Piers
Butler, Piers (1546/7–c.1595), rebel and landowner, was the seventh son of James Butler (qv), 9th earl of Ormond, and Joan, daughter of James fitz Maurice FitzGerald (qv…...
Butler, Piers
Butler, Piers (d. 1660?), 1st Viscount Ikerrin , confederate commander in Munster, was the son of Sir James Butler, Baron Ikerrin, of Lismallon, Co. Tipperary, and his wife, Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Butler (qv), 10th earl of Ormond. He…...
Butler, Piers (Peter)
Butler, Piers (Peter) (1521–78), landowner, was the second son of Sir James Butler (qv), baron of Dunboyne (d. 1538), and Joan, daughter of Sir Piers Butler (qv), earl of Ormond (d…...
Butler, Piers (‘Piers Ruadh’)
Butler, Piers (‘Piers Ruadh’) (c.1467–1539), 8th earl of Ormond and 1st earl of Ossory , was third son of Sir James Butler (qv), and his wife Sadhbh, daughter of Domhnall Riabhach Kavanagh. He is perhaps the best exemplar of the use of naked ambition…...
Butler, Richard
Butler, Richard (d. 1571), 1st Viscount Mountgarret , nobleman, was born in southern Ireland about 1500, the second son of Piers Ruadh Butler (qv) (d. 1539), 1st earl of Ossory and 8th earl of Ormond, and Margaret Butler (d…...
Butler, Richard
Butler, Richard (1578–1652/3), 3rd Viscount Mountgarret , nobleman and soldier, was the eldest son of Edmund Butler (qv) (d. 1602), the 2nd viscount, and his wife, Grany MacGiollapadraig. He had seven brothers, James, Edward, Thomas,…...
Butler, Richard
Butler, Richard (1775–1819), 12th Baron Caher and earl of Glengall , was born 13 November 1775 in Cahir, Co. Tipperary, illegitimate son of James Butler, 11th Baron Caher (d. 1788), and a Co. Tipperary mendicant woman. His early life was shrouded in romantic intrigue: at an…...
Butler, Sir Edmund
Butler, Sir Edmund (c.1534–1602), Irish lord and rebel, was the second son of James Butler (qv), 9th earl of Ormond, and his wife Joan, daughter of James fitz Maurice…...
Butler, Thomas
Butler, Thomas (1531–1614), 10th earl of Ormond , nobleman, was born in southern Ireland, eldest son of James Butler (qv), 9th earl of Ormond, and his wife Joan, daughter and heiress of James Fitzgerald, 10th earl of Desmond. He had six…...
Butler, Walter
Butler, Walter (d. 1633), 11th earl of Ormond , nobleman, was the eldest surviving son of Sir John Butler of Kilcash and his wife, Catherine, daughter of Sir Cormac MacCarthy Reagh, and was nephew to Thomas Butler (qv), 10th earl of…...
Byrne, Patrick
Byrne, Patrick (1740/41–1814), printer, bookseller, and United Irishman, had a flourishing business in Dublin, at 35 College Green (1779–85) and 108 Grafton Street (1785–99). Byrne's business was probably the largest of its kind in Ireland in the eighteenth century. One indication…...
Campion, Edmund
Campion, Edmund (1540–81), Jesuit, writer, and martyr, was born in London on 25 January 1540, the son of a bookseller. He attended Christ's Hospital and then St John's College, Oxford, graduating BA in 1561 and MA…...
Cane, Robert
Cane, Robert (1807–58), nationalist, physician, and historian, was born in Kilkenny city; his mother's name was Scott, from a well known Kilkenny family. In the 1820s he worked as a pharmaceutical assistant in Kilkenny, and graduated from the Royal College of Surgeons, London (…...
Carew (Carve) Thomas
Carew (Carve) Thomas (1590–1672?), historian and priest, was born at Mobarnan, Co. Tipperary. He claimed descent from a noble branch of the Munster Carews and that his brother, Sir Ross Carew, was married to Lady Hyde, sister of the great Clarendon. His mother was probably a…...
Carey, Mathew
Carey, Mathew (1760–1839), author, bookseller and publisher, was born 28 January 1760 in Dublin, one of five sons to Christopher Carey, a baker who prospered provisioning the British navy, and Mary Carey (née Sheridan). Small and lame from infancy (having been dropped by his nurse),…...
Carrigan, William
Carrigan, William (1860–1924), catholic priest and historian, was born at Rothestown House, Muckalee (Ballyfoyle), Co. Kilkenny, probably in August 1860, the youngest of thirteen children of James Carrigan, a substantial farmer, and his wife Johana Brenan. Educated at St Kieran's…...
Carroll, Margaret Anna (Sister Mary Teresa Austin)
Carroll, Margaret Anna (Sister Mary Teresa Austin) (1835–1909), Sister of Mercy, educator, historian, and writer, was born 23 February 1835 in Clonmel, Co. Tipperary, second eldest daughter and fourth eldest among nine children (four sons and five daughters) of William Carroll,…...
Carty, Francis
Carty, Francis (1899–1972), revolutionary, journalist, and author, was born 29 March 1899 in Wexford town, eldest child of Francis Carty, shopkeeper, and Margaret Carty (née Storey). Educated at CBS, Wexford, he contributed stories…...
Carty, James
Carty, James (1900–59), historian, librarian, and bibliographer, was born in Wexford on 7 August 1900, one of the four sons of Francis Carty, a barber, and his wife, Margaret (née Storey). In 1920, while he was still a student at UCD…...
Casey, John
Casey, John (1769/70–1861), priest and antiquary, was born in Castleshannon, Ballyheigue, Co. Kerry; his father was possibly a native of Ballyheigue, his mother a Lawlor from Ardfert. Educated at the college of Killarney, he was ordained in 1804, aged thirty-five. It is believed…...
Cashman, Denis B.
Cashman, Denis B. (1843–97), Fenian and writer, was born in 1843 at Dungarvan, Co. Waterford. He worked at first in Waterford city as a clerk for the law firm of Dobbyn & Tandy. He joined the IRB (probably soon after it was…...
Cavanagh, Michael
Cavanagh, Michael (1822–1900), Fenian, poet, and biographer, was probably born 22 January 1822 in Cappoquin, Co. Waterford, the son of Andrew Cavanagh, a cooper of Cook St., Cappoquin, and his wife Mary (née Cullanane). He had six sisters, one of whom, Julia (b. 1833), was the wife…...