Norton, William Joseph (‘Bill’)
Norton, William Joseph (‘Bill’) (1900–63), trade unionist and politician, was born 2 November 1900 at 21 Bath Avenue, Dublin, eldest of eight children of Patrick Norton, a tramcar conductor, and Bridget Norton (née Malone). He attended Rathmines national school, leaving aged…...
Nugent, George Frederick
Nugent, George Frederick (1760–1814), 7th earl of Westmeath , nobleman and politician, was born 18 November 1760, the third son of Thomas Nugent (1714–92), 6th earl of Westmeath, and his second wife, Catherine, daughter and co-heir of Henry White of Pitchfordstown, Cloncurry, Co…...
Nugent, John
Nugent, John (1671–1754), 5th earl of Westmeath , Jacobite officer in the French service, was the third of three sons of Christopher Nugent (d. a.1680), Lord Delvin, and his wife Mary (d. 1737), niece of James Butler, 1st duke of …...
Nugent, Richard
Nugent, Richard (1623–84), 2nd earl of Westmeath , soldier, was the only child of Christopher Nugent, Lord Delvin, and Anne, eldest daughter of Randal MacDonnell (qv), 1st earl of Antrim. His father, heir to the earldom of…...
Nugent, Sir Richard
Nugent, Sir Richard (1583–1642), 1st earl of Westmeath , politician, was eldest son of Christopher Nugent (qv), Lord Delvin, and Marie, daughter of Gerald Fitzgerald…...
Nugent, Sir Walter Richard
Nugent, Sir Walter Richard (1865–1955), politician, businessman, and 4th baronet, of Donore, Co. Westmeath, was born 12 December 1865 in St John's, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, third son among six sons and four daughters of Sir Walter George Nugent, 2nd baronet, and Maria Anne, only…...
Nugent, Thomas
Nugent, Thomas (d. 1715), 1st Baron Nugent of Riverston , lawyer and chief justice of the king's bench in Ireland, from Clonyn in Co. Westmeath, was the second son of Richard Nugent, 2nd earl of Westmeath (qv), and his wife, Mary (1623–72),…...
Nugent, Thomas
Nugent, Thomas (1668?–1752), 4th earl of Westmeath , soldier, and catholic activist, was second son of Christopher Nugent, of Delvin, Co. Westmeath and his wife Mary, daughter of Richard Butler of Kilcash. She was a niece of James Butler…...
O'Brien, Conor
O'Brien, Conor (1535–81), 3rd earl of Thomond , was the eldest of three sons of Donough O'Brien (c.1515–1553), 2nd earl of Thomond, and Ellen (Helen; d. 2 July 1597), youngest daughter of Piers Butler (qv), 8th earl…...
O'Brien, Murrough
O'Brien, Murrough (c.1616–1673), 6th Baron and 1st earl of Inchiquin , politician and soldier, was eldest of four sons and three daughters of Dermot O'Brien and Ellen O'Brien (née fitz Edmund FitzGerald of Cloyne). The son of fervent catholics, he was educated according…...
O'Brien, Sir Daniel
O'Brien, Sir Daniel (c.1577–1666), 1st Viscount Clare , politician, was the third and youngest son of Conor O'Brien (qv), 3nd earl of Thomond, and his second wife, Úna, daughter of Turlough MacBrien. His eldest brother Donough…...
O'Brien, William
O'Brien, William (1881–1968), labour leader and trade union official, was born 23 January 1881 at Ballygurteen, Clonakilty, Co. Cork, third son and youngest among four children of Daniel O'Brien of Co. Tipperary, member of the RIC, and…...
O'Callaghan, Michael
O'Callaghan, Michael (1887–1962), trade unionist, revolutionary nationalist, and civil servant, was born 25 January 1887 in Henry Street, Tipperary town, son of Denis Callahan, draper, of farming stock from Ballyhone, Emly, Co. Tipperary, and Bridget Callahan (née Hayes), of…...
O'Connell, Maurice (‘Hunting-cap’)
O'Connell, Maurice (‘Hunting-cap’) (1728–1825), landowner and smuggler was the second surviving son of Daniel O'Connell (d. 1770), known as Donal Mór, a prosperous grazier, a head tenant of the earl of Cork, and probably a smuggler, at Darrinane or Derrynane, on the Iveragh…...
O'Connell, Thomas Joseph (‘T. J.’)
O'Connell, Thomas Joseph (‘T. J.’) (1882–1969), teacher, trade unionist, and politician, was born 28 November 1882 at Spotfield, Bekan, Co. Mayo, second son of Thomas Connell, farmer, and Maria Connell (née Biesty). Educated at Bekan national school, where from July 1895 he served…...
O'Conor, Charles
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O'Conor, Denis
O'Conor, Denis (1732–1804), and Charles O'Conor (1736–1808), both catholic gentlemen with properties in Co. Roscommon, were the sons of the antiquary Charles O'Conor (qv) of Belanagare, near Castlerea, Co. Roscommon, and his wife…...
O'Donnell, Mary Stuart
O'Donnell, Mary Stuart (d. p.1639), heiress, was born in England c.1607, the daughter of Ruaidhrí O'Donnell (qv), earl of Tyrconnell, and Bridget Fitzgerald, daughter of…...
O'Gorman, James
O'Gorman, James (1765–1855), landowner and angler, and his brother Nicholas Purcell O'Gorman (1777/8–1857), barrister and secretary to the Catholic Association, were the first and second of the three sons of James O'Gorman (1717–87) of Ennis, Co. Clare, and his wife, Susanna (née…...
O'Leary, Jeremiah
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O'Leary, Michael
O'Leary, Michael (1936–2006), government minister and district judge, was born 8 May 1936 in Cork, son of John O'Leary, psychiatric nurse and publican, and his wife Margaret (née McCarthy). He was educated at Presentation Brothers College, Cork, at…...
O'Malley, Gráinne (Grace) (‘Granuaile’)
O'Malley, Gráinne (Grace) (‘Granuaile’) (c.1530–1603?), noblewoman and sea captain, was the daughter of Eoghan O'Malley (usually known as Dubhdarra O'Malley), lord of Umhall (now the barony of Murrisk, Co. Mayo), and Margaret, daughter of Conchobhar O'Malley. Gráinne (or…...
O'Neill, John
O'Neill, John (1728?–1809), catholic gentleman and linen merchant, was one of four sons of Owen O'Neill of Ballygorian, a townland north-west of Hilltown, Co. Down, and a grandson of Hugh O'Neill (‘Hugh of the Standards’) who was killed on the Jacobite side at the battle of…...
O'Neill, Sir Neil (Niall)
O'Neill, Sir Neil (Niall) (1657/8–1690), 2nd baronet, Jacobite army officer, was born in December 1657 or January 1658, the eldest son of Henry O'Neill of Shane's Castle, Co. Antrim, elevated to the baronetcy of Killelagh on 23 February 1666, and Eleanor Talbot, sister of Richard…...
O'Reilly, Dominick William
O'Reilly, Dominick William (d. 1816), landowner and catholic activist, nephew of William Reilly (1710/11–1782), inherited a modest estate at Kildangan Castle, Monasterevin, Co. Kildare, on the death of his unmarried uncle; no further details of his family are known. He was drawn…...