Murphy, John ('Jack')
Murphy, John ('Jack') (1920–84), trade unionist, republican, and activist for the unemployed, was born near Synge Street in Dublin, third son among four sons and five daughters of Denis Murphy, a carpenter; his mother's forename was probably Mary. His father, a founding member in…...
Nagle, Sir Richard
Nagle, Sir Richard (c.1636–1699), lawyer and Irish attorney general, was second of five sons of James Nagle of Claner, Co. Cork, and his wife Honora, daughter of Maurice Nugent of Aghanagh, in the same county. The Anglo-Norman de Nangle or Nagle family settled in this…...
Naish, John
Naish, John (1841–90), lawyer and lord chancellor of Ireland, was born at Ballycullen, Co. Limerick, second son of Carrol Naish, merchant, and Anna Margaret Naish (née O'Carroll); he came from a prosperous Roman Catholic family. Educated at Clongowes Wood College, Kildare, he…...
Nannetti, Joseph Patrick (‘J. P.’)
Nannetti, Joseph Patrick (‘J. P.’) (1851–1915), trade unionist and politician, was born 19 March 1851 in Dublin, son of Giacomo Nannetti, sculptor and modeller, of 6 Great Brunswick St. Educated at Baggot St. convent schools and CBS…...
Nelson, Rosemary
Nelson, Rosemary (1959–1999), human rights lawyer, was born Rosemary Magee at Lurgan, Co. Armagh, daughter of Thomas Magee and his wife Sheila. A strawberry birthmark partly paralysed the left side of her face, and from the age of ten she endured several years of facial surgery and skin…...
Netterville, Richard
Netterville, Richard (c.1545–1607), lawyer, was second son of Luke Netterville of Dowth, Co. Meath, second justice of the queen's bench, and his wife Margaret, daughter of Sir Thomas Luttrell (qv) of Luttrellstown, Co. Dublin…...
Nevin, Donal
Nevin, Donal (1924–2012), trade unionist and historian, was born on 20 January 1924 at 8 Cornmarket Row, Limerick, the home of his parents, Thomas Nevin, a cabinet maker, and his wife Alice. He was the second youngest of eight children (three girls and five boys). Nevin won a local…...
Norcott, William
Norcott, William (1773?–1820), barrister, satirist, and bon vivant, was eldest son of William Norcott of Charleville, Co. Cork, and Mary Norcott (née Knight). He entered TCD in July 1790, graduating BA…...
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, 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),…...
O'Brien, Ignatius John
O'Brien, Ignatius John (1857–1930), Baron Shandon , lord chancellor of Ireland, was born 31 July 1857 in Cork city, ninth child and youngest son of Mark Joseph O'Brien, chandler and brewer's agent and freeman of Cork, and his wife Jane, daughter of William Dunne, also of Cork. His…...
O'Brien, Peter
O'Brien, Peter (1842–1914), Baron O'Brien of Kilfenora , lord chief justice of Ireland, was born 29 June 1842 at Carnelly House, Ballynalacken, Co. Clare, fifth son of John O'Brien, MP for Limerick (1841–52), and his wife, Ellen (née Murphy).…...
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'Byrne, John
O'Byrne, John (1884–1954), lawyer and judge, was born 24 April 1884, the fourth son of Patrick O'Byrne of Seskin, Co. Wicklow, and his wife, Mary Tallon. He was educated at the Patrician monastery, Tullow, Co. Carlow, and UCD. He…...
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…...
Ó Caoimh, Aindrias (Ó Cuiv, Ayindries; O'Keeffe, Andreas (Andrew))
Ó Caoimh, Aindrias (Ó Cuiv, Ayindries; O'Keeffe, Andreas (Andrew)) (1912–94), barrister and judge, was born 4 October 1912, second son among three sons and three daughters of Shan Ó Cuiv (qv), journalist and author, of 110 Botanic Rd,…...
O'Clery, (Patrick) Keyes
O'Clery, (Patrick) Keyes (1845?–1913), soldier, barrister, politician, and author, was born, probably in May 1845, at Darragh house, Kilfinnane, Co. Limerick, the only son of John Walsh O'Clery (The O'Clery ) and Elisa O'Clery (née O'Donoghue Keyes); some sources record his birth…...
O'Connell, Daniel
O'Connell, Daniel (1775–1847), barrister, politician and nationalist leader, was born in Carhen, near Caherciveen, in the Iveragh peninsula of south-west Kerry, on 6 August 1775, the eldest of ten children of Morgan O'Connell (1739–1809) and his wife, Catherine O'Mullane (1752–1817).…...
O'Connell, Sir John Robert
O'Connell, Sir John Robert (1868–1943), solicitor and priest, was born in Dublin on 12 February 1868, the only son of Thomas Francis O'Connell, solicitor, of 10 Mountjoy Square, Dublin, and his wife Maria, only daughter of Robert Francis Stein of Blackrock, Co. Dublin. He was…...
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'Connor, Arthur James Kickham (‘Art’)
O'Connor, Arthur James Kickham (‘Art’) (1888–1950), politician and judge, was born 18 May 1888 at Elm Hall, Loughlinstown, Celbridge, Co. Kildare, second son among four sons and five daughters of Art O'Connor, farmer, and Elizabeth O'Connor (neé Saul). He was educated at Holy…...
O'Connor, Charles Andrew
O'Connor, Charles Andrew (1854–1928), judge, was born in Dublin on 31 December 1854, third son of Charles O'Connor, solicitor, of Acres, Co. Roscommon, and his wife Kate Smyth. A catholic, he was educated at St Stanislaus College, Tullabeg (1865–70), and…...
O'Connor, Roderick Hugh (‘Roddy’)
O'Connor, Roderick Hugh (‘Roddy’) (1910–2000), businessman, solicitor, and politician, was born 28 March 1910 in Gortmore House, Omagh, Co. Tyrone, youngest among three children of Francis Joseph O'Connor, solicitor and a founder (and later director) of the Ulster Herald group of…...
O'Conor, Matthew
O'Conor, Matthew (1773–1844), barrister and historian, was born 18 September 1773, sixth son of Denis O'Conor (1732–1804) of Belanagare, Co. Roscommon, DL of Roscommon, and his wife Catherine (d. 1817), daughter of Martin Browne of Cloonfad,…...
Ó Dálaigh, Cearbhall
Ó Dálaigh, Cearbhall (1911–78), chief justice of Ireland, judge of the court of justice of the European Communities, and president of Ireland, was born 12 February 1911 at 85 Main Street, Bray, Co. Wicklow, second among three children of Risteard Ó Dálaigh, manager of McCabe's fish shop…...