Co. Kerry

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Rowan, Arthur Blennerhasset

Rowan, Arthur Blennerhasset (1800–61), Church of Ireland clergyman and antiquarian, was born in October 1800 in Tralee, Co. Kerry, only surviving son of William Rowan of Arabella, Tralee, barrister and sometime provost of Tralee (1803–5), and his wife Letitia, daughter of Sir…

Russell, Angela Gertrude (née Coyne)

Russell, Angela Gertrude (née Coyne) (1893–1991), physician and social reformer, was born 15 November 1893 in Tralee, Co. Kerry, the fourth daughter and seventh child among nine children of James Aloysius Coyne, an inspector of national schools, and Kathleen Mary Coyne (née Pitt).…

Russell, Paul

Russell, Paul (1906–65), Gaelic footballer, was born 2 July 1906 in Killarney, Co. Kerry, one of two sons and four daughters of Richard Russell, salesman, and Mary (‘May’) Russell (née Jacob) of Mangerton View, Killarney. He was educated at the Monastery, Killarney; Franciscan…

Ryle, Maurice P.

Ryle, Maurice P. (1868–1935), journalist, was born in Co. Kerry and began his career as a journalist at Tralee. He supported Charles Stewart Parnell (qv) in the split, and in 1891 left Kerry for Dublin as a reporter on the newly…

Sandes, Elizabeth Anne (‘Elise’)

Sandes, Elizabeth Anne (‘Elise’) (1851–1934), founder of Sandes Soldiers' Homes in Ireland, India, and Great Britain, was born 19 February 1851 in Tralee, Co. Kerry, third daughter among seven daughters and two sons of Stephen Sandes, British army officer, of Sallow Glen, Co. Kerry…

Sayers, Peig (‘Peig Mhór’)

Sayers, Peig (‘Peig Mhór’) (1873–1958), storyteller, was born in Vicarstown, Dunquin, Co. Kerry, one of thirteen children of Tomás Sayers, storyteller and small farmer, and his wife Peig (née Ní Bhrosnacháin). She was baptised 29 March 1873 in Ballyferriter, Co. Kerry. Of English…

Sheehy, John Joe

Sheehy, John Joe (1897–1980), Gaelic footballer and republican, was born 16 October 1897 in 11 Gas Tce, Tralee, Co. Kerry, son of Patrick Sheehy, railway guard, and Deborah Sheehy (née Moriarty). Educated at CBS Edward St., Tralee (…

Spring, Daniel

Spring, Daniel (1910–88), politician, trade unionist, and sportsman, was born 22 July 1910 in Spa Rd, Tralee, Co. Kerry, fifth eldest among five sons and nine daughters of Arthur Spring, butcher, and Catherine Spring (née Commane). Educated at Strand St. national school, he worked…

Stack, Austin

Stack, Austin (1879–1929), revolutionary, was born Augustine Mary Moore Stack on 7 December 1879 in Tralee, Co. Kerry, third among eight children of William Moore Stack, well-known Fenian and Land League leader, and Nanette Stack (née O'Neill). Two sisters, Beatrice and Nora, preceded…

Sugrue, Elizabeth (‘Lady Betty’)

Sugrue, Elizabeth (‘Lady Betty’) (1740/50–1807), executioner, is thought to have been born in Co. Kerry into a tenant farming family between 1740 and 1750. The location of her birth and names of her parents are not known, and available details of her life are largely anecdotal or…

Sugrue, Michael (‘Butty’)

Sugrue, Michael (‘Butty’) (1924–77), circus strongman, entrepreneur, and boxing promoter, was born 27 July 1924 in Gortnascarry, near Killorglin, Co. Kerry, one of three sons and three daughters of Daniel Sugrue, labourer, and Hannah (‘Anna’) Sugrue (née Reilly). Known as ‘Butty’…

Trant, Dominick

Trant, Dominick (1738–90), MP and lawyer, was born in Co. Kerry, second son of Dominick Trant, merchant, and his first wife Catherine, daughter of Thomas Trant of Kerry, a distant relation. He entered TCD (August 1756) aged seventeen -…

Ua Conairche, Christian (Gilla-Críst)

Ua Conairche, Christian (Gilla-Críst) (d. 1186), Cistercian monk, bishop of Lismore, and papal legate, was born somewhere in Co. Kerry. He became a monk, perhaps in Bangor under Malachy (qv), who brought him to Rome on…

Vicars, Sir Arthur Edward

Vicars, Sir Arthur Edward (1864–1921), genealogist and antiquarian, was born 27 July 1864 in Leamington, Warwickshire, England, youngest child among three sons and one daughter of Col. William Henry Vicars (1800/01–69), of HM 61st Regt., and Jane Mary Vicars (1821–73), third…

Walsh, John (‘Johnny’)

Walsh, John (‘Johnny’) (1911–98), Gaelic footballer, was born 11 February 1911 in Ballylongford, Co. Kerry, second child among three sons and two daughters of David Walsh, local creamery manager and publican, originally from Clonakilty, Co. Cork, and Mary Walsh (née O'Brien), both…

Walsh, John Joseph

Walsh, John Joseph (1916–88), industrialist and public servant, was born 31 August 1916 in Ballyheigue, Co. Kerry, third child of Patrick Walsh, schoolteacher, and Mary Walsh (née Halliden). He was educated at St Brendan's, Killarney, Co. Kerry, and graduated…

Walsh, Maurice

Walsh, Maurice (1879–1964), author and civil servant, was born 21 April 1879 at Ballydonoghue, Listowel, Co. Kerry, third child and eldest son among four sons and six daughters of John Walsh, a farmer, and Elizabeth Walsh (née Buckley), of Tullamore, Co. Kerry. He was educated at…

West, Sir Raymond

West, Sir Raymond (1832–1912), Indian civil servant and judge, was born 18 September 1832 at Ballyloughrane, Co. Kerry, son of Frederick Henry West, journalist, and his wife Frances, daughter of Richard Raymond of Ballyloughrane. His father neglected his own career, the family…

Wilmot (De Bhilmot), Séamus

Wilmot (De Bhilmot), Séamus (1902–77), educator, theatre administrator, and writer in Irish, was born 4 May 1902 in Listowel, Co. Kerry, fourth child and only son of Edward Wilmot, blacksmith, and Mary Wilmot (née Dillon). He was educated locally at St Michael's College, Listowel, and…

Woulfe, Tom

Woulfe, Tom (1915–2015), Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) administrator and civil servant, was born 20 September 1915 on the family farm at Faha, Beale, near Ballybunion, Co. Kerry, one of three sons and three daughters of James Woulfe, farmer, and his wife Mary (née Stack.) He…