Burke, Richard
Burke, Richard (c.1569–1635), 4th earl of Clanricard, nobleman, was the second, but eldest surviving, son of the six sons and two daughters of Ulick Burke, 3rd earl of Clanricard, and his wife, Honora, daughter of John Burke of Clogheroka, Co. Galway. His date of birth is…...
Burke, Ulick
Burke, Ulick (1604–58), 1st marquess of Clanricard , politician, was born at Athlone in 1604, the only son of politician and landowner, Richard Burke (qv), 4th earl of Clanricard, and Frances, daughter and heir of the Elizabethan secretary of…...
Burke, William
Burke, William (d. 1687), 7th earl of Clanricard , catholic nobleman, was the second son of Sir William Burke and Joan, daughter of Dermot O'Shaugnessy (qv; see Roger O'Shaugnessy) of Gort, Co. Galway. He was a colonel in the king's service in 1640 and…...
Burns, Lizzie
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Butler, Count Walter
Butler, Count Walter (d. 1634), imperial governor and soldier, was born in Ballinakill, near Roscrea, Co. Tipperary, second son of Peter Butler and Catharine Butler (née de Burgo). The family originated in Paulstown, Co. Kilkenny, and were a cadet branch of the house of Ormond.…...
Butler, Edmund
Butler, Edmund (c.1548–1602), 2nd Viscount Mountgarret , nobleman, was the son of Richard Butler (qv) (d. 1571), 1st Viscount Mountgarret, and his fourth wife, Ellen, daughter of Theobald Butler of Neigham, Co. Kilkenny. He…...
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, Eleanor Grace
Butler, Eleanor Grace (1914–97), countess of Wicklow, senator, social campaigner, and architect, was born 7 September 1914 at 89 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin, one of five children of the architect Rudolf Maximilian Butler (qv), a…...
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, Mary Ellen Lambert
Butler, Mary Ellen Lambert (1873–1920), novelist, was born 28 June 1873 in England, the youngest of the two daughters and a son of Peter Butler (1840–80) of Bunnahow House, Co. Clare, and Mary Ryan of Tipperary. The Butlers were landowners who remained catholic. Through intermarriage,…...
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. 1597), Butler rebel, was the eldest son of Sir Edmund Butler (qv) (d. 1601) of Cloghgrennan, Co. Carlow, and Eleanor Eustace, daughter of Rowland, Lord Baltinglass. He resided at his castle in Newstone. In spite of…...
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 (‘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 (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, 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, Christopher Michael (‘Christy’, ‘C. M.’)
Byrne, Christopher Michael (‘Christy’, ‘C. M.’) (1886?–1958), politician, farmer, and auctioneer, was born in Blackrock, Co. Dublin, the only child of Walter Byrne of 13 Temple Road, Blackrock, and Ballykillavane, Glenealy, Co. Wicklow. Educated (1895–8) at Blackrock College, he…...
Byrne, Edward
Byrne, Edward (1739/40–1804), merchant and chairman of the Catholic Committee, was a son of John Byrne of Saggart, Co. Dublin, whose father, Garret Byrne (d. 1752), was a farmer there and, according to a descendant, ‘lived in the castle of Saggart and owned the estate belonging…...
Byrne, Frank
Byrne, Frank (c.1849–1894), nationalist, was born in Ireland, the son of Francis Byrne, a clerk. His family appears to have moved to Lancashire England, during his childhood. Nothing is known of his early life until 1870, when he served in an Irish company in the French army…...
Byrne, Frankie (Frances)
Byrne, Frankie (Frances) (1921–93), broadcaster and public relations consultant, was born 27 December 1921 in a nursing home at 7 North Frederick Street, Dublin, third child and second daughter among three daughters and two sons of Michael P. (‘Sport’) Byrne, journalist, of 2…...
Byrne, John Francis
Byrne, John Francis (1880–1960), journalist, writer, and university friend of James Joyce (qv), was born 11 February 1880 at 25 East Essex Street, Dublin, youngest child of Mathew Byrne (d. 1883), a shopkeeper, and…...
Byrne, Mary Ann
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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…...
Byrne, Richard
Byrne, Richard (1862–1942), politician and publican, was the third son of John Byrne (1830–86), a farmer of Taughlumny, near Lurgan, Co. Armagh, and Isabella Byrne (1826–1919). While little is known of Byrne's education, he served his apprenticeship to the licensed trade with…...