Maunder, Annie Scott Dill Russell
Maunder, Annie Scott Dill Russell (1868–1947), astronomer, was born 14 April 1868 at the Manse, Strabane, Co. Tyrone, third child among two daughters and two sons of the Rev. William Andrew Russell (1824–99), presbyterian minister, and his second wife, Hester Nesbitt (née Dill). Russell…...
McNulty, Kathleen Rita ('Kay')
McNulty, Kathleen Rita ('Kay') (1921–2006), pioneering computer programmer, was born on 12 February 1921 in the townland of Feymore, Creeslough, Co. Donegal, the third of six children (three boys and three girls) of James McNulty (1890–1977) and his wife Anne or Annie (née Nelis).…...
McWeeney, Veronica Mary Elizabeth (Vera)
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Mills, Kathleen ('Kay')
Mills, Kathleen ('Kay') (1923–96), camogie player, was born 8 October 1923 at 31 South Square, Inchicore, Dublin, to Thomas Mills, originally from Glanmire, Co. Cork, and his wife Winifred (née Wills) of Inchicore. Thomas Mills was employed by Great Southern Railways (later subsumed…...
Mullen, Teresa Lucy Margaret (‘Terry’)
Mullen, Teresa Lucy Margaret (‘Terry’) (1938–89), paralympic athlete, was born 27 April 1938 in Dublin, daughter of James Kelly and Lily Kelly (née Boles) of Ellenfield Road, Whitehall, Dublin. After attending school locally and working as a machinist for a time, she married (1961)…...
O'Brien, Anne Monica
O'Brien, Anne Monica (1956–2016), soccer player, was born 25 January 1956 at Holles Street hospital, Dublin, one of five daughters and five sons of John O’Brien, a distillery labourer, and Rosanna O’Brien (née Giles) from 13 Oblate Drive, Inchicore, Dublin. Her father died when she was…...
O'Donoghue, Nannie Power
Power O’Donoghue (née Lambert), Nannie (1843–1940), journalist, equestrian and writer was born 2 June 1843 and baptised as Ann Stewart Lyster Lambert in St Thomas Church of Ireland, Marlborough Street, Dublin. She was the youngest child of four daughters and one son of Charles Lambert,…...
O'Neill, (Katharine) Jean
O'Neill, (Katharine) Jean (1915–2008), Lady O'Neill of the Maine , plantswoman and horticulturalist, was born 16 January 1915 at 41 Brook Street, Mayfair, London, one of five children of William Ingham Whitaker, landowner and horticulturalist of Pylewell Park, near Lymington, Hampshire…...
O'Reilly, Joan Gertrude
O’Reilly, Joan Gertrude (1924–2014), hockey player, athlete and sports administrator, was born on 17 September 1924 in Dublin, one of six children (three daughters and three sons) of James O’Reilly, a butcher, and his wife Mary (née Hall). James, a prominent member of the Dublin Master…...
Overend, Letitia Lily Anne Letham
Overend, Letitia Lily Anne Letham (1880–1977), philanthropist and motor enthusiast, was born 15 July 1880 at 11 Herbert Road, Dublin, the elder daughter of Trevor T. L. Overend, a successful solicitor, and Bessie Anna Overend (née Butler), better known as Lily. She had one sister,…...
Pepyat, Mary
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Philbin, Eva Maria
Philbin, Eva Maria (1914–2005), chemist and university professor, was born 3 January 1914 in Ballina, Co. Mayo, the elder of two daughters of George Ryder , a postman and later a publican, and his wife Kate (née Donegan). Eva attended the Convent of Mercy in Ballina, and then went…...
Pinkerton, Emily (Emilie) Cordner-
Pinkerton, Emily (Emilie) Cordner- (c.1859–1902), publisher, was born probably in Newry, Co. Down, where her parents, William Henry Cordner (d. 1890) and Matilda Cordner (née McCracken), had a jewellery and watchmaker's shop. There were also at least three sons in the family…...
Pollard, Mary ('Paul')
Pollard, Mary ('Paul') (1922–2005), librarian, was born 5 June 1922 in Essex, the eldest of four children (three daughters and a son) of an emigrant Irish doctor, Richard Payne Pollard, MC, and his wife (née Wilkinson). She was educated at Hawnes School and then studied medicine for…...
Pue, Elizabeth
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Pue, Sarah
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Ray, Elizabeth
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Reddan, Clare Rosemary ('Clarrie') (née Tiernan)
Reddan, Clare Rosemary ('Clarrie') (née Tiernan) (1916–2007), golfer, was born 3 July 1916 in Co. Louth, one of two daughters of Andrew Joseph Tiernan, who worked in the offices of a milling company in Dublin, and his wife Mary Victoria (née Connolly). Clarrie attended Loreto College on…...
Reilly, Alice
Reilly, Alice (1702/3–1778), printer and publisher, born Alice Abbot , was the widow (m. 10 October 1733) of Richard Reilly; she took over his business on his death in July 1741. Paying quarterage fees to the printers guild (the Guild of St Luke the Evangelist), she was unable to…...
Reynolds, Doris Livesey (Mrs Arthur Holmes
Reynolds, Doris Livesey (Mrs Arthur Holmes ) (1899–1985), geologist, was born 1 July 1899 in England, daughter of Alfred Reynolds and Louisa Margaret Reynolds (née Livesey). Educated at Palmer's school, Grays, Essex, and at Bedford College, University of London, she was appointed…...
Rice, Helena Bertha Grace (‘Lena’)
Rice, Helena Bertha Grace (‘Lena’) (1866–1907), tennis player, was born 21 June 1866 at Marhill, New Inn, Co. Tipperary, second youngest child among three daughters and five sons born to Spring Rice (d. 1868), landowner, and Ann Rice (neé Gorde). The family was distantly related to…...
Ryan, Philomena Frances (Phyllis O'Kelly)
Ryan, Philomena Frances (Phyllis O'Kelly) (1895–1983), chemist, was born 28 February 1895, the youngest child of the seven girls and five boys of John Ryan (1844–1921), farmer, of Tomcoole, near Taghmon, Co. Wexford, and his wife, Elizabeth (‘Eliza’) (née Sutton) (1848–1930).…...
Scannell, Mary J. P. ('Maura')
Scannell, Mary J. P. ('Maura') (1924–2011), botanist, was born on 18 March 1924 in Cork city, one of seven children (five daughters and two sons) of Patrick Scannell, a carrier and contractor, and his wife Margaret (née Murnane). The family was well off, living in a villa on the South…...
Scharff, Jane
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Seaton, Molly (Mary Anne)
Seaton, Molly (Mary Anne) (1905–74), soccer player, was born 2 September 1905 in the family residence at Greencastle in the docks area of Belfast. She was the second youngest of the four surviving children (three daughters and a son) of Henry Seaton, brick layer, and his wife Mary Jane…...