Co. Tyrone

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Curtis, Maeve

Curtis, Maeve (1911–71), journalist and teacher, was born Alice Margaret, 7 August 1911, at West Teebane, Co. Tyrone, fifth child of four daughters and one son of John Curtis and his wife Alice Geown, both from Tyrone. Her father was a farmer-builder. Her mother died when she was…

Daly, Maureen Patricia

Daly, Maureen Patricia (1921–2006), journalist and novelist, was born 15 March 1921 in Castlecaulfield, Co. Tyrone, daughter of Joseph Daly (d. 1944), owner of a bicycle shop in Castlecaulfield, and his wife Margaret Mellon (née Kelly), who had been born in Glasgow to an Irish…

Devine, William

Devine, William (1887–1959), priest and military chaplain, was born 5 October 1887 at Castlederg, Co. Tyrone, son of George Devine, draper, and Catherine Devine (née McGlinchy). Educated at St Columb's College, Derry, and St Patrick's College, Maynooth, he was ordained for the diocese…

Dickson, (Emily) Winifred

Dickson, (Emily) Winifred (1866–1944), doctor, was born 13 July 1866 in Dungannon, Co. Tyrone, one of three daughters and three sons of Thomas Alexander Dickson (1833–1909), linen manufacturer, who was elected MP for Dungannon (1874–80; re-elected 1880, but unseated on petition),…

Dixon, Joseph

Dixon, Joseph (1806–66), catholic primate of All Ireland and biblical scholar, was born 2 February 1806 at Coalisland, Co. Tyrone, son of James Dixon, farmer, and Jane Dixon (née Casey). He entered Maynooth College in August 1822 to begin training for the priesthood and was…

Dolan, (Una) Kathleen

Dolan, (Una) Kathleen (1921–2003), radio announcer, was born 11 April 1921 in Church Street, Strabane, Co. Tyrone; she was one of three children, two daughters and a son, of James Dolan and his wife Kathleen Theresa Maude (née Reid). James had been a national school teacher, but was…

Donaghy, Eileen

Donaghy, Eileen (1930–2008), singer, was born on 16 July 1930 in Brackaville, near Coalisland, Co. Tyrone, the second of three children (two girls and a boy) of Hugh Pat McNally, a stonemason, and his wife Brigid (née Corey). She was christened Mary Josephine, but was always known…

Donnelly, Charles Patrick

Donnelly, Charles Patrick (1914–37), poet and republican, was born 10 July 1914 at Killybrackey House, Killybrackey, Dungannon, Co. Tyrone, eldest son among six sons and two daughters of Joseph Donnelly, cattle-breeder, shopkeeper, and landlord, and Rose Donnelly (née McCaughey),…

Donnelly (O'Donnelly), Patrick(Pádraig Ó Donnghaile)

Donnelly (O'Donnelly), Patrick (Pádraig Ó Donnghaile) (1649–1716), catholic bishop of Dromore, born at Desertcreat, near Cookstown, Co. Tyrone, was possibly the son of the Patrick O'Donnelly who was deemed to be a person ‘excepted from pardon of life or estate’ under legislation of the…

Dowse, Richard

Dowse, Richard (1824–90), lawyer, MP, and judge, was born 8 June 1824 in Dungannon, Co. Tyrone, only son of William Henry Dowse, merchant, and his wife Maria, daughter of Hugh Donaldson, all from Dungannon. He came from modest circumstances, but his early aptitude for learning…

Doyle, Mick (Michael Gerard)

Doyle, Mick (Michael Gerard) (1940–2004), rugby player and coach, was born 13 October 1940 in his maternal grandparents' house at Currow, Farranfore, Co. Kerry, the elder of two sons of Michael Doyle, a general merchant, publican and poultry farmer, of Castleisland, Co. Kerry, and…

Duffy, Patrick Aloyisius

Duffy, Patrick Aloyisius (1933–95), politician and solicitor, was born 19 July 1933 in the parish of Ardboe, Co. Tyrone, one of four sons and a daughter of Patrick Duffy, farmer and local councillor on Cookstown rural council, and Margaret Duffy (née Devlin). He was educated at…

Dunlap, John

Dunlap, John (1746/7–1812), printer, was born in what is now Meetinghouse Street, Strabane, Co. Tyrone, a younger son among probably three sons and four daughters of John Dunlap, saddler, and Sarah Dunlap (née Ector). He may have been apprenticed to learn the printing trade in Gray's of…

Fair, James Graham

Fair, James Graham (1831–94), mining tycoon, was born 3 December 1831 near Clogher, Co. Tyrone (perhaps in the townland of Annagh), son of James Fair and Susanna Fair (née Graham). He had a sister and four brothers, and possibly other siblings. The family migrated to the United…

Fossett, Edward (Teddy)

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Foster, Lydia Mary

Foster, Lydia Mary (1867–1943), writer and schoolteacher, was born in Newmills, Co. Tyrone in 1867, fourth of six children (three sons and three daughters) of James Foster, presbyterian minister of Newmills congregation 1850–90, and his wife Lydia (née Harkness), from a presbyterian…

Fox, Charlotte Olivia (née Milligan)

Fox, Charlotte Olivia (née Milligan) (1864–1916), ethnomusicologist, was born 17 March 1864 in Omagh, Co. Tyrone, the eldest child among five daughters and six sons (two of whom did not reach adulthood) of Seaton Forrest Milligan (1836–1916) of Glencar, Omagh, businessman,…

Friel, Brian

Friel, Brian (1929–2015), playwright and writer, was born near Omagh, Co. Tyrone, on either 9 or 10 January 1929 (he possessed separate birth certificates for both dates), the third child of Patrick ‘Paddy’ Friel and Mary Christina McLoone. He had two older sisters, Nanette and Mary,…

Gallagher, Andrew

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Gallagher, Henry Thomas (Harry)

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Gamble, John

Gamble, John (1770?–1831), physician, traveller, and writer, was born at Strabane, Co. Tyrone, into a local presbyterian family and reared by an uncle (perhaps John Sproull of Strabane), an apothecary. It is likely that he came under the influence of…

Gorman, Sir John Reginald

Gorman, (Sir) John Reginald (1923–2014), soldier, policeman, businessman, civil servant and politician, was born on 1 February 1923 at Mullaghmore House, Omagh, Co. Tyrone, the eldest of four children of Major John Kearney (Jack) Gorman (1891–1980), an RUC officer, and his…

Greer, Sir (Joseph) Henry

Greer, Sir (Joseph) Henry (1855–1934), horse breeder, was born 9 February 1855 at Grange, Moy, Co. Tyrone, eldest son of Lt.-gen. Henry Harpur Greer, CB, and Agnes Isabella Greer (née Knox). Educated at Wellington and the Royal…

Greeves, John Ernest

Greeves, John Ernest (1910–87), civil servant, was born 9 October 1910 at Grange, Co. Tyrone, fourth son of Robert Douglas Greeves (1867–1950) and Sarah Louisa Greeves (1876–1924) (née Hobson). Educated at Moy primary school and Dungannon Royal School, he sat the Northern…

Hackett, Felix Edward

Hackett, Felix Edward (1882–1970), physicist, was born 15 August 1882 in Omagh, Co. Tyrone, second son among five sons and three daughters of Daniel Hackett and Jeanie Hackett (née Walsh). He was a student at UCD, and edited the…