Conolly, Thomas
Conolly, Thomas (1738?–1803), landowner and politician, was born probably in 1738, the only surviving son of William James Conolly (d. 1754), MP for Ballyshannon and owner of Castletown, Celbridge, Co. Kildare, and estates in Donegal, Londonderry, Meath and at least five other…...
Conway, Edward
Conway, Edward (c.1623–1683), 3rd Viscount Conway and Killultagh and 1st earl of Conway , politician, was the eldest surviving son of Edward Conway (qv) (d. 1655), 2nd Viscount, and his wife Frances, daughter of Sir Francis…...
Conyngham, Francis Nathaniel
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Conyngham, Henry
Conyngham, Henry (1705/6–81), 1st Baron Mount Charles , Viscount and Earl Conyngham, and MP, was the posthumous son of Maj.-gen. Henry Conyngham, who died in battle in Spain 1705/6, and Mary Conyngham (née Williams), who was previously widow of Charles Petty, 1st Lord Shelburne.…...
Conyngham, Henry
Conyngham, Henry (1766–1832), 1st Marquess Conyngham , landlord and courtier, was born 26 December 1766, the elder twin son of Francis Pierpoint Burton (qv), 2nd Baron Conyngham, and his wife Elizabeth, daughter of …...
Cooper, Joshua
Cooper, Joshua (1732–1800), landlord and MP, was born at Markree Castle, Collooney, Co. Sligo, eldest son of Joshua Cooper (c.1696–1757) of Markree, landlord and MP for Co. Sligo 1719–57, and his wife Mary, daughter of Henry Bingham (1688–1743), MP and…...
Coote, Charles
Coote, Charles (d. 1709), 3rd earl of Mountrath and lord justice, was born c.1655, son of Charles Coote, 2nd earl of Mountrath, and Alice, daughter of Sir Robert Meredith, chancellor of the exchequer in Ireland. His grandfather, also…...
Coote, Charles
Coote, Charles (1738–1800), earl of Bellomont and MP, was born 6 April 1738, the only son of Charles Coote (d. 1750) and Prudence Coote (née Geering) of Cootehill, Co. Cavan. He attended TCD, without graduating, and spent some time on…...
Coote, Sir Charles
Coote, Sir Charles (c.1609–1661), 1st earl of Mountrath , lord president of Connacht, and military commander, was the eldest of the four sons of Sir Charles Coote (qv), provost-marshal of Connacht, and his wife Dorothea,…...
Cosby, Pole
Cosby, Pole (1703–66), ‘improving’ landowner, was born 14 April 1703, the only son of Dudley Cosby, landowner, and Sarah Cosby (née Pole), of Stradbally Hall, Queen's Co. (Laois). The Cosbys were among the first planter families in Queen's Co. in the 1550s, and became one of the…...
Cowper, Francis Thomas de Grey
Cowper, Francis Thomas de Grey (1834–1905), 7th Earl Cowper , landowner, and lord lieutenant of Ireland, was born 11 June 1834 in Berkeley Square, London, eldest son of George Augustus Frederick (1806–56), 6th Earl Cowper, lord lieutenant of Kent, and his wife Anne Florence (1806–…...
Cox, Sir Richard
Cox, Sir Richard (1702–66), 2nd baronet, improving landlord, and politician, was born 23 November 1702, probably on his father's estate at Dunmanway, Co. Cork, eldest son among three sons and a daughter of Richard Cox and his first wife, Susannah, daughter of James French of Cork…...
Crichton (Creighton), John
Crichton (Creighton), John (1802–85), 3rd earl and 4th baron of Erne (Ireland) and 1st Baron Fermanagh (UK), landowner and progressive agriculturalist, was born on 30 July 1802, the elder son (he had a brother and two sisters) of Colonel John Creighton (1772–1833), governor of Hurst…...
Crichton, John Henry
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Crofton, Sir Edward
Crofton, Sir Edward (c.1662–1729), politician and landowner, was eldest son of Sir Edward Crofton, 1st baronet, of The Mote, Co. Roscommon, and his second wife, Susannah Clifford of Devon. His early life remains obscure; he succeeded as 2nd baronet on his father's death (…...
Crofton, Sir John Wenman
Crofton, Sir John Wenman (1912–2009), physician, scientist and public health campaigner, was born on 27 March 1912 at the family home, 55 Merrion Square South, Dublin, the only son (between two sisters) of William Mervyn Crofton, physician and bacteriologist, and his wife Mary…...
Croker, Richard Welsted (‘Boss’)
Croker, Richard Welsted (‘Boss’) (1841–1922), politician, was born 23 November 1841 at Clonakilty, Co. Cork, third son among three sons and two daughters of Eyre Coote Croker (d. 1883), army officer and veterinary surgeon, and Florence Croker, daughter of John Welsted of Ballywalter, Co…...
Crosbie, John
Crosbie, John (1753–1815), landowner, MP, and 2nd earl of Glandore , was born 25 May 1753, second son among two sons and three daughters of William Crosbie (d. 1781), 1st earl of Glandore, and his wife Lady Theodosia (d. 1777), daughter of John Bligh, 1st earl of Darnley. Educated…...
Cuffe, James
Cuffe, James (1747?–1821), 1st Baron Tyrawley of Ballinrobe and MP, was eldest among two sons and five daughters of James Cuffe (d. 1762) of Elm Hall, Co. Mayo, landowner and MP for Co. Mayo 1742–60, and his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Arthur Gore (1682–1742), 2nd baronet, of…...
Cusack, Margaret Anna (‘The nun of Kenmare’)
Cusack, Margaret Anna (‘The nun of Kenmare’) (1829–99), nun and author, was born 6 May 1829 at Coolock, Co. Dublin, the elder of two children of Dr Samuel Cusack and his wife, Sarah (née Stoney). Early life and conversion to catholicism She was educated privately, learning informally…...
Darcy, Hyacinth Talbot
Darcy, Hyacinth Talbot (1806–74), evangelical clergyman and landlord, was born at Glen Ierne, Clifden, son of John Darcy (see below) of a Connemara gentry family, one of the fourteen ‘Tribes of Galway’. A private tutor, Mr Hawkesworth, prepared Hyacinth for the undergraduate…...
Darcy, John
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Day, Beauchamp Rochfort
Day, Beauchamp (Bert) Rochford (1881–1972), professional runner, was born 25 December 1881 at 14 Clarinda Park North, Kingstown (Dún Laoghaire), Co. Dublin, son of Beauchamp John Day, gentleman, and Geraldine Isabella Day (née Rochfort). He was educated locally at Corrig School, where…...
de Lacy, Hugh
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De Lacy, Stanley
De Lacy, Stanley (1914–2005), hockey international and athlete, was born in the family home at 2 Cameron Street, Dublin, on 26 December 1914, the sixth of eight children of John Lacy and his wife Anne (née White). The family soon moved to Limerick where they lived on Barrington Street.…...