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…...
Fleury, Eleonora Lilian (1867–1960), medical doctor, was
born in Manchester, England, the eldest
daughter of Charles Fleury, a Waterford surgeon of Huguenot stock. Losing her mother at
an early age, she appears to have been home-educated before registering as a medical
student at…...
Musa, Jennifer ('Mummy'; Jennifer Jehanzeba Qazi Musa)
Musa, Jennifer ('Mummy'; Jennifer Jehanzeba Qazi Musa) (1917–2008), politician, tribal
elder and nurse, was born Bridget Wren on
11 November 1917 in Tarmons,
Tarbert, Co. Kerry, one of five daughters and two
sons of John Wren, a small-holding farmer, and his wife Johanna (née…...
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,…...