Co. Fermanagh

Maguire, Thomas (1792–1847), catholic priest, preacher, and polemicist, was born in February 1792 in the townland of Tiroogan in the part of the parish of Kinawley that lies in Co. Fermanagh, a son of Thomas Maguire, a local farmer. His mother, Judith, was a sister of a Franciscan…

Masterson, Harold (1946–2005), humanitarian aid worker, was born in Lisbellaw, Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh, and educated at Portora Royal School in Enniskillen and at QUB, taking an honours degree in social and economic geography. He…

McElroy, John (1782–1877), priest and educator in the USA, was born 14 May 1782 at Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh, son of Roman catholic farmers, whose names are not known. Educated locally, he became involved in the United Irishmen and decided to leave the country in 1803 after the…

McIvor, (William) Basil (1928–2004), politician, barrister and judge, was born 17 June 1928 in Tullyhommon, Co. Fermanagh (the southern side of Pettigo – 'I am a British citizen with about 120 feet to spare' (McIvor, 8)), second of three sons of Frederick McIvor, methodist minister, and…

McManus, Terence Bellew (1810–61), nationalist, was born in Tempo, Co. Fermanagh, eldest among three children of Philip McManus (d. 1836), land agent and judge of the local manor court, and Alice Bellew (d. 1850), a member of a wealthy catholic family from Co. Louth. When Terence…

Noble, William Henry (1834–92), general, was born 14 October 1834 at Glassdrummond, Co. Fermanagh, eldest son of the Rev. Robert Noble of Glassdrummond, rector of Athboy, Co. Meath, and his wife Catherine (d. 1904), eldest daughter of the Rev. James Annesley Burrowes, rector of…

O'Mahony, Dermot Patrick Leo (1935–2015), catholic auxiliary bishop of Dublin, was born on 18 February 1935 in Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh, the younger of two sons of Gerald William O’Mahony, a bank official, and his wife Elizabeth May Josephine (‘Lily’; née McGuinness). In 1942 the…

Plunket, William Conyngham (1764–1854), 1st Baron Plunket , politician and lord chancellor of Ireland, was born 1 July 1764 at Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh, the fourth and youngest son of Thomas Plunket, a presbyterian minister, and his wife, Mary Plunket (née Conyngham). In 1768…

Porter, John Grey Vesey (1817–1903), newspaper proprietor and improving landlord, was born 25 August 1817 in Kilskeery parish, Co. Fermanagh, only son of the Rev. John Grey Porter (1789–1873), non-resident prebend and rector (1813–42) of Donaghmoyne, Co. Monaghan, and…

Radcliffe, John (1765?–1843), lawyer, judge, PC, and author, was born in Co. Fermanagh, only son of Richard Radcliffe, clergyman, and his wife Christian, daughter of Robert Mason of Co. Galway and widow of Joseph Ormsby. After his father's…

South (Sabhat), Seán (1928–57), republican, journalist and Irish-language activist, was born 8 February 1928 at 47 Henry St., Limerick, one of three sons of John South, grocer, and Mary South (née O'Donovan). His father died when he was 13. Educated locally by the Christian…

Steele, William (1820–98), headmaster and Church of Ireland clergyman, was born on 26 April 1820. He studied at TCD (1838–44), where he repeatedly took first-class honours, gained a senior moderatorship in ethics and logic, and…

Thompson, Sir William John (1861–1929), registrar-general of Ireland, was born at Tattyreagh, Co. Fermanagh, the son of William Thompson, a farmer of Tattyreagh. He was educated at TCD and the…

Trimble, Joan (1915–2000), pianist, composer, and newspaper proprietor, was born 18 June 1915 in Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh, elder daughter of William Egbert Trimble (1882–1967) and Marie Trimble (née Dowse). Her grandfather William…

Trimble, John Nevin (1825–p.1876?), newspaper editor, was born 13 July 1825 in Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh, only surviving son of William Trimble (qv) and his first wife, Jane (née Beatty). First apprenticed to his father in the…

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Trimble, William Copeland (1851–1941), newspaper editor, was born 8 November 1851, eldest son of William Trimble (qv), newspaper proprietor, and his second wife Anne (née Stewart). Educated at Enniskillen Royal School (Portora) in the…

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West, Harry (Henry William) (1917–2004), farmer and politician, was born in Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh, on 27 March 1917, eldest child and only son (he had five sisters) of William West, farmer and former secretary of Fermanagh County Council, and his wife Harriet (née Spence). West's…

Willis, William (1837–94), surgeon, FRCS (1881), was born 1 May 1837 at Maguire's Bridge, Co. Fermanagh, fifth child among four sons and three daughters of George Willis, gentleman, of Moneen, Co. Fermanagh, and…

Wilson, (William) Gordon (1927–95), peace campaigner, was born 25 September 1927 at Manorhamilton, Co. Leitrim, the eldest of four children of George Edward Wilson, draper, of Manorhamilton, and his wife Etta (Henrietta, née Conn), a nurse, of Ballykelly, Co. Londonderry. The family…