Burnell, Henry (fl. 1639–55), playwright, was born in Ireland into an Old English catholic family belonging to the gentry of the Pale, grandson of Henry Burnell (qv) and son and heir of Christopher Burnell of Castleknock, Co.…
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Burnell, Henry
Burnell, Henry (d. 1614), lawyer, was the son of John Burnell of Castleknock, Co. Dublin; the family also owned land at Balgriffin, Co. Dublin, and had strong connections with the city of Dublin, principally through Sir Robert Burnell, who was mayor on several occasions in the…
Burns, Mary
Burns, Mary (1823–63), mill hand and social radical, was born in Ireland, daughter of an Irish dyer who emigrated to Manchester. Shortly afterwards (1842), while employed there at the Victoria Mills of Ermen & Engels, she first met and fell in love with the socialist Friedrich…
Butler, Edmund (‘MacRichard’)
Butler, Edmund (‘MacRichard’) (c.1420–1464), and James (c.1440–1487), father and son, were successively head of the Polestown Butlers, one of the minor branches of the family. Edmund, usually called MacRichard, was eldest son of Richard Butler, younger brother of…
Butler, James
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Butler, James
Butler, James (c. 1305–1338), 1st earl of Ormond, was eldest son of Edmund Butler (qv), 6th chief butler of Ireland, and Joan, daughter of John fitz Thomas FitzGerald…
Butler, James
Butler, James (c.1390–1452), 4th earl of Ormond, called the ‘White Earl’, probably because of his pale hair, was the elder of the two legitimate sons of James Butler (qv), 3rd earl of Ormond, and his wife Anne, daughter of John, Lord…
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, James (‘Sir James Ormond’; ‘Black James’)
Butler, James (‘Sir James Ormond’; ‘Black James’) (c.1462–97), treasurer and joint governor of Ireland, was illegitimate son of John Butler (qv), 6th earl of Ormond, and Reynalda, daughter of Toirdhealbhach Bog Ó Briain. He rose…
Butler, Lady Margaret
Butler, Lady Margaret (1471?–1542), countess of Ormond , was second daughter of Gerald FitzGerald (qv), 8th earl of Kildare, and his first wife, Alison, daughter of Roland…
Butler (le Botiller, Pincerna), Theobald
Butler (le Botiller, Pincerna), Theobald (c.1223–1248), magnate and 3rd chief butler of Ireland, was only son of Theobald Butler (qv) and his first wife, Joan de Marisco. Immediately on…
Butler, Piers
Butler, Piers (d. 1464), lord of Cahir, son of James Gallda Butler, was head of the most gaelicised of the minor Butler clans in the mid fifteenth century. The Butlers of Cahir traced their decent from James Butler (qv), 3rd earl of…
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, Richard
Butler, Richard (d. 1571), 1st Viscount Mountgarret , nobleman, was born in southern Ireland about 1500, the second son of Piers Ruadh Butler (qv) (d. 1539), 1st earl of Ossory and 8th earl of Ormond, and Margaret Butler (d…
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, Thomas
Butler, Thomas (c.1424–1515), 7th earl of Ormond , was third son of James (qv), 4th earl of Ormond, and his first wife, Joan, daughter of William Beauchamp, Lord Abergavenny. Though born in Ireland he spent virtually his entire…
Butler, Thomas
Butler, Thomas (1531–1614), 10th earl of Ormond , nobleman, was born in southern Ireland, eldest son of James Butler (qv), 9th earl of Ormond, and his wife Joan, daughter and heiress of James Fitzgerald, 10th earl of Desmond. He had six…
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…
Caimín
Caimín (d. 654), founder of the monastery of Inis Celtra on the island of Lough Derg, near Scariff, Co. Clare, is said to have been a half-brother to Guaire Aidni (qv) (d. 663), king of Connacht. Although his pedigree, which makes him…
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Cainnech
Cainnech (d. 600/03), son of Luigthech, founder and first abbot of Achad Bó in Osraige (Aghaboe, Co. Laois) and saint in the Irish tradition, probably belonged to the lineage of Corco Dalláin. There are marked difficulties, however, in relation to his ancestry, his early…
Cainner (Cannera)
Cainner (Cannera) (6th cent.?), foundress of Cluain Cláraid and saint in the Irish tradition, belonged to the old north Munster population group of Corcu Óchae. Despite a degree of genealogical confusion, it seems reasonable to identify her with Cainner daughter of Fintan. According…
Caintigern (Kentigerna)
Caintigern (Kentigerna) (d. 734), anchoress of Loch Lomond and saint in the Irish tradition, was daughter of Cellach Cualann (qv), Uí Máil overking of Leinster, but it is not clear which of his successive wives was her mother. She…
Cairnes, William Plunket
Cairnes, William Plunket (1857–1925), businessman and banker, was born 1 April 1857, eldest among four sons and three daughters of Thomas Plunket Cairnes (1830–94), DL, of Stameen, Co. Louth, and Monkstown Park, Co. Dublin, brewer and godson…