Co. Antrim

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MacDonnell, Colla

MacDonnell, Colla (d. 1558), captain of the Route in Ulster, was third among six sons of Alasdair Cahanagh, 5th lord of Dunyveg and the Glens (Glynnes) of Antrim, and his wife Catherine, daughter of John MacIan MacDonnell of Ardnamurchan. According to the ‘four masters’ he was known…

MacDonnell, James

MacDonnell, James (1763–1845), physician, benefactor, and savant, was born 14 April 1763 near Cushendall, Co. Antrim, the second of three children (all sons) of Michael Roe MacDonnell, kinsman of the earls of Antrim, and his wife, Elizabeth Jane MacDonnell (née Stewart) of Ballintoy, Co…

MacDonnell, Randall

MacDonnell, Randall (1609–83), 2nd earl and 1st marquis of Antrim , was the eldest legitimate son of Sir Randal MacDonnell (qv), 1st earl of Antrim, and his wife Alice, daughter of Hugh O'Neill, 3rd earl of Tyrone. Viscount…

MacDonnell, Sir Randal mac Sorley

MacDonnell, Sir Randal mac Sorley (d. 1636), Gaelic lord and 1st earl of Antrim , was fourth son of Sorley Boy MacDonnell (qv) and as such was born into a resilient dynastic offshoot (known as the MacDonnells) of the…

MacDonnell, Sorley Boy

MacDonnell, Sorley Boy (c.1512–90), lord of the Route and constable of Dunluce castle, was sixth and youngest son of Alasdair Cahanagh MacDonnell, lord of Dunyveg and the Glens (Glynnes) of Antrim, and his wife Catherine, daughter of John MacIan MacDonnell, lord of…

MacNeill, Eoin (John)

MacNeill, Eoin (John) (1867–1945), Gaelic scholar and nationalist politician, was born 15 May 1867 in Glenarm, Co. Antrim, sixth of eight children of Archibald MacNeill, baker, sailor and merchant, and his wife Rosetta (née Macauley). Family background and education MacNeill was…

Magee, Martha Maria

Magee, Martha Maria (d. 1846), benefactor, was born in Lurgan, Co. Antrim. She was the granddaughter of a clergyman, the Rev. William Holmes of Antrim. In 1780 she married Lurgan's presbyterian minister, William Magee, with whom she had two sons, but was left in straitened…

Magill, Robert

Magill, Robert (1788–1839), presbyterian minister, was born 7 September 1788 in the village of Broughshane, near Ballymena, Co. Antrim, eldest of the five children of George Frederic Magill (1762–1828) and his wife, Sarah Boyd. He was educated locally by teachers named O'Hara,…

Magill, Sir Ivan Whiteside

Magill, Sir Ivan Whiteside (1888–1986), anaesthetist, was born 23 July 1888 at Larne, Co. Antrim, the son of Samuel Magill, draper, and Sara Magill (née Whiteside). Educated at Larne grammar school and then at QUB, he graduated…

Manson, David

Manson, David (1726–92), educator, was born in the parish of Cairncastle, Co. Antrim, son of John Manson and Agnes Manson (née Jameson); he had at least one older brother and a sister. After a bout of rheumatic fever, he was a delicate child, taught at home by his mother, and later…

Mant, Richard

Mant, Richard (1776–1848), Church of Ireland bishop of Down, Connor, and Dromore, was born 12 February 1776 at Southampton, the eldest son of Richard Mant DD (1745–1817), rector of All Saints’ church, Southampton, and his wife, Elizabeth (…

Martin, James Purdon

Martin, James Purdon (1893–1984), physician, was born 11 June 1893 at Jordanstown, Co. Antrim, the son of Samuel Martin, agent, and Georgina Martin (née Purdon). Educated at the Belfast Royal Academical Institution, he entered QUB

May, George Augustus Chichester

May, George Augustus Chichester (1816–92), lawyer and lord chief justice of Ireland, was born 16 August 1816 at Belfast, Co. Antrim, son of the Rev. Edward May, rector of Belfast, and Elizabeth May (née Sinclair). Educated at Shrewsbury School, he entered Magdalene College,…

McAleese, Daniel

McAleese, Daniel (1833–1900), journalist, poet, newspaper proprietor, and politician, was born in Randalstown, Co. Antrim, the son of Daniel McAleese, a shoemaker. He was educated at the local national school, and in his teens began to work as a clerk for the Northern Counties…

McAlery, John Mecredy

McAlery, John Mecredy (c.1850–1925), soccer player and official, was born in Rathfriland, Co. Down, son of Hugh McAlery, farmer, and his wife Eliza Jane (née McCready). He is generally credited with being the driving force behind the introduction of association football to…

McArthur, Kennedy Kane

McArthur, Kennedy Kane (1881–1960), Olympic gold medallist, was born 10 February 1881 on a small farm near Dervock, Co. Antrim, eldest son among seven children of Robert and Mary Ann McArthur. He became a postman, and usually ran the whole of his fifteen-mile (24 km) route; he…

McAuley, Anthony Gerard (Tony)

McAuley, Anthony Gerard (Tony) (1939–2003), broadcaster, television producer and expert on folksongs, was born 24 October 1939 in Cookstown, Co. Tyrone, one of two sons and five daughters of William John McAuley, who owned a chemist’s shop on James Street. His mother Ita (née…

McAuley, Charles Joseph

McAuley, Charles Joseph (1910–99), painter, was born 15 March 1910 in Lubatavish, Glenaan, in the Glens of Antrim, where his family lived on a small farm, youngest child of four boys and four girls born to Bernard McAuley and his wife Lizzie (née McElheron). The family tradition was…

McCann, John

McCann, John (1765–98), United Irishman, was born near Farranshane, near Antrim town, Co. Antrim; his parents’ names are unknown. Though from a catholic family, he was schooled with William Orr (qv). He migrated c.1785 to Dublin…

McCaughey, Sir Samuel

McCaughey, Sir Samuel (1835–1919), pastoralist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist in Australia, was born 30 June 1835 in Tullynewey, near Ballymena, Co. Antrim, eldest son and second child of Francis McCaughey, tenant of a large farm, and Eliza McCaughey (née Wilson), who later had…

McCay, Sir James Whiteside

McCay, Sir James Whiteside (1864–1930), politician and soldier, was born 21 December 1864 in Ballynure, Co. Antrim, eldest of ten children of the Rev. Andrew Ross Boyd McCay, presbyterian minister, and Lily McCay (née Brown). When James was one year old, the family emigrated to the…

McCleery, Sir William Victor

McCleery, Sir William Victor (1887–1957), businessman and politician, was born 17 July 1887, son of the Rev. John Richard McCleery, of First Killyleigh presbyterian church, and Henrietta McCleery (née Hodgins). After being educated privately, he went into business, and quickly…

McConnell, Albert Joseph

McConnell, Albert Joseph (1903–93), mathematician and university provost, was born 19 November 1903 in Ballymena, Co. Antrim, third child of Joseph McConnell, boot merchant, and Annie McConnell (née Orr). A presbyterian, he was educated at Ballymena Academy and entered…

McCorley, Roddy (Roger)

McCorley, Roddy (Roger) (d. 1800), United Irishman, was born in the parish of Duneane, Co. Antrim. His family is said to have been prosperous, but to have been evicted from their farm when the father died, and to have been reduced to begging, and the young man became involved in the…

McDonnell, Sir Schomberg Kerr

McDonnell, Sir Schomberg Kerr (1861–1915), civil servant and private secretary to the British prime minister, was born 22 March 1861 at Glenarm Castle, Co. Antrim, fifth son of Mark McDonnell, 5th earl of Antrim, and his wife, Jane Emma Hannah McDonnell (née Macan). Educated at…