Dwyer, Bernie
(1943–2013), journalist, filmmaker and political activist, was born in Dublin on 14 December
1943 to Mary (née Fagan) and Arthur
Hannon , a clerk at Dublin
Corporation. She spent her early childhood in Drimnagh, before the family moved to
Sutton, Co. Dublin. She left…...
Raftery, Mary Frances Thérèse (1957–2012), campaigning journalist and documentary maker, was born on 21 December 1957 in Dublin to Adrian Raftery, an Irish diplomat, and Ita Raftery (née Elmes). She had one sister and two brothers. The family lived in France for much of her early life,…...
Webb, Maria
(1804–73), philanthropist and author, was born at Peartree Hill, near Lisburn, Co. Antrim, youngest child among two sons and one daughter of Thomas Lamb and his wife Dorothy, both members of the Religious Society of Friends. She was largely self-educated. In 1828 she…...