Co. Wicklow

Putland, Charles (1785–1859), landowner, was probably born in Co. Wicklow, youngest son of George Putland (qv), landowner and politician, and Constance Putland (née Evans), niece of the 2nd Baron Carbery. Charles was educated at home…

Roberts, Ruaidhrí Butler (1917–86), trade unionist, was born 1 January 1917 at 40 Grosvenor Road, Rathmines, Co. Dublin, one of two sons of George Roberts (qv), publisher, of that address and of 3 Montalto, Sorrento Road, Dalkey, Co.…

Robinson, Joseph (1887–1955), republican, was born 21 April 1887 at Sevastopol Street, Belfast, first of two sons and one daughter of James Robinson, industrial-mould maker, and his wife, Sarah Jane (née Black), wool weaver. His parents, the children of exiled Fenians, were both…

Rourke, Felix (1765–1803), United Irishman, was the son of a small farmer who kept the turnpike gate and carman's stage on the Naas Road, half a mile from Rathcoole, Co. Dublin. In early life he served an apprenticeship in Dublin as a shoemaker and then became a clerk in a tanyard…

Ruddock, Alan (Stephen Denis) (1960–2010), journalist and editor, was born on 21 July 1960 in Dublin, the only son (he had one sister) of John Ruddock, a schoolteacher (eventually headmaster of Villiers School, Limerick city), and his wife Doreen. He came from a middle-class Church of…

Ryan, James (1892–1970), government minister, doctor and businessman, was born at Tomcoole, near Taghmon, Co. Wexford, on 6 December 1892, eleventh of the twelve children of John Ryan, farmer, and his wife, Elizabeth (née Sutton). He was educated at Caroreigh national school and St…

Sandford, Francis (1630–94), herald and genealogist, was born at Carnew (Carnowe) Castle, Co. Wicklow, third among four sons of Francis Sandford (1587–1653) and his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Calcott or Caldecott Chambre (d. 1638), of Williamscot, Oxfordshire, England, and of…

Shaw, William (1823–95), home rule MP and congregational minister, was born at Moy, Co. Tyrone, on 4 May 1823, the son of Samuel Shaw, congregational minister, of Passage Cork. Privately educated, he entered TCD, but took no degree, and…

Smith, Elizabeth (1797–1885), diarist, was born 7 May 1797 in Charlotte Square, Edinburgh, eldest child of Sir John Peter Grant, baronet, barrister, and laird of Rothiemurchus, Perthshire, and Jane Grant (née Ironside); two brothers and two sisters survived to adulthood. Her father's…

Smith, John Chaloner (1827–95), railway engineer, was born 19 August 1827 in Dublin, eldest son of John Smith of Dublin, proctor of the Irish ecclesiastical courts; his mother's name is not known. He entered TCD (1 July 1844), received a…

Stewart, Henry Hutchinson (1798–1879), doctor, hospital governor, and philanthropist, was born 23 June 1798 in Co. Wicklow, second son among six sons and three daughters of the Rev. Abraham Augustus Stewart (d. 1812), rector of Donabate, Co. Dublin, and chaplain to the lord lieutenant,…

Sullivan, Lucinda (1831–1881), philanthropist, writer and promoter of children's welfare, was born in 1831, probably in Castleconnell, Co. Limerick, to Captain William Edward Brady , formerly a lieutenant in the 2nd West India Regiment, and subsequently chief constable of police in…

Synnott, Nicholas Joseph (1856–1920), barrister and banker, was born 10 April 1856, second and eldest surviving son among six sons and two daughters of Thomas Synnott, corn merchant, of Glenageary, Co. Dublin, and his first wife, Catherine Maria (d. 1862), daughter of Timothy…

Tallon, Daniel (1836–1908), wine merchant and nationalist politician, was born in Rathdrum, Co. Wicklow. He set up in business as a tailor in Dublin, but later became a wine and spirits merchant, eventually establishing two branches of his business – in Wexford Street and South…

Troy, Dermot (1927–62), tenor, was born 31 July 1927 in Tinahely, Co. Wicklow, son of Richard and Maureen Troy. Later his family moved to Dublin, where he attended school at Synge St. Leaving school at fourteen, he spent three years in the RAF…

Tyrrell, John (‘Jack’) (1905–88), naval architect, was born 16 June 1905 in Arklow, Co. Wicklow, son of Michael Tyrrell (qv), shipbuilder, and Mary Tyrrell (neé Abraham). Since at latest the 1770s, generations of Tyrrells had owned,…

Tyrrell, Michael (1869–1948), shipbuilder, was born 6 January 1869 at Arklow, Co. Wicklow, son of John Tyrrell, shipbuilder and founder (1864) of John Tyrrell & Sons Ltd, and Dorah Tyrrell (neé Murray). Since at least the 1770s the Tyrrell family had designed, built, owned, or…

Tyrrell, Robert Yelverton (1844–1914), classical scholar, was born 21 January 1844 at Ballingarry, Co. Tipperary, the youngest son of Rev. Henry Tyrrell, vicar of the parish of Ballingarry, and his wife, Elizabeth (née Shea). His first cousin was the modernist theologian…

Ussher, Henry (1741–90), astronomer, was fourth son of the Rev. Samuel Ussher (1695–1771), rector of Dunganstown, Co. Wicklow, and Frances Ussher (née Walsh). His grandfather, John Ussher of Mount Ussher, Co. Wicklow, was a master in chancery and third son of William Ussher of…

Vanston, Doreen (Dairine) (1903–88), artist, was born 19 October 1903 in Dublin, daughter of John S. B. Vanston, solicitor, and Lilla Mary Vanston (née Coffey), sculptor (see below). She was educated at Alexandra College, Dublin, and then studied art at Goldsmith's College, London, and…

Walker, Joseph Cooper (c.1762–1810), antiquary, was born in Dublin, son of Cooper Walker, merchant, and educated by Thomas Ball. He suffered from asthma, which prevented his attending college; instead he travelled to Italy, where he may have had some private tuition in Latin,…

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Weld, Isaac (1774–1856), writer and vice-president of the RDS, was born 15 March 1774 in Dublin, eldest son of Isaac Weld (d. 1824), official in the Irish customs, and his first wife, Elizabeth (née Kerr). Isaac Weld senior was a noted bon viveur who was given his lucrative position…

Whiteside, James (1804–76), lawyer and politician, was born 12 August 1804 at Delgany, Co. Wicklow, the second son of William Whiteside, minister of the Church of Ireland, and his wife, Anne (née Robinson). After William Whiteside's death in 1806 his family lived in reduced…