Porter, John Grey Vesey
Porter, John Grey Vesey (1817–1903), newspaper proprietor and improving landlord, was born 25 August 1817 in Kilskeery parish, Co. Fermanagh, only son of the Rev. John Grey Porter (1789–1873), non-resident prebend and rector (1813–42) of Donaghmoyne, Co. Monaghan, and…...
Prendergast (Pendergrass), Sir Thomas
Prendergast (Pendergrass), Sir Thomas (1660?–1709), 1st baronet, army officer and Jacobite conspirator, was the eldest of three sons of Thomas Prendergast (d. 1725), a catholic landowner, of Croane, near Newcastle, Co. Tipperary, and his wife, Eleanor, daughter of David Condon.…...
Prior, Thomas
Prior, Thomas (1681–1751), founder of the Dublin Society and philanthropist, was born in Garrison House, Rathdowney, Queen's Co. (Laois), second son among five children of Col. Thomas Prior and his first wife, whose name is unknown. According to unverified family history, his…...
Putland, Charles
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Putland, Charles
Putland, Charles (1785–1859), landowner, was probably born in Co. Wicklow, youngest son of George Putland (qv), landowner and politician, and Constance Putland (née Evans), niece of the 2nd Baron Carbery. Charles was educated at home…...
Putland, George
Putland, George (1745–1811), landowner and politician, was born in October 1745, son of John Putland (1709–73), landowner, magistrate, and later high sheriff of Dublin (1748), and his wife, Catherine (d. 1764), daughter and co-heir of Sir Emmanuel Moore of Ross Carbery, Co. Cork.…...
Quin, Edwin Richard Windham Wyndham-
Quin, Edwin Richard Windham Wyndham- (1812–71), 3rd earl of Dunraven and Mount Earl, antiquarian, and MP, was born 19 May 1812 in London, only son of Windham Henry Quin (1782–1850), 2nd earl of Dunraven and MP for Co. Limerick (1806–20), and his wife Caroline (d. May 1870), daughter and…...
Quin, Windham Thomas Wyndham-
Quin, Windham Thomas Wyndham- (1841–1926), 4th earl of Dunraven, politician and sportsman, was born 12 February 1841 at Adare, Co. Limerick, son of Edwin Richard Windham Wyndham-Quin (qv) (1812–71), 3rd earl of Dunraven,…...
Ralegh, Sir Walter
Ralegh, Sir Walter (c.1554–1618), soldier and settler in Ireland, was one of the most famous and infamous Englishmen of the Elizabethan and Jacobean reigns. He was born at Hayes Barton, Devon, son of Walter Ralegh (d. 1581) and his third wife, Katherine, daughter of Sir…...
Rawdon, John
Rawdon, John (1720–93), 1st earl of Moira, landowner, patron of the arts, and opposition peer, was born 17 March 1720, second (but first surviving) son of Sir John Rawdon, 3rd baronet, of Rawdon Hall, Yorkshire, and Moira, Co. Down, and Dorothy, daughter of Sir…...
Rawdon, Sir George
Rawdon, Sir George (1604–84), Ulster landowner and politician, was son and heir of Francis Rawdon of Rawdon Hall, Yorkshire, England, and his wife Dorothy, daughter of William Aldborough of Aldborough, Yorkshire. The scion of an old gentry family, Rawdon was educated at schools in…...
Rice, Thomas Spring
Rice, Thomas Spring (1790–1866), 1st Baron Monteagle , politician, was born 8 February 1790 in Limerick, only son of Stephen Edward Rice (d. 1831), lawyer and landowner of Mount Trenchard, Co. Limerick, and his wife Catherine, heiress of Thomas Spring of Castlemaine, Co. Kerry. Stephen…...
Rich, Mary
Rich, Mary (1624/5–1678), countess of Warwick , noblewoman, was the seventh daughter and thirteenth child of Richard Boyle (qv), 1st earl of Cork, and his second wife, Catherine (d. 1630), daughter of Sir…...
Ridgeway, Sir Thomas
Ridgeway, Sir Thomas (1565?–1632), 1st earl of Londonderry, planter and treasurer of Ireland, was born at either Torwood or Tor Abbey, Devonshire, England, heir of Thomas Ridgeway of Tor Mohun, and his wife Mary Southcote of Bovey Tracey, both of Devonshire. After matriculating (…...
Rochfort, George Augustus
Rochfort, George Augustus (1738–1815), 2nd earl of Belvedere , politician, was born 12 October 1738, eldest son of Robert Rochfort, 1st earl of Belvedere, and his second wife, Mary, eldest daughter of Richard, 3rd Viscount Molesworth…...
Rochfort, Robert
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Scott, John
Scott, John (1739–98), 1st earl of Clonmell , lawyer, MP, and judge, was born 8 June 1739, third son of Thomas Scott, church of Ireland vicar of Urlings, Co. Kilkenny, afterwards of Modeshill and Mohubber, Co. Tipperary, and his wife Rachel, eldest daughter of Mark Prim of Johnswell…...
Scully, William
Scully, William (1821–1906), landowner, was born 23 November 1821 in Kilfeacle, Co. Tipperary, the youngest son of Denys Scully (qv), lawyer, and his second wife, Katherine (née Eyre; d. 1843). The Scullys were a prosperous catholic…...
Sharman, William
Sharman, William (1730?–1803), Volunteer colonel, landlord, and MP, was the elder son among two sons and three daughters of John Sharman of Grange, Co. Antrim; nothing is known of his mother. He entered TCD (26 May 1748), was called to…...
Shirley, Evelyn Philip
Shirley, Evelyn Philip (1812–82), antiquarian and landowner, was born in South Audley Street, London, on 22 January 1812, the eldest son of Evelyn John Shirley (1788–1856), landowner and MP for Co. Monaghan (1826–31), and his wife, Eliza (née Stanhope; d. 1859). The Shirley family…...
Southwell, Sir Robert
Southwell, Sir Robert (1635–1702), diplomat, landowner, and public official, was born 31 December 1635 at Battin Warwick, on the River Bandon, near Kinsale, Co. Cork. He was the eldest son of Robert Southwell of Kinsale and his wife Helena, daughter of Robert Gore of Shereton,…...
Stewart, Charles Stewart Henry Vane - Tempest
Stewart, Charles Stewart Henry Vane - Tempest (1878–1949), 7th marquess of Londonderry , politician, was born 13 May 1878 in London, eldest son of Charles Stewart Vane-Tempest-Stewart (qv), 6th marquess, and his wife,…...
Stewart, Charles Stewart Vane - Tempest
Stewart, Charles Stewart Vane - Tempest (1852–1915), 6th marquis of Londonderry , politician, was born 16 July 1852 in London, eldest of the six children of the 5th marquis, George Henry Robert Charles William Vane-Tempest (1821–84) and his wife Mary Cornelia, only daughter of Sir…...
Stewart, Robert
Stewart, Robert (1769–1822), Viscount Castlereagh and 2nd marquess of Londonderry , chief secretary for Ireland, politician, was born 18 June 1769 at 28 Henry Street, Dublin, the second, but only surviving, child of Robert Stewart (…...
St George, Richard St George Mansergh
St George, Richard St George Mansergh (c.1752–98), landlord, artist and soldier, was born Richard St George Mansergh, the only son of James Mansergh, landowner and soldier of Macrony Castle, Co. Cork, and his second wife Mary, a natural daughter of Lieutenant-General…...